Locum Specialty Doctor in Vascular Surgery

NHS National Services Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a Locum Specialty Doctor in Vascular Surgery for a 12-month position at University Hospital Hairmyres. This role offers the chance to work in a state-of-the-art facility and develop skills in both vascular and endovascular surgery, with future permanent opportunities likely. The successful candidate will collaborate with a strong team in a regional network serving a large population.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice required.
• At least four years postgraduate training, including two in a relevant specialty.
• MRCS or equivalent is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the South West Scotland Vascular Network.
• Participate in on-call duties and elective activities.
• Develop vascular surgical and endovascular skills.

Skills

Vascular surgical skills

Endovascular skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

MRCS or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a license to practice

At least four years full-time postgraduate training

Job description

South West Scotland Vascular Network (SWSVN)

Locum Specialty Doctor in Vascular Surgery (12 months)

NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Hairmyres

This post is available from August 2025. The successful applicant will support the SWSVN, the second major vascular unit in the West of Scotland covering the populations of NHS Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran and Dumfries and Galloway. This post offers an excellent opportunity to gain a wide experience in vascular and endovascular surgery in a large, expanding unit which serves approximately 1.2 million population and is one of the largest vascular units in Scotland. A new state of the art hybrid operating theatre was opened in 2021 to compliment the surgical and interventional radiology facilities already available. At the end of this fixed term the successful applicant would be in an advantageous position to apply for any permanent post that may become available.

The successful applicant will be based in University Hospital Hairmyres, the hub for the new regional Centre, where they will undertake a share of on call duties and other elective activities. However, they may also be asked to cover clinics, theatre and other elective activities in NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s where clinical sessions are delivered in University Hospital Crosshouse (20 minutes by car from Hairmyres) and University Hospital Ayr (34 miles and 40 minutes by car from Hairmyres)

The emphasis will be on building a strong team structure to support all aspects of the regional vascular service. Due to the volume of both elective and emergency work currently undertaken, it is expected that the post holders will have ample opportunity to develop vascular surgical and endovascular skills and indeed previous post holders have gone on to secure substantive consultant positions.

Applicants should hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and have at least four years full time post postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis). At least two of which will be in a specialty training program in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies. Applicants should also possess the MRCS (or equivalent) and have experience at middle grade/senior middle grade level in general surgery.

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Informal enquiries and arrangements to visit Hairmyres Hospital can be made with Mr T Siddiqui, Consultant Vascular Surgeon on 01355585000.

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant 01698754350 or via [e-mail]

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

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Interview Date: TBC