If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
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Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. Job overview
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist post with a special interest in interventional radiology in Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board, North Wales. The post holder will be based in Glan Clwyd Hospital, but will be part of an enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team supporting existing IR services for the North Wales region. The successful candidate will join a friendly and enthusiastic team of eleven other consultant radiologists in this hospital and will also contribute particularly to delivering specialist interventional services including the development of interventional oncology services. The post holder will also contribute to work in the vascular hybrid suite in Glan Clwyd Hospital. Flexible working arrangements will be considered and discussions as to your requirements and how they could be accommodated are welcomed. An opportunity to increase sessions by agreement is possible. We have strong links with the University of Wales, Bangor and candidates would have an opportunity to develop research links and/or teaching links with the University. Main duties of the job
10 session job plan (including 0.7 session for on call) There may be opportunities to do further sessions SPA – 2 sessions are available, one of which can be undertaken off site, activities to be agreed with Clinical Director. A 3rd SPA can be discussed at job plan reviews if consultant commitments indicated. On call – currently 1 in 10, or less frequent, with prospective cover. On call tele-radiology is available via home workstations. Second on call until 9 pm only, after which there is the availability of an out-sourcing reporting service. Saturday and Sunday is outsourced. Radiology Specialist Registrars are usually first on-call from 5pm to 9pm Monday to Friday. Each radiologist will have responsibilities for teaching, quality assurance, and service management within their specialist areas. The post holder will also contribute to the wider workload of the department subject to job plan discussions, including general radiology, on call rotas and teaching of radiology trainees, undergraduate students, and other hospital staff. There will be a contribution to an on-call rota which benefits from the services of an overnight outsourcing company and home tele-radiology. The introduction of a North Wales IR on-call service is also being explored. Working for our organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people, across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham). Some areas of Mid-Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire are also covered by the Health Board. The Health Board employs around 16,500 staff and has a budget of around £1.4 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Health Board also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales' Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies. Situated in the Northern most aspect of Wales, the Health Board lies at the edge of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and spans a huge and diverse geographical area. North Wales also boasts some of the UKs most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information. Person specification
Qualifications
Full GMC Registration On specialist Register for specialty or Specialist Registrar with CCST due within 6 months of interview date FRCR or equivalent Experience
Training and experience in interventional radiology To be within 6 months of completing IR RCR curriculum or equivalent Experience in cross sectional imaging 6th year in interventional radiology training Clinical Governance
An understanding of the strategic and operational issues underpinning Clinical Governance, their application in daily practice and how this can be evidenced Ability
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working Counselling and communication skills Basic IT skills Management
Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process An understanding of NHS management processes A willingness to attend and actively participate in the departmental management meetings Evidence of management training Audit
Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance Evidence of completed audit projects Research
Ability to access published evidence Evidence of participation Research based publications Teaching
Ongoing interest in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes Training
Evidence of commitment to life long learning and CPD Personal Qualities
Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone Reliable, self-motivated and punctual Flexible approach A team player who values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to work on call Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at local/ regional/ national level Ability to drive To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a
Health and Care visa
or
Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting
Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge. 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: Kakali Mitra Job title: Clinical Director Radiology Email address: kakali.mitra@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01248 384690 Additional information: Dr Owen Rees Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital Email: owen.rees@wales.nhs.uk Telephone: 01978 725495 Dr Hugh Godfrey Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital Email: hugh.godfrey@wales.nhs.uk Telephone: 01248 384118
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Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. Job overview
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist post with a special interest in interventional radiology in Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board, North Wales. The post holder will be based in Glan Clwyd Hospital, but will be part of an enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team supporting existing IR services for the North Wales region. The successful candidate will join a friendly and enthusiastic team of eleven other consultant radiologists in this hospital and will also contribute particularly to delivering specialist interventional services including the development of interventional oncology services. The post holder will also contribute to work in the vascular hybrid suite in Glan Clwyd Hospital. Flexible working arrangements will be considered and discussions as to your requirements and how they could be accommodated are welcomed. An opportunity to increase sessions by agreement is possible. We have strong links with the University of Wales, Bangor and candidates would have an opportunity to develop research links and/or teaching links with the University. Main duties of the job
10 session job plan (including 0.7 session for on call) There may be opportunities to do further sessions SPA – 2 sessions are available, one of which can be undertaken off site, activities to be agreed with Clinical Director. A 3rd SPA can be discussed at job plan reviews if consultant commitments indicated. On call – currently 1 in 10, or less frequent, with prospective cover. On call tele-radiology is available via home workstations. Second on call until 9 pm only, after which there is the availability of an out-sourcing reporting service. Saturday and Sunday is outsourced. Radiology Specialist Registrars are usually first on-call from 5pm to 9pm Monday to Friday. Each radiologist will have responsibilities for teaching, quality assurance, and service management within their specialist areas. The post holder will also contribute to the wider workload of the department subject to job plan discussions, including general radiology, on call rotas and teaching of radiology trainees, undergraduate students, and other hospital staff. There will be a contribution to an on-call rota which benefits from the services of an overnight outsourcing company and home tele-radiology. The introduction of a North Wales IR on-call service is also being explored. Working for our organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people, across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham). Some areas of Mid-Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire are also covered by the Health Board. The Health Board employs around 16,500 staff and has a budget of around £1.4 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Health Board also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales' Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies. Situated in the Northern most aspect of Wales, the Health Board lies at the edge of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and spans a huge and diverse geographical area. North Wales also boasts some of the UKs most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information. Person specification
Qualifications
Full GMC Registration On specialist Register for specialty or Specialist Registrar with CCST due within 6 months of interview date FRCR or equivalent Experience
Training and experience in interventional radiology To be within 6 months of completing IR RCR curriculum or equivalent Experience in cross sectional imaging 6th year in interventional radiology training Clinical Governance
An understanding of the strategic and operational issues underpinning Clinical Governance, their application in daily practice and how this can be evidenced Ability
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working Counselling and communication skills Basic IT skills Management
Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process An understanding of NHS management processes A willingness to attend and actively participate in the departmental management meetings Evidence of management training Audit
Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance Evidence of completed audit projects Research
Ability to access published evidence Evidence of participation Research based publications Teaching
Ongoing interest in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes Training
Evidence of commitment to life long learning and CPD Personal Qualities
Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone Reliable, self-motivated and punctual Flexible approach A team player who values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to work on call Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at local/ regional/ national level Ability to drive To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a
Health and Care visa
or
Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting
Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge. 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: Kakali Mitra Job title: Clinical Director Radiology Email address: kakali.mitra@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01248 384690 Additional information: Dr Owen Rees Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital Email: owen.rees@wales.nhs.uk Telephone: 01978 725495 Dr Hugh Godfrey Consultant Interventional Radiologist, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital Email: hugh.godfrey@wales.nhs.uk Telephone: 01248 384118
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