Consultant in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

OUH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The successful candidate will cover elective and emergency vascular procedures, including endovascular and open surgery, within the Thames Valley network and provide cover for leave as required.

The role sits within a large teaching trust with a commitment to compassionate care and research, offering opportunities for professional development and

Responsibilities

• Cover the full range of elective and emergency endovascular and open vascular surgery in Oxford.
• Provide cross cover for leave within the Thames Valley Vascular Network.
• Participate in teaching, research and professional development as part of OUHFT.

Job description

Consultant in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Vascular Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months (Locum)) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 321-MS-TP-CON-8114675-S5

Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS 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.

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

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

The postholder will be employed by OUHFT. It is expected that they will adhere to the local policies of all trusts when delivering services there; working collaboratively with colleagues cross the Network to develop effective & efficient patient pathways.

The Thames Valley Vascular Network (TVVN) provides care to a population of just over 2.2million across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire. The Network consists of three NHS trusts:

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT)
• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT)
• Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBHFT)

The trusts work collaboratively to centralise elective major arterial surgery & non-elective surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital (OUHFT) whilst maintaining day case surgery, outpatient appointments at local hospitals in Buckinghamshire & Berkshire as well as some local inpatient treatment & review where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The postholder’s duties will be in the John Radcliffe Hospital and cover for the Thames Valley Vascular Network hospitals. The postholder will be expected to cover the full range of elective and emergency endovascular and open surgery in Oxford. Rarely this may involve the management of paediatric cases. They will work within a team which covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire patients and will be expected to provide cross cover for leave. The department runs a Consultant of the Week arrangement for the on‑call cover and the responsibility for all in‑patients rests with the Consultant of the week when the post holder is off site.

All aspects of vascular surgery are undertaken by the vascular surgical department with most common procedures:

Aortic disorders– Open and endovascular procedures undertaken including complex aortic repairs. Close collaboration with cardiac service to offer a comprehensive service

Carotid endarterectomy– one of the busiest centres for surgical treatment of carotid disease including carotid stenting

Complex management of peripheral vascular disease including diabetic foot disorder– strong link with the Oxford Bone infection unit and OCDEM to offer a comprehensive diabetic foot service

Management of Venous disease – We provide a tertiary deep venous service with a robust MDT and treatment, using primarily endovascular techniques, for deep venous disorders.

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Working for our organisation

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. 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 the OUH YouTube channel .

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospital s promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical The postholder’s duties will be in the John Radcliffe Hospital and cover for the Thames Valley Vascular Network hospitals. The postholder will be expected to cover the full range of elective and emergency endovascular and open surgery in Oxford. Rarely this may involve the management of paediatric cases. They will work within a team which covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire patients and will be expected to provide cross cover for leave. The department runs a Consultant of the Week arrangement for the on‑call cover and the responsibility for all in‑patients rests with the Consultant of the week when the post holder is off site.

All aspects of vascular surgery are undertaken by the vascular surgical department with most common procedures:

Aortic disorders– Open and endovascular procedures undertaken including complex aortic repairs. Close collaboration with cardiac service to offer a comprehensive service

Carotid endarterectomy– one of the busiest centres for surgical treatment of carotid disease including carotid stenting

Complex management of peripheral vascular disease including diabetic foot disorder– strong link with the Oxford Bone infection unit and OCDEM to offer a comprehensive diabetic foot service

Management of Venous disease– We provide a tertiary deep venous service with a robust MDT and treatment, using primarily endovascular techniques, for deep venous disorders.

Research/Teaching
OUHFT is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students and training junior doctors.It is expected that research will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The postholder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.

Personal and Professional Development
Mentoring will be provided by a senior member of the department for the first year of working and for any additional needs beyond this time.

The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up to date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs. Both Trusts commit to support the postholder through the revalidation process.

Management The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical department under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.

The outline job plan comprises a total of 10 programmed activities (PAs) per week. This consists of 8.5 direct clinical care PAs and 1.5 supporting professional activity PAs. As this job plan has less than 2.5SPAs there is a commitment by both Trusts to review the job plan within the first 6-12 months. Please see attached Job Description for provisional timetable.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• GMC Registration : registered licence to practice
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent qualification according to RCS guidelines
• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or equivalent to CCT / Portfolio pathway (formerly know as CESR) which applicants need to achieve within 6 months at the time of the interview.
• Specialist training in vascular surgery
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Higher research degree PhD or UK MD

Other Requirements

• Transport : Driving Licence

Experience

• General training in vascular surgery to specialist level or equivalent with evidence of excellent clinical skills.
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Can demonstrate ability to work independently and take accountability for own actions

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills
• Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team of consultants. Ability to work with individuals at all levels of a large organisation across three NHS Trusts
• Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of clinical audit with evidence of completed audits
• Research publications in Peer reviewed Journals
• Knowledge of the current organisation of the NHS and the Government’s agenda for centralisation of services.
• Management training and experience

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email: [e-mail] .

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