Specialty Doctor - Neurointervention

Main area Radiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract 12 months (12 month fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 213-Division-A A

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum plus London zone £2,162 Salary period Yearly Closing 11/08/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

This specialty doctor post is suitable for anyone looking to work in intervention Neuroradiology who can perform endovascular procedures and has a particular interest in stroke thrombectomy service provision. The post will be based at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill (London) in a busy tertiary referral centre.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate under the direction of the Clinical Neuroradiology Leads will provide support in the provision of routine interventional neuroradiology services with an expectation to support the out of hours stroke thrombectomy / aneurysm coiling service. They will also be expected to take part in some diagnostic neuroradiology service provision and will be given the opportunity to participate / lead in selected multidisciplinary team meetings.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is Specialty Doctor post based in the Denmark Hill Neuroradiology department. The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team to participate in the routine Neurointervention (predominantly) and diagnostic neuroradiology services with involvement in the extended and out or hours thrombectomy / aneurysm coiling provision. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the Department, with the opportunity to undertake audit in respect to this modality.

The remit of the post holder is to assist the Neuroradiology Consultant body from KCH with the interventional and diagnostic work and also support selected multidisciplinary meetings and the morning stroke handover meetings.

The role entails liaising with the referring clinical teams where required to implement an optimal plan for clinical needs.

There may be opportunities for the post holder to be part of the Clinical Audit team, reflecting the Trusts position as part of the Kings Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre. All audit activities will be closely supervised and led by one of the consultant staff, and the post holder will not be expected to generate their own audits unless there is a specific desire to do so.

This is a Trust post and does not form part of an approved training program at present.

Person specification Qualifications

• FRCR or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC/GDC with License to Practice.

Experience

• Dedicated Intervention Neuroradiology training through an accredited Intervention neuroradiology training
• Experience in day to day organisation of Neuroradiology services in a busy Teaching Hospital

Skills

• Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff.
• Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance.

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King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

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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 Naga Kandasamy
Job title: Clinical Lead for Intervention Neuroradiology
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Additional information.

For further details/informal visits contact:

Dr Naga Kandasamy, Lead for Interventional Neuroradiology, via Elizabeth Nasakhare, Neuroradiology PA on or