NHS Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider is seeking a Consultant Vascular Surgeon for a full-time role based in Northampton. Candidates should have open and some endovascular experience, teamwork skills, and a passion for quality improvement. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, while contributing to an innovative healthcare team focused on patient care and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant specialty degree and GMC registration.
• Experience in audit, quality improvement, and teaching.
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills required.

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly new consultant seminars for support.
• Manage patient admin, lead vascular meetings, and clinics.
• Participate in MDT meetings and provide surgical care.

Skills

Open vascular experience

Endovascular experience

Teaching junior staff

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Relevant specialty degree qualification

Full registration with General Medical Council

MD, PhD or other higher degree

Completion of Specialty Training (CCT)

Job description

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity in the Northamptonshire Vascular Service for appointment to the post of Consultant Vascular Surgeon on a fixed term basis. This is a 12 month post with possibility to extend further.

This post is for a full time Consultant Vascular Surgeon. We are looking to appoint an individual who can work well in our team and who can bring an additional range of skills.

We would welcome a candidate who has both open vascular and endovascular experience but independent endovascular skills is not an essential requirement.

Main duties of the job

The initial job plan comprises a total of 10 PAs per week (8.5 DCC PAs, including on call, and 1.5 SPA and is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director.

The service operates a 6 week rolling timetable. Elective activities include regular all-day theatre vascular list, Half day vascular CEPOD list and outpatient clinics in the county. You are required to attend the Vascular MDT, weekly planning and M&M meetings on Fridays and a regular vascular consultant meeting.

Not currently included, are additional operating theatre sessions in the day surgical unit, for vascular access & venous surgery.

There is capacity for endovascular sessions within the 6 week cycle in the IR suite for appointees with endovascular competence with potential for future expansion to day case angiography lists at KGH. This job will ideally suit a modern hybrid vascular surgeon with endovascular skills.

A representative initial job plan for this role is shown on the JD. Clinics are held in NGH, outreach clinics in KGH, Corby & Nene Park. The detailed job plan will be subject to agreement with the service lead and the Trust.

The job plan shown in the JD is provisional, modelled on the current plan being worked by the locum consultants (subject to change). Agreed job plans will include travel and patient admin time. All vascular consultants are currently allocated 1PA for patient admin and 1.5 PA for basic SPA.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Details

Date posted: 25 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum / Pro Rata

Contract: Fixed term (18 months)

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 265-764141

Job locations

Northampton General Hospital Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD

Job responsibilities

All new consultants are invited to attend a series of monthly new consultant seminars to support you in your new role. These cover all aspects of being a consultant and working effectively at Northampton General Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Relevant specialty degree qualification
• Full registration with General Medical Council

• MD, PhD or other higher degree
• Education / Medical Education Qualification (preferably at Masters level)
• Completion of Specialty Training (CCT or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty

Teaching / Audit / Quality improvement

• Experience of Audit and Quality ImprovementExperience of Teaching Junior Staff
• Experience of Undergraduate Teaching

• Experience in Curriculum development and delivery

Management experience

• Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing
• Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience

• Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

Academic achievements and research

• Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level
• Research experience relating to quality improvement

Interpersonal skills

• High level Organisational Skills
• Communication Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Northampton General Hospital Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD

Employer's website: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx