Consultant in Vascular Surgery

6 days ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full time

This is a replacement post of a substantive Consultant Vascular Surgeon, to replace a retiring member of the team. The successful applicant will join the rota to make 6 whole time equivalent consultants.

The Department of Vascular Surgery is a service line with in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Cluster, which incorporates 2 x wards, Cardiac Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit and has a programme for Advanced Nurse Practitioners as part of the team. The departmental group of services have an annual budget of over £16m.

Each Vascular Surgeon has one full day of operating per week and access to half day lists for ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins.

We have a dedicated Vascular theatre for elective and emergency procedures.

Derriford Hospital, Plymouth is the major trauma centre for the South West peninsula.

We perform all types of elective and emergency Vascular Surgery including:

- Carotid surgery (urgent and elective),
- Complex aortic surgery for aneurysms and occlusive disease (open and endovascular including thoraco-abdominal aneurysm repair with cardiac bypass),
- Upper and lower limb bypass including distal bypass,
- Renal transplant (deceased and live donor),
- Cervical and first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome and axillary vein thrombosis,
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis and digital ischaemia sympathectomy,
- Renal access surgery (fistula),
- Venous procedure

Each vascular surgeon has one full day of operating per week and access to half day lists for ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins. We have a dedicated Vascular theatre for elective and emergency procedures.

The flexible job plan facilitates optimum usage of the facilities equally by all consultants.

The successful applicant will be undertaking outpatient clinics, theatres, Interventional Radiology session and MDT once a week.

The successful applicant will have one full day operating session on a six week schedule.

The post holder will be expected to contribute towards the directorate’s teaching and audit responsibilities. Attendance at regular CME and morbidity/mortality meetings is considered essential.

The post holder must participate in CPD activities to meet the requirements of revalidation.

Workload

This is a 10 PA post which incorporates 1.5 SPAs. Flexibility in association with service needs will be required within an annualised framework. The appointee will be expected to support clinical colleagues in offering a comprehensive vascular surgery service. The job plan may be altered in the future in consultation with colleagues, clinical director and medical director.



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