MFT are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Vascular Interventional Radiologist to join our team to support the GM major trauma network.
The MFT VIR team provide a full range of interventions to support vascular surgery, major trauma, hepatobiliary surgery, hepatology, urology, paediatric intervention, renal and pancreatic transplant surgery, plastic surgery, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery including ECMO and heart/lung transplantation. There is a consultant of the day role based at the MRI site, established IR clinics and a nurse led radiology pre-op service.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work alongside the 13 existing Vascular Interventional Radiologists, providing angio lists, support to hybrid vascular operating, MDT's, vascular reporting, VIR consultant of the day role, IR clinic and form part of a two tier 1:8 cross city VIR rota.
As well as two MFT sites, MFT VIR consultants also provide services at Salford Royal Hospital and at The Royal Oldham hospital as part of the vascular service currently based there.
Successful candidates will reasonably be expected to work across multiple sites, in both elective and on-call settings, in line with the Hub and Spoke model of VIR service delivery and alongside the existing consultants.
About us
MFT is one of England's largest NHS Trusts with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
* MB.ChB or equivalent
* Postgraduate qualification (e.g. FRCR) or equivalent
* Completion of basic training in Clinical Radiology
* Completion of higher training in Interventional Radiology or within 6 months of CCT
* Experience in vascular intervention including aortic, peripheral and vascular access intervention
Desirable
* Higher qualification (e.g. MD in Radiology)
Academic Achievements & Research
Essential
* A specialist interest in Vascular Interventional radiology
* Experience of clinical audit / quality improvement
Desirable
* Research projects / publications relating to Interventional vascular radiology
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
* Organisation Skills
* Communication Skills
* Leadership Skills
Other Requirements
Essential
* Full registration with the General Medical Council
* Registration on the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months of interview)
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