Consultant Interventional Radiology

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Consultant Interventional Radiologist (1 x Substantive)

An exciting opportunity to join a well established friendly Interventional radiology team. We provide an IR service to the population of Tayside and Fife (approx 750,000). Based at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee you will also have a regular day time commitment to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. You will take part in a 1:7.5 IR on-call; all on-call services for IR are based at Ninewells Hospital.

• Provide a full range of vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology services including peripheral vascular intervention, endovascular aneurysm treatment (EVARs, TEVARs, FEVARs and emergency EVARs), tumour embolisation and ablation, interventions for dialysis access, Uterine Fibroid embolisation, GI stenting, complex venous access, spinal augmentation procedures, percutaneous biliary intervention and percutaneous urological intervention.
• Participate in the pilot for mechanical thrombectomy for the North of Scotland.
• Collaborate with clinical teams and the East of Scotland Vascular network, including 6 vascular surgeons; contribute to established vascular, upper GI, hepatobiliary and urological MDTs.
• Develop IR practice and pursue development of special interests as encouraged.
• Support training within the East of Scotland Training Scheme; engage in formal training roles as opportunities arise.

The IR suite has two fully equipped rooms with Siemens C-arms in Ninewells Hospital and one fully equipped room with a Philips C-arm in Victoria Hospital. The rooms are staffed with IR radiographers and nurses. There is access to interventional CT facilities on both sites and an outpatient IR clinic.

The indicative job plan is 8 DCC: 2 SPA and will be discussed with the successful candidate.

You must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT or CESR(CP) at the time of interview for the post. Interview date is 11/03/2025 - in the morning.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Dr. Thiru Sudarshan, Clinical Care Group Director (bleep 4706), Dr. Gillian Duncan, Tayside Radiology Clinical Lead (bleep 4897), Dr. Shilpi Pal, Interventional Radiology Clinical Lead (bleep 3035) on Tel: