Clinical Fellow in Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Job summary
The post holder's duties will be primarily at the West Wing and John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations. This post will cover a range of subspecialities in diagnostic neuroradiology and it is anticipated that some direct clinical care sessions will take place at the Churchill Hospital.

Main duties of the job
This post is partially required to meet ever increasing demand for diagnostic neuroradiology services, but also to further the unique strength in subspecialisation within the consultant team as regards head and neck/ENT imaging. The Neuroradiology Department in Oxford is one of few where head and neck imaging has historically been a component of neuroradiology workload, and this remains the current position

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 321-CSS-MS-8158181-S6
Job locations: West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will thus undertake all aspects of general adult diagnostic neuroradiology and head and neck imaging, including neck diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound guided neck biopsies and will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. This is an excellent opportunity to join a close-knit effective team, and in addition to supporting the diagnostic radiology services, there should be the opportunity to develop further areas of special interest and to take an active interest in research and development and teaching.

Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential

• Medical Degree
• FRCR or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC
• CCT in Radiology; or Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Radiology OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
• Completed general training in radiology and in neuroradiology to specialist level or equivalent.
• Completed training in recognized neuroradiology training post +/- evidence of subspecialty training in head and neck imaging.

Desirable

• Higher Academic qualification e.g. MD, MS
• Ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy in head and neck imaging.

Experience
Essential

• Able to offer an expert neuroradiology opinion
• Independent reporting of all aspects of craniospinal imaging
• Able to participate in diagnostic neuroradiology on call
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Desirable

• Evidence of head and neck imaging, particularly ultrasound and ultrasound-guided aspiration and fine-needle biopsy

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to build rapport, listens, persuade and negotiate.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Understanding the importance of research and its role in neuroradiological imaging
• Record of presentations at specialist societies

Desirable

• Knowledge of finance and budgets
• Evidence of having implemented change
• Management qualification.
• Training in clinical management.
• Evidence of CPD
• Knowledge of and experience in using Radiology Management Systems, PACS, and voice recognition dictation.
• Good IT skills
• Education qualification
• Participation in incident investigation
• Peer reviewed publications

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: www.ouh.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director Dr Nassim Parvizi diagnostics@oxnet.nhs.uk