Locum Consultant in Vascular

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon (locum) to provide senior clinical input into the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and timely discharge of patients under the vascular team. You will supervise medical staff and contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education as part of delivering high professional standards.

The post requires leadership on the vascular ward, daily patient reviews, co-ordination with theatre lists, and

Qualifications

• FRCS or recognised qualification.
• Degree from a recognised University.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in appropriate speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership on the vascular ward, ensuring that all patients are reviewed at least once a day and management plans are implemented within clinically appropriate timescales.
• Oversee assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing monitoring of emergency admissions to the vascular unit.
• Oversee theatre list planning to ensure treatment within clinically appropriate timescales by an appropriately skilled surgeon.
• Coordinate and oversee management of patients requiring emergency surgery through the NCEPOD theatre.
• Ensure effective communication of diagnosis and treatment plans with patients and carers.
• Accurate and timely recording of assessment and treatment plans in medical records.
• Provide leadership and supervision of junior doctors during emergency on-call periods.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervision of junior doctors

Communication with patients and carers

Education

FRCS or recognised qualification

Degree from a recognised University

Job description

The locum appointee will be responsible for providing senior clinical input into the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and timely discharge of patients admitted under the care of the vascular team. They will be a role model to the junior medical staff and medical students providing supervision, support and feedback. They will also ensure that internal processes such as theatre list planning (Secretarial support will be provided at Wallsall Healthcare and DGoH) and imaging are co-ordinated and managed in a timely manner. They will contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programmes, ensuring that high professional standards are embedded, and become the norm for new doctors

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership on the vascular ward, ensuring that all patients (elective and emergency) are reviewed at least once a day, and that management plans are implemented within clinically appropriate timescales. Where a change of management plan is required, to ensure communication is maintained with the patients' lead surgeon.

Ensure that all outliers are reviewed, and that management plans are implemented within a clinically appropriate timescale. This will require coordination with off site surgeons in the spokes if required,

To oversee the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing monitoring of all emergency admissions to the vascular unit.

To oversee theatre list planning to ensure that patients receive treatment within a clinically appropriate timescale, from an appropriately skilled surgeon.

To co-ordinate and oversee the management of patients requiring emergency surgery through the NCEPOD theatre, ensuring efficient utilisation of this resource.

The effective communication of the diagnosis and treatment plans with patients and carers.

The accurate and timely recoding of assessment and treatment plans in the medical records.

To provide leadership and supervision of junior doctors during emergency on-call periods

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Qualifications and Professional Registration

• FRCS or recognised qualification
• Degree from a recognised University

Relevant knowledge and experience requirements

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in appropriate speciality
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty

Professional

• Practises with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists).

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.

Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon