Job overview

Kings College Hospital London and University Hospital Southampton are excited to announce we are hosting the prestigious Interventional Oncology UK (IOUK) Fellowship for 2024/25; funded with industry partners and rotating between our two trusts.

This is a 1 year post-CCT Fellowship in Interventional Oncology.

The successful candidate will spend the first 6 months of the Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Gregory at Kings College Hospital London followed by the second 6 months under the mentorship of Dr. Sachin Modi at University Hospital Southampton.

Being shared between KCH and UHS the IOUK Fellowship will offer almost unparalleled learning opportunities to the successful candidate.

The post is 0.8FTE.

There will be no compulsory on-call commitment. On-call service with appropriate remuneration could be arranged locally at the discretion of the local institution.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will develop specialist skills in the following procedures:

• Y90 SIRT
• TACE
• MWA Liver Lesions
• IRE Liver Lesions
• Biliary Intervention
• Chemosaturation
• Portal vein / Hepatic vein embolization.
• Basic IO skills eg. Biopsy, Drainage and Line/Port insertions
• Major Trauma
• TIPSS/BRTO
• Paediatric HPB IR
• Emergency Angiography/Haemorrhage Control
• Cryoablation

There are ample opportunities to learn and perform ablation with 2 full day GA ablation lists encompassing MWA, IRE and Cryoablation for liver, lung, kidney, adrenal, bone and soft tissues tumours.

At both sites, as well as Interventional Oncology, there will be plentiful opportunity in Portal Hypertension management (TIPSS/BRTO), Portal/Hepatic vein embolisation eVLD, Uterine Fibroid Embolisation, Prostate Embolisation, Major Trauma and Haemorrhage control.

There will also be sessions to maintain basic IO and IR skills in preparation for a UK Consultant Job in Interventional Radiology including vascular IR if required/desired.

The successful candidate will have opportunity to prepare and deliver regular Tertiary-level Multidisciplinary Team Oncology Meetings in HPB, Renal, Adrenal, HCC and Prostate.

The IOUK Fellow will be expected to produce a piece of research (potentially conducted across both sites) to be submitted to an international meeting, the research will also need to be presented at IOUK. One international meeting and attendance at IOUK will be funded.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. 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.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS NHSFT) provides services to approximately 1.9 million people living in Southampton and South Hampshire, and specialist services, including oncology, neuroscience, cardiothoracic and specialist paediatric services, to nearly 4 million people in central southern England and the Channel Islands. With a turnover of over £1 billion last year, the trust is one of the largest in the country. Each year, 13,000 staff: - treat around 160,000 inpatients and day patients, including about 75,000 emergency admissions, - meet approximately 650,000 people at outpatient appointments and - manage around 160,000 visits to the Emergency Department.