Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at NHS

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This exciting post offers the opportunity to work in a first-class vascular and endovascular service. The appointee will form an integral part of vascular surgical services for the Gloucestershire and Swindon Vascular Network, with the hub based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the two spokes at Cheltenham General Hospital and the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

Main duties of the job

The Trust centralised all inpatient arterial vascular surgery for the network onto one site in 2014, and vascular workload has increased since completion of the Network agreement with Swindon, yielding a population of around 1 million. A wide variety of vascular conditions are treated by the service. We have a state-of-the-art Hybrid theatre and perform a full range of vascular and endovascular procedures. The post holders will benefit from substantial existing practice in aortic aneurysm surgery, both EVAR and open, carotid surgery, arterial bypass and reconstructive surgery, and venous intervention (including open surgery, foam sclerotherapy, endothermal ablation, as well as acute and chronic deep venous intervention). We are well supported by nearby Tertiary Vascular Units for supra-renal and thoracic aortic work.

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475 in Gloucestershire, as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond. The Vascular Network also provides acute and emergency services for the population of Great Western Hospitals in Swindon and North Wiltshire (344,000).

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong, and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised for providing good and outstanding patient-centered, high-quality emergency, elective, and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing 'Best Care for Everyone'. Our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching, and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.

Job responsibilities

1. To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service.
2. To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
3. To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
4. To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies.
5. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Divisions' service plans.
6. To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division, or the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

1. Full General Medical Council registration.
2. On Specialist Register for Vascular Surgery via: CCT or CESR-CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR-CP date must be within 6 months of interview). Consideration will be given to conditional offers for candidates within 2 years of their CCT date who commit to joining the service.
3. Higher degree relevant to the specialty.
4. Training and experience in renal access surgery, distal bypass surgery, and endovascular intervention.

Clinical experience

1. Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on specialist problems in Vascular Surgery.
2. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
3. Validated logbook indicating adequate and appropriate level of specialist Vascular and Endovascular surgical operative experience.
4. Training and experience in angioplasty and endovenous techniques.
5. Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes.
6. Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm.

Teaching experience

1. Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.
2. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.

Research experience

1. Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
2. Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects.
3. Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Personal attributes

1. Communication skills, written and verbal.
2. Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
3. Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm.
4. Ability to work under stress.
5. Flexibility - able to adapt to changing circumstances.
6. Honesty and reliability.
7. Enquiring, critical approach to work.
8. Caring attitude to patients.
9. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other agencies.

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.