Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon

We have an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant post to join the Vascular Service within Swansea Bay University Health Board. The posts will form part of a team of 10 consultants responsible for the provision of the full complement of vascular surgical services to the South West Wales Regional Vascular Network. The network provides vascular services to the population of South West Wales, comprising a population of circa 1 million, across a large geographical area, stretching from Bridgend in the East to Aberystwyth in the North West. This area includes four health boards (Swansea Bay University Health Board, Hywel Dda University Health Board, and parts of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board). We have close links with Swansea University and other University College partners in South Wales, especially in the areas of research and development and multi-professional teaching. We place great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the development and achievement of personal goals.

Main duties of the job

The Vascular Network delivers outpatient and diagnostic services at seven other sites across SW Wales, providing local access. Day case procedures are carried out at three sites and all emergency and major elective work for the network takes place in Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

This post will take part in a 1:9 on-call rota based on a model of Surgeon on call and Surgeon of the week responsible for vascular surgical inpatient care in Morriston Hospital.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science, and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries, as well as being able to offer a good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium, home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

Job responsibilities

You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team, you will have continuity responsibility for the wellbeing of patients under your care.

For more details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC
• Licensed to practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Vascular Surgery or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
• Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education

Experience

• High level of clinical experience and competence in the management of the breadth of common vascular surgical conditions
• Demonstrate adequate surgical experience of index vascular surgical procedures and operations
• Training and experience in endovascular procedures and techniques
• Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
• Proven track record in undertaking research projects
• Evidence of ability to work well as part of a team and within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Demonstrate adequate surgical experience in renal access surgery
• Logbook demonstrating independent endovascular experience and practice
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
• Evidence of development & commissioning of Vascular services

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrate sound wide-based knowledge of Vascular surgical conditions
• Ability to assess and offer expert opinion on clinical specialist problems in Vascular Surgery
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for vascular surgical patients
• Ability to competently carry out surgical management of common vascular surgical conditions
• Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff and can demonstrate examples
• Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives, and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly
• Understands information systems and technology; fully computer literate
• Confident to undertake endovascular procedures independently
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service

Personal Attributes

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to undertake on-call
• Ability and willingness to travel between and work on several different sites.
• Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
• Commitment to continuous improvement, positive attitude, seek out learning, and continually develop our skills and service
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals

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.