Job summary
This is a consultant appointment for a radiologist with subspecialty training in interventional radiology. Oncological intervention or paediatric IR skills would be a bonus.
The post will be cross site cover, based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West-Middlesex University Hospital.
The successful candidate will supervise interventional lists covering procedures such as US/CT guided biopsy and drainage procedures, venous access, urological and HPB intervention. There is also the possibility to perform and further develop more subspecialist work such as PCNL, embolization of prostate / uterine / testicular embolisation, paediatric AVM therapy, ablation of liver and lung lesions, MSK intervention.
At present there is no dedicated peripheral vascular intervention, however, this will change in the near future. The successful candidate may wish to pursue this. Development of new techniques will be encouraged and experience in paediatric intervention would be advantageous.
AAC Assessment and Panel: 11th June 2026 (AM and PM)
Main duties of the job
The applicant should be on the Specialist register of the GMC and be a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent.
The new appointee will be expected to participate in the IR on call rota covering the Chelsea and Westminster, Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton Hospitals. On call frequency will be 1:8 weeks / year.
In addition, there may be emergency situations when attendance outside routine hours is required.
Provision of IR at the West Middlesex site is currently limited, therefore emergency cases are transferred to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. There are early plans to expand IR at West Middlesex with installation of a new IR suite in the coming years.
The job plan will include sessions dedicated to general and cross sectional reporting so it would be essential for the prospective candidate to be able to report body CT and MRI.
The 10 PA contract comprises 8.5 DCC sessions and 1.5 SPA session. This may be subject to change to accommodate any on call requirements in the near future.
The proposed job plan will be subject to change to allow for any future extended 7-day service requirement and provision of services across the entire Trust.
The successful candidate will be expected to partake in local MDT's.
Each Consultant has access to a dedicated PACS reporting station, a PC and a laptop for remote image viewing when on call.
About us
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
- Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
- Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
- Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training post.
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy.
- The Trust expects all consultants to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, Leadership Training.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
- Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
- Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
- Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training post.
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy.
- The Trust expects all consultants to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, Leadership Training.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC)
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Achieved Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
- Past record of academic achievement
- Publications in peer reviewed journals in relevant areas
- Experience in teaching medical trainees and other NHS professionals
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Additional related qualifications e.g. BSc, BA
- Teaching / education qualification
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children as per intercollegiate document
- Management Training
- Understanding of business planning and hospital contracting
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Under and post graduate teaching experience
- Wide training in general, cross-sectional radiology and ultrasound
- Interventional radiology fellowship training
- Experience in general ultrasound
- Experience in general CT reporting
- Experience in MRI reporting
- Understanding of audit and Clinical Governance and quality control in Radiology
- Experience of Radiology service delivery within a National Health Service department
- Participation in a system of annual appraisal
- Participation in a recognised continuing medical education scheme
Desirable
- Experience in Oncological intervention
- Experience in Cardiovascular imaging
- Experience in paediatric intervention
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC)
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Achieved Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
- Past record of academic achievement
- Publications in peer reviewed journals in relevant areas
- Experience in teaching medical trainees and other NHS professionals
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Additional related qualifications e.g. BSc, BA
- Teaching / education qualification
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children as per intercollegiate document
- Management Training
- Understanding of business planning and hospital contracting
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Under and post graduate teaching experience
- Wide training in general, cross-sectional radiology and ultrasound
- Interventional radiology fellowship training
- Experience in general ultrasound
- Experience in general CT reporting
- Experience in MRI reporting
- Understanding of audit and Clinical Governance and quality control in Radiology
- Experience of Radiology service delivery within a National Health Service department
- Participation in a system of annual appraisal
- Participation in a recognised continuing medical education scheme
Desirable
- Experience in Oncological intervention
- Experience in Cardiovascular imaging
- Experience in paediatric intervention
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)