Job overview

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Interventional Radiologists to join our One Dorset Interventional team at Dorset County Hospital and University Hospital Bournemouth.  

The ideal candidate is an IR with a wide range of procedural skills covering both vascular and non-vascular IR, who would like to work in a beautiful part of the country, where a healthy work/life balance can be achieved. At the same time, you will be involved in providing a first-class standard of care to your patients, whilst further developing your skills and the IR service across Dorset. The post holder will join a cohesive group of substantive consultant radiologists and radiology trainees from the Wessex Training Scheme.

If you reside outside of Dorset and join us in this role you will receive a Warm Welcome payment of £10,000 as a thank you for bringing your expertise and knowledge to our Trust in addition to the usual relocation expenses.

If you have been referred to this role by a current DCHFT employee (and you currently reside outside of Dorset) your friend can also receive a referral payment – make sure to include  this at the start of your supporting information and include your friend's full name. For more information, please see document attached and please email [email protected]

Proposed Interview Date: 11th August 2025

Main duties of the job

Dorset County Hospital (DCHFT) and University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) collaborate to provide daytime and out of hours Interventional Radiology services to the population of Dorset, South Wiltshire and Jersey. Applications are invited for two full-time (2.0 WTE) Interventional Radiology (IR) Consultants to strengthen an established team. The successful candidates will form part of a 1:8.6 on call service based on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site and share their time between DCHFT and UHD. 

The successful candidates will be required to have experience in a full complement of interventional procedures including endovascular aortic, peripheral vascular, embolization, urological and hepatobiliary interventions. Specialist interests including research activities are encouraged. Each post holder will have clinic and MDT commitments as part of their role. In addition, each post holder will be required to support the diagnostic requirements of the radiology service including cross-sectional imaging and biopsy provision.

Working for our organisation

Both trust provide an essential role in the One Dorset strategic direction and is part of the Dorset Imaging Clinical Network. Both DCH and UHD Radiology departments hold Quality Standard for Imaging Accreditation (QSI).