Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon

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Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster seeks a Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon for a 12-month fixed term. The role involves maintaining clinical excellence in vascular patient care, participating in a comprehensive training program, and contributing to the development of vascular services. Applicants should have FRCS qualifications, substantial clinical experience, and endovascular skills. The Trust offers a supportive working environment with flexible arrangements and a range of benefits including NHS pension and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Must hold a Licence to Practise.
• Experience in the management of Vascular and Endovascular services.
• Demonstrate management experience in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest clinical standards in patient care.
• Participate in out-of-hours on-call rota for vascular surgery.
• Share responsibility for teaching and training of trainees and staff.

Skills

Endovascular skills

Clinical experience in Vascular services

Teaching and training abilities

Education

FRCS (Vascular)/FRCS (Gen Surg) or equivalent

Higher surgical training in General Surgery with minimum 2 years vascular experience

Tools

Duplex ultrasonography

Interventional radiology training

Job description

Main area Vascular Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 Programmed Activities) Job ref 272-7527623

Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Doncaster Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Part time may be considered. Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2026 23:59

Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

This is a fixed term appointment of a Vascular surgeon to support the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Vascular Centre. The existing team has 7 Vascular Surgeons and five interventional radiologists. The post is based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary but the post holder will work across hospital sites. The post holder will be responsible for the continued delivery and further enhancement of a highly regarded Vascular Service for patients living within the catchment area Doncaster and Bassetlaw, and surrounding areas.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-looking Consultant Vascular Surgeon with endovascular skills who will contribute to the further development and delivery of evidence-based vascular and endovascular services across the Trust. You will be flexible and innovative, helping to develop a vascular service capable of surviving the pressures on the NHS. The department has a strong record of innovation and the new appointees should ideally offer expertise in a sub specialist area complementary to those offered by the present consultants.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain the highest clinical standards in the care of patients with Vascular problems
• To provide out-patient and in-patient care for patients with Vascular problems.
• To participate in the out-of hours on call rota for vascular surgery
• To share with colleagues the provision of Vascular advice to medical and surgical inpatients
• To work with colleagues, both medical and nursing to improve and advance the service
• To share with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Department
• To share with colleagues the responsibility for teaching and training of trainees, Resident medical staff, nursing staff, primary care colleagues and medical students.
• To participate actively in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance work to ensure continual improvements in the quality and safety of care
• To participate in the recruitment of patients to clinical trials
• To maintain and further personal learning through generic Trust training and Specialty Specific training (CPD

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person specification

Qualifications

• FRCS (Vascular)/FRCS (Gen Surg) or equivalent
• Should have completed higher surgical training in General Surgery or equivalent with minimum 2 years vascular experience or a stand alone vascular training programme
• Training in interventional radiology or endovenous laser treatment or duplex ultrasonography
• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
• You must be on the specialist register for vascular or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in the management of all aspects of Vascular and Endovascular services
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
• Wide based experience within vascular surgery
• Experience in renal access provision
• Evidence of efficient management of resources (people, finance and materials) in a challenging, complex and fast moving environment
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Plan and perform EVAR
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS and Trust values and be aware of the responsibilities that a consultant post brings
• Attendance at a recognised management course
• Demonstrate management experience in a comparable clinical setting

Teaching and training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Experience of training medical undergraduates and post graduates. Conveys information clearly, checks understanding and ensures learning
• Using a range of coaching techniques to help people understand and develop
• Formal qualification in teaching/education
• Experience of supervising research by junior staff
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Attendance at a teaching course

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

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• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

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