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The closing date is 07 October 2025
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Job summary

This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Radiologist, with special interests in GIHPB. This post will be available from October 2025 for a period of 12 months.

This post will deliver 10 PAs supporting the GIHPB Radiology team (Dr Joshua Bell, Dr Raneem Albazaz, Dr Rachel Allard, Dr Ruth England, Dr Rachel Hyland, Dr Thomas Kaye, Dr Hannah Lambie, Dr Adam Laverty, Dr Claire Smith, Dr Elen Thomson & Dr Damian Tolan).

The post will be based at SJUH.

The successful applicant should hold accreditation in FRCR in the Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicants should have established skills in GIHPB Radiology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

Main duties of the job

This fixed term replacement post in GIHPB radiology is required to meet increasing demand on the GIHPB and Acute Radiology services following recent departures. The post will help fill gaps in the service due to loss of DCC from the existing consultant workforce and to increase cold reporting capacity, improve provision of acute services and support the regional tertiary level GIHPB cancer MDTs. It is desirable for prospective applicants to have a sub-specialty interest in HPB radiology.

The appointee will be required to contribute to the existing diagnostic GIHPB radiology workload and MDT commitment, joining the small sub-speciality team providing support to the Leeds Liver Unit, one of the largest liver units in the UK.

About us

The LTHT radiology department is one of the largest in Europe and has an established reputation for clinical innovation and expertise along with a significant teaching and research profile. The department contains one of three national radiology training academies with associated educational facilities and resources for the Leeds Bradford Radiology training scheme. In terms of research the department has helped establish a NIHR funded research 3T MRI as part of the Leeds Biomedical Research Unit contained on trust premises. Within this unit imaging plays a large part in most musculoskeletal projects along with performance of separate radiology specific research.

Recently the department has also been successful in obtaining funding for developing and establishing an academic programme focusing on oncology radiology led by a Professor of Radiology.

The University of Leeds is a major partner in both of these research streams and is loo

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Job description
Job responsibilities

The appointee will be required to contribute to the existing diagnostic GIHPB radiology workload and MDT commitment, joining the small sub-speciality team providing support to the Leeds Liver Unit, one of the largest liver units in the UK.

The department serves patients under the care of clinicians in tertiary referral specialities including hepatology, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation. The appointee will become a core member of the regional tertiary Liver/Gallbladder and Pancreatic MDTs. They are also expected to contribute to the departments diagnostic radiology on-call service.

The GI/HPB radiology service currently consists of 13 consultants, 5 of whom specialise in HPB radiology, 6 in luminal radiology and one in general radiology as well as 3 advanced practice radiographers who support the fluoroscopy and CTC service.

The job plan will be subject to review according to the successful applicants training and skills.

Please read the full job decsription attached.

 
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in diagnostic GI/HPB radiology including regular experience of HPB cancer MDTs at a tertiary referral level.
Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
Please see full person specification.
Desirable
Experience in reporting CTC
Evidence of experience in non-vascular interventional procedures (US and CT guided drains and biopsies)
Evidence of experience in diagnostic GI fluoroscopy
Evidence of experience in diagnostic ultrasound including doppler and liver transplant assessment
Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
Qualifications
Essential
FRCR or equivalent qualification.
Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
Eligibility to work in the UK.
Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Should have completed higher training in GI/HPB radiology within a recognised training programme for at least 18 months attaining appropriate RCR level 2 competencies
Desirable
Relevant higher degree.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address
St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF