Senior Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery

3 months ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

These vacancies have arisen because of restructuring of the surgical department at the Trust to establish vascular surgery as a distinct specialty. This invitation is to fill two of the 5 new posts which together with a Deanery appointed vascular trainee, will provide a 1:6 OOH non-resident on call rota for vascular emergencies, in addition to supporting a consultant team delivering a safe, effective, responsive but efficient service. The core purpose of the vascular team is to save lives and limbs. We do this by continually working to improve quality of care and patient experience and find innovative solutions to common problems.

**This post will be suitable for doctors who have**:
completed early years of training in general surgery and are seeking further experience in vascular or

wish to pursue a career in vascular surgery or

looking for an opportunity to consolidate their skills and experience to complete the requirement for CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration).

The aim is to appoint people of varying experiences, at different stages of their careers to maximise the training opportunities. The post holder will perform their clinical duties at the level of a registrar but within the limits of their competence. Their duties may include, leading the ward rounds of inpatients, taking responsibility of all aspects of the care of in patients including the safe, timely discharges and discharge-communication. They will provide leadership and supervision to the junior members of the team and support consultants in outpatient clinics and operating theatres. They will take part in regular MDT and Vascular Grand Rounds, Audit and Clinical Governance Meetings. They will provide an emergency on-call cover (1:6 non-resident OOH).

They must keep accurate record of emergency admissions and referrals and formally handover at the end of their shift. Handover must be formal, should follow the SBAR pattern (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation). Similarly, they must make sure that they have understood the patient’s problems and needs when receiving handover from somebody else. They will supervise juniors in writing comprehensive but succinct discharge letters and summaries

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

The aim is to appoint people of varying experiences, at different stages of their careers to maximise the training opportunities. The post holder will perform their clinical duties at the level of a registrar but within the limits of their competence. Their duties may include, leading the ward rounds of inpatients, taking responsibility of all aspects of the care of in patients including the safe, timely discharges and discharge-communication. They will provide leadership and supervision to the junior members of the team and support consultants in outpatient clinics and operating theatres. They will take part in regular MDT and Vascular Grand Rounds, Audit and Clinical Governance Meetings. They will provide an emergency on-call cover (1:6 non-resident OOH).

They must keep accurate record of emergency admissions and referrals and formally handover at the end of their shift. Handover must be formal, should follow the SBAR pattern (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation). Similarly, they must make sure that they have understood the patient’s problems and needs when receiving handover from somebody else. They will supervise juniors in writing comprehensive but succinct discharge letters and summaries.

They will be expected to practice within the normal working practices of the unit, follow the care pathways adopted by the vascular team, and work collaboratively for the benefit of patients and be prepared to be accountable for the quality of their work, behaviour and conduct. The appointee will work in accordance with the values of the Trust and Standard Operating Procedures of the vascular team.

The consultants have the overall responsibility for the care of the patients and the postholders will support them in service delivery, engage in formal and informal discussions around t


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