Locum Consultant in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Job summary

In February 2014 all in-patient vascular beds were reconfigured to Cheltenham General Hospital. A newly built (2014) hybrid interventional vascular surgery and radiology suite, where a combination of endovascular and open vascular procedures is undertaken, helped to deliver this service. The vascular unit has also been commissioned to accept all arterial elective and emergency work from Swindon and North Wiltshire, for patients who would formerly have been referred to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. This reflects the area covered by the Gloucestershire and Swindon AAA screening programme.

Main duties of the job

This exciting post offers the opportunity to work in a first class vascular and endovascular service. It is a new expansion post to support the increasing workload in the department. 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.

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 669,380 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 (353,242).

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, 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' and 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

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full General Medical Council registration.

Desirable

• Higher degree relevant to the specialty
• Teaching qualification Management/Leadership qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on specialist problems in Vascular Surgery
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on the breadth of Vascular surgical conditions.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Validated logbook indicating adequate and appropriate level of specialist Vascular and Endovascular surgical operative experience
• Training and experience in angioplasty and endovenous techniques.
• Training and experience in distal bypass surgery

Desirable

• Training and experience in TOS surgery
• Training and experience in renal access surgery and complex endovascular intervention

Management

Essential

• Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
• Ability to work under stress
• Flexibility - able to adapt to changing circumstances
• Honesty and reliability
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies