# Consultant Interventional Radiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-interventional-radiologist/0baaf765-db22-4a94-8e35-5c915427eaea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-interventional-radiologist/0baaf765-db22-4a94-8e35-5c915427eaea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Walton Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Radiology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 10 PA - **Contract type:** Permanent: 10 PA's - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (plus on-call) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T10:03:37.369Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/The_Walton_Centre_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Interventional_Radiologist/Consultant_Interventional_Radiologist-v8325584 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8325584?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGIST Permanent 10 PA Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist. This is a replacement post, and the successful candidate will work in the team of 5 full-time Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologists, 6th INR on 8.5 PA and a 7th interventional consultant works part time to cover the thrombectomy on call (covering leaves). They will be selected on the skills they can bring to the Trust and their ability to integrate into the department. The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant contract. The successful applicant must have full GMC registration, possess FRCR (or equivalent), have completed specialist training and be entered on the specialist register of the GMC (or have an expected CCT date within six months of the interview). The applicant should have evidence of suitable neuroradiology subspecialty training. The radiology department is well equipped with an established capital replacement program. Currently there 5 MRI scanners, 2 CT scanners, two flat panel biplane angiogram suites, a robotic general X ray room, and C-arm screening room. Informal visits are encouraged and should be arranged through: Dr Maneesh Bhojak, Consultant Neuroradiologist and Clinical Director for Radiology 0152 5295538. email: m.bhojak@nhs.net The successful candidate will be required to pay for an enhanced disclosure at the cost of £44. To apply online please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk ### Main duties of the job 10 PA's in total - Direct Clinical Care of which 2.75 on average will be interventional sessions and 3 PA to cover in and out of hours thrombectomy cover. Depending upon experience the appointee may be involved in additional sessions with a more experienced colleague initially. - Supporting Professional Activities Direct clinical care activities will include neurointervention (both diagnostic and treatment.) It also includes attendance of clinical meetings, MDTs, patient administration, clinics and on-call. There is a small (1.5 -2 PA) of diagnostic neuroradiology cover. Supporting professional activities will include continuing professional development, teaching, audit, research, and preparation for professional annual appraisal. The exact contents of the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after appointment. The job plan will be subject to annual review and may be altered by negotiation in response to the changing requirements of the neuroradiology service in light of changing demand or retirements. The Job Plan outline for this post will consist of 10 PAs. There is also an on-call commitment which will be 1 in 7(3 session allocated for this). As part of future job planning it is possible that some part may need to start earlier or finish later if the service requires. Currently the 7 interventionists provide 24/7 thrombectomy and ad hoc weekend coiling cover particularly over Bank Holidays. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be based at The Walton Centre. The post holder will attend as necessary, the relevant Clinical and MDT Meetings that occur at WCFT. The proposed starting PAs will comprise. 10 PAs in total - Direct Clinical Care of which 2.75 on average will be interventional sessions. Depending upon experience the appointee may be involved in additional sessions with a more experienced colleague initially. -1.5 Supporting Professional Activities Direct clinical care activities will include neurointervention both diagnostic and treatment. It also includes attendance of clinical meetings, MDTs, patient administration, clinics and on-call. Supporting professional activities will include continuing professional development, teaching, audit, research, and preparation for professional annual appraisal. Evidence of the outputs will be expected both for appraisal / re-validation and for the job planning process (see below). The exact contents of the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after appointment. The job plan will be subject to annual review, and may be altered by negotiation in response to the changing requirements of the neuroradiology service in light of changing demand or retirements. The Job Plan outline for this post will consist of 10 PAs. There is also an on-call commitment which will be 1 in 7 ( 3 session allocated for this). As part of future job planning it is possible that some part may need to start earlier or finish later if the service requires. Currently the 7 interventionists provide 24/7 thrombectomy and ad hoc weekend cover for coiling particularly over Bank Holidays. . The Neuroradiologists work flexibly as a group to cross-cover all of the neuroradiology service workflow, concentrating on areas of need Job Planning The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice, including clinical work, teaching, audit, research, education and managerial responsibilities. Documentary evidence of productive use of SPAs will be required in the job planning process. There is a guaranteed minimum of 1.5 SPAs; more are attributed at job planning according to additional duties undertaken. This can vary year by year. The job plan will provide a clear schedule of commitments both internal and external. In addition it will contain personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and objectives. Management Structure The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director and through him to the Divisional Clinical Director and ultimately to the Medical Director and will work closely with both the Head of Service and the Divisional Director of Operations. Teaching The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool Medical School and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in undergraduate teaching. In addition, there are specialist trainees in all neuroscience disciplines and some postgraduate students reading for higher research degrees. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS Consultants - Organisational skills - Leadership skills **Desirable** - Participation in a management training course - Administrative roles during training - Word processing, spreadsheet and database computer skills - A proven track record in self directed research relevant to Neuroradiology - Publications in peer reviewed journals relevant to Neuroradiology ### Qualifications **Essential** - FRCR - Subspecialist Training in Interventional Neuro Radiology at a recognised training centre - Full engagement of medical Appraisal and Revalidation - Inclusion on the Specialist Register or entry to the Register within 6 months of interview. - CCT in Clinical and Interventional Radiology for those UK trained after 2015 - Full registration with a license to practice with the General Medical Council ## Documents - [consultant interventional radiologist (pdf, 96.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10647748) - [consultant interventional radiologist (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10647749) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.