Interventional Radiologist Consultant with certificate of sponsorship to the UK

Visa Note

Please note that while this position offers a certificate of sponsorship, all applicants must verify their visa/work permit eligibility directly with the employer. The certificate of sponsorship does not guarantee visa approval. International applicants should contact the employer early in the application process to discuss their specific immigration requirements.

Job Summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Interventional Radiologist Consultant to join their Cancer and Core Clinical Services Division. This is a permanent, full-time position offering competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum pro rata. The role involves contributing to the general workload of the Interventional Radiology department and participating in the on-call rota (one week in five).

Company Information

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering the “Best of Care by the Best People.” Our culture and values are what drive our organization and represent who we are as a healthcare provider. We pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.

Job Details

Company: Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Medway Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time (10 PA, which can be increased to 11PA or 12PA if desired)
Reference Number: 275-0226IRCON
Closing Date: 01 March 2026

About Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. The NHS is striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, and we ensure you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities and will do our best to accommodate arrangements that work for the service and for you.

Staff Benefits

All our substantive and fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits including a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery, and a cycle to work scheme. We are taking positive action to ensure we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support our commitment to a diverse, inclusive workforce.

Professional Environment

All staff at Medway comply with the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open, and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to these values when completing your application and always reflect them throughout your employment with the Trust.

Main Duties of the Job

The appointee will be required to contribute to the general workload of the Interventional Radiology department. The post is whole time 10 PA and the appointee will be expected to participate in the Interventional Radiology on-call rota, one week in five. Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open, and Together, and it’s important that you understand and refer to these values when completing your application.

Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies and procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our commitment to providing excellent patient care and advancing medical practice in interventional radiology.

Job Description

The department has a diverse workforce of over 100 qualified Radiographers and actively encourages role extension with Reporting Radiographers in place in Plain Film, CT, Breast and MRI. Plain film offer Hot Reporting to ED for all axial and appendicular imaging.

Interventional Radiology Department

Our Interventional Radiology Department serves both inpatients and outpatients referred from all specialities throughout MMH, as well as providing IR support to neighbouring Trusts. The IR department is a spoke centre to the Vascular Hub based in Kent and Canterbury Hospital, performing outpatient vascular procedures. The Interventioanl Radiology Department proudly supports the Center of Excellence for Post Partum Haemorrhage procedures, based at MMH. This is the only centre in the county so provides care to all patients thoughout Kent.

Specialist Pathways

The IR Department runs busy lists from Monday to Friday with oncall support out of hours. The team have close connections with Urology, Oncology, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and the vascular teams. Close working relationships with referring teams has led to the development of several specialist pathways, including Radiofrequency Ablation for renal tumours, Prostate Embolisations, Pulmonary Embolism/Deep Vein Thrombosis thrombolysis, Post Partum Haemorrhage embolisation, Thyroid ablation, and Uterine fibroid embolisations.

Team Structure

Both CT and MRI have core team members specialising in these areas and are supported by rotational staff who once trained work alongside these staff allowing for CT and MRI specialists to rotate through General Imaging in order to not deskill. Ultrasound has successfully recruited in recent months and has a dedicated and specialised team of 8 Sonographers that work to vet, scan and report. Active continued professional learning has allowed us to retain staff and develop them to be competent in all areas of scanning inclusive of small parts, Vascular and MSK. Recently, a Sonographer Led Neck biopsy service has been developed.

Support Services

The Interventional Suite is supported by a team of nine nurses and seven Radiographers who partake in the on call rota allowing for 24/7 cover. All have on-site training from existing staff and Radiologists. Nuclear Medicine has a team of 5 nurses who work to support the technicians and run therapy clinics alongside the Nuclear Medicine Physicians.

Job Planning

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director (Dr V. Ganesh), on behalf of the Divisional Director, three months after the commencement date of the appointee, or sooner, dependent on service requirements. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Full GMC Registration with license to practice and FRCR; CCST/CCT/CESR or equivalent in Radiology (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date); IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.

Experience

Essential: Non-vascular Interventional Radiology procedure experience is essential. Vascular experience is desirable.
Desirable: Experience in Head and Neck imaging or Gynaecology Imaging would be desirable but not essential.

Skills

Essential: Competence in performing Interventional radiology procedure under fluoroscopy and ultrasound; Reporting on CT, MRI & Plain Film; Participation in the 24/7 on call rota.

How to Apply

Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website.

Application Checklist for International Applicants

1. Verify your visa eligibility with the employer before applying
2. Prepare your GMC registration documentation
3. Ensure you have your FRCR qualification or equivalent
4. Prepare your IELTS certificate if required
5. Gather references from previous employers
6. Prepare a CV and cover letter highlighting your interventional radiology experience
7. Contact Nalini Ruparel (nalini.ruparel@nhs.net, 07444147507) if you have questions about the application process
8. Submit your application through the NHS Jobs website before the closing date of 01 March 2026

Additional Information

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer Contact Details

Contact: Nalini Ruparel (Imaging Service Manager)
Email: nalini.ruparel@nhs.net
Phone: 07444147507
Website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/
Address: Medway Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY

Referee Requirements

One of your referees should be the Medical Director / Chief Medical Officer of your most recent NHS employer (or their nominated deputy), or equivalent for applicants from outside of the NHS. For applicants from outside of the NHS, referees should validate a period of three consecutive years of employment. For internal candidates, your referees should be your Clinical Director and Clinical Lead. For applicants who are still in a training post, or have completed training within the past year and have not worked in a non-training NHS role since then, a reference from EACH of your two most recent Educational Supervisors is required.