Locum Interventional Radiologist

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Interventional Radiologist to join a 13-consultant radiology team at Walsall Manor Hospital. The role involves non-vascular and some vascular image-guided interventions, with duties across general and acute radiology reporting to support the department’s KPIs.

The candidate should have GMC registration, a minimum of 2 years IR experience, and may have FRCR; 1 year IR fellowship or equivalent desirable.

Qualifications

• MBChB/MBBS or equivalent
• FRCR fellowship
• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• MSc or PhD in radiology or health-related field
• Postgraduate radiology exams such as European Diploma in Radiology

Responsibilities

• Provide Interventional Radiology services and advise on appropriate cases
• Support 7-day working with resident onsite radiologist coverage
• Liaise with other hospital departments, emergency services, GP surgeries and tertiary centres
• Lead clinically on a subspecialty area and supervise junior medical staff
• Prioritise imaging requests and contribute to clinical governance
• Develop the service through audits, evidence-based pathways and IT infrastructure
• Participate in REALM meetings and contribute to continuous improvement in radiology
• Collaborate with organisations within the Black Country STP

Skills

Audit & Research

Teaching

Leadership

Publications

Oral presentations

Conference presentations

Education

MBChB/MBBS (UK equivalent)

FRCR

GMC license to practice

MSc/PhD in radiology or related

European Diploma in Radiology

Job description

Main area Radiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Full Time or Part Time) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week (part time is also accepted.) Job ref 407-WCCSS-8203918

Site Walsall Manor Hospital Town Walsall Salary Salary is dependant on experience Closing 14/09/2026 18:00

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

Job overview

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, skilled Interventional Radiologist to join a team of 13 consultant radiologists, 2 advanced sonographers, 2 consultant reporting radiographers .The successful candidate will be expected to meet the department needs for mainly non-vascular image guided interventions as well as some vascular interventions. The successful candidate would also support some general and acute radiology reporting in the hospital such as A&E and IP CT and MR to help the radiology department meeting the general reporting demand such as general and acute radiology reporting and meeting the departmental KPIs. A GMC registration and minimum 2 years of IR experience are essential. A 1 year of IR fellowship, CCT training in IR, or 2 years of consultant-level experience in IR are desirable. Formal subspecialist IR training is also highly desirable.

The candidates are encouraged to read the job description and the person specifications and contact the clinical director (Dr Hayder Al-Assam) by email or to arrange a meeting for more information about the role duties and expectations. The proposed job plan typically is 10 programmes activities. Part time down to 60% (6 programmed activities) will also be considered. The Trust supports 1.5 SPA for personal development and individual quality with a further negotiable 0.25PA-1PA time for additional activities. If part-time, the SPA would be reduced based on percentage from WTE.

Main duties of the job

To play an active role in providing Interventional Radiology Service and to share with the other Consultant Radiologists, responsibility for the provision of appropriate services and advice.

Support of 7day working, including resident onsite Radiologist weekdays until 8pm Saturday and Sunday on a Rotational basis.

Communication and liaison with other departments within the hospital, both clinical and managerial Communication and liaison with agencies outside the hospital, including the emergency services, GP Surgeries and Urgent Care Centres, tertiary trauma centre.

Leading clinically on a modality within your area of subspecialist interest. Responsibility for the supervision, training and education of junior medical staff, with an active role in the training of radiographic, nursing and other staff.

Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues including supporting the clinical prioritisation of Imaging requests.

Continuing development of the service, using audit, the application of evidence-based medicine, support development of IT infrastructure, mentorship programme and developing evidence-based pathways within your area of expertise.

Support a culture of learning from excellence as well as learning from mistakes/errors including active contribution to the REALM meetings.

To support the wider organisation in medical professional matters.

To work collaboratively with other organisations within the Black Country STP.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PROPOSED JOB PLAN

This is initially offered as a 10 PA post. A part-time working pattern between 6 PA to 9 PA will also be considered. A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for organisation, location and composition of work subject to mutual agreement with the Clinical Lead. The job duties are mainly to support non-vascular interventions and some vascular procedures. If more vascular experience is required 1-2 sessions can be arranged in nearby hospital for attaining and maintaining vascular IR skills.

For this post “direct clinical care” (DCC) (work relating directly to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) includes emergency work, outpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care and administration directly related to the above. “Supporting professional activities” (SPA) (that underpin direct clinical care) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, clinical management and local clinical governance activities.

This will typically consist of the sessions described below but will vary according to the experience and expertise of the candidate and departmental requirements.

The exact distribution will be calculated at time of job planning. The Department uses Allocate software for job planning purposes. Home Reporting as rolled out and where applicable will be incorporated into the job plan.

General CT/MR

1-2 PAs

Interventional Radiology Session

General Acute reporting Session

1-2 PA

MDT including preparation

0.5 - 1 PA (if required in special interest)

Personal CPD, Revalidation

(QI and Audit, Governance, Teaching, appraisal, incident investigation & complaints)

1.5 core SPA (0.25 – 1 PA for additional responsibilities subject to approval and needs by department including ES, CS, Modality lead roles etc..) if part time ; SPA will be reduced accordingly.

Out of Hours Duties and oncalls

1 PA

There is a regular monthly half day audit/REALM meeting programme equivalent to 0.5 PA included in the 1.5 PA core SPA.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBChB, MBBS or undergraduate medical degree or equivalent
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists Qualification FRCR
• Full GMC registration with license to practice
• MSc or PhD in radiology or health related Degree
• Post graduate radiology exams such as European diploma in Radiology

Experience

• 2 years Training or 1 year formal Fellowship or 2 years consultant level IR experience in pediatric imaging
• At least 4 years of Post graduate Training in radiology
• At least 6 months NHS Experience
• At least 1 year of consultant level experience

Skills

• Experience in Audit & Research
• Teaching experience
• Leadership & Management Courses or Qualification
• Publication in radiology Journals
• Presentation of Audit in conferences
• Oral presentation in Conferences

Sponsorship and Visas

We welcome applications from all candidates with the right to work in the UK, including those on Health and Care Visas, Graduate Visas, or other valid permissions. All candidates will be considered on equal terms.

This Trust currently recruits successfully from the domestic labour market and has a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates for Band 3 roles. Visa sponsorship is therefore not available for this role currently.Candidates who already hold the right to work in the UK, including those on an existing Health and Care Visa, Graduate Visa, or any other valid permission are welcome to apply and will be considered on equal terms. This position is reviewed regularly in line with Home Office guidance. Right to work will be verified at each stage of the recruitment and monitored throughout employment. All candidates who are offered a position will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the pre-employment checks process. Where a candidates' right to work is derived from another person’s immigration permission, the Trust will discuss the implications of this with the candidate before a permanent post is confirmed, to ensure that both parties understand the terms on which employment can be sustained.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr. Hayder AL-Assam Job title Consultant Radiologist & Clinical Director of CSS Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01922721172 Additional information

You can also contact Dr Priyo Sada (Clinical Lead)

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