Locum Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in Knowsley is seeking a Locum Consultant Interventional Radiologist for a fixed-term role. This position offers an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team providing high-quality acute care. The successful candidate must hold the necessary medical qualifications and have extensive experience in interventional radiology. The role involves maintaining department workload, supporting MDT meetings, and contributing to on-call responsibilities. An attractive salary package is offered, reflecting the seniority of the position.

Benefits

Salary range £109,725 to £145,478

Opportunity to specialize in interventional radiology

Join a large, supportive medical team

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration at the time of appointment.
• Extensive clinical training and experience in Vascular and Non vascular Interventional Radiology.
• Emergency imaging and on call experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the expanding workload of the department.
• Support the extensive department input into MDT meetings.
• Contribute to the general workload and participate in on call rota.

Skills

Extensive clinical training in Interventional Radiology

Emergency imaging experience

Teaching experience

Ability to supervise junior medical staff

Familiarity with PACS

Education

MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification

FRCR or equivalent medical qualification

MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification

Tools

PACS system

HSS Cris reporting system

Job description

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Interventional Radiologist

The closing date is 09 January 2026

This post is for a Locum Consultant Interventional Radiologist. This is a 12 month fixed term whole-time (10 PA) post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Radiology (UK or equivalent qualifications) and to be fully registered with the General Medical Council.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant is required to maintain the expanding workload of the department including supporting the extensive department input into MDT meetings, to meet waiting list targets and to enable the introduction of extended working.

The appointed individual would be expected to have a sub-specialty interest in interventional radiology and to contribute to the general workload of the department. There is flexibility in the number of general sessions expected. There are currently 21.5 full time consultants in post and one Associate Specialist and one specialty doctor.

The department's current consultants operate very much as a team and are looking for colleagues who are keen to work in this environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the general workload and participate in the on call rota, currently 1 in 18.

The successful candidate will take part in the diagnostic general on call rota. On call interventional radiology is provided by Liverpool University hospitals.

The department has a proactive strategy to ensure the highest standard of patient care is maintained. This is supported by well-structured and comprehensive governance processes. In 2019, the department achieved accreditation to the Quality Standard for imaging (QSI) (Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme) by the RCR and CoR, the first imaging department to receive the award in the Cheshire and Merseyside area.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

• To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
• To actively participate in annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
• To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
• To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder must also understand and implement Mersey and West Lancashire Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trusts Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trusts corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. The post holder is required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions.
• To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently, and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles.

Particulars of the post

The radiological workload and complexity within the department has increased markedly and is continuing to do so in keeping with national trends. The PFI scheme and Managed Equipment Service has expanded the department dramatically since the new facilities opened. The department has a progressive outlook and has embraced many new techniques.

The department has a proactive strategy to ensure the highest standard of patient care is maintained. This is supported by well-structured and comprehensive governance processes. In 2019, the department achieved accreditation to the Quality Standard for imaging (QSI) (Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme) by the RCR and CoR, the first imaging department to receive the award in the Cheshire and Merseyside area.

The successful applicant is required to maintain the expanding workload of the department including supporting the extensive department input into MDT meetings, to meet waiting list targets and to enable the introduction of extended working. The appointed individual would be expected to have a sub-specialty interest in gastrointestinal radiology and to contribute to the general workload of the department. There is flexibility in the number of general sessions expected. There are currently 15.8 full time consultants in post and one Associate Specialist, one specialty doctor and one Locum consultant.

The departments current consultants operate very much as a team and are looking for colleagues who are keen to work in this environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the general workload and participate in the on call rota, Currently 1 in 17. The consultants are second on call. The initial contact for on call imaging is provided by a central on call Hub staffed by regional STs supported by an integrated RIS (Wellbeing) and PACS - Carestream Global Worklist. This service is provided on weekdays from 5pm to 9am and during weekends. The on call radiologist is on site on weekends from 9am-3pm.

The successful candidate will take part in the diagnostic general on call rota.

On call interventional radiology is provided by Liverpool University hospitals.

The successful candidate will support the existing Radiologists. This is an additional post to help support the expanding workload.

The department receives 7 Radiology SpRs from the Mersey Region Training Scheme. All consultants are involved in supervision and training of trainees both on site and at the University of Liverpool.

Office accommodation for consultants is shared. Each radiologist has access to a computer terminal, email and the intranet. Separate reporting areas are present both at Whiston and St Helens sites. A shared clerical pool is responsible for report transcription. The department has introduced voice recognition facilities.

PACS reporting workstations are available to provide on call teleradiolgy advice and allow homeworking for consultants.

The radiology reporting information system is HSS Cris and our PACS supplier is Carestream. We have had a recent upgrade of PACS software and Hardware and are currently on the latest version of Carestream PACS.

We are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside PACS consortium with a shared PACS and RIS instance across 14 Trusts.

Person Specification

Our Values

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration at the time of appointment
• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCR or equivalent medical qualification
• MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive clinical training and experience in Vascular and Non vascular Interventional Radiology
• Familiarity with PACs and other IT systems relevant with Radiology
• Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
• Able to supervise junior medical staff
• Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years
• Emergency imaging and on call experience
• Understanding of methods of appraisal and assessment of radiology trainees.

Other Attributes

• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
• Capacity to work effectively with others.
• Able to work in multi-professional teams
• Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues.
• Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances.

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.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum (Grade YM 73)