Assistant Clinical Technologist

6 months ago


Middlesbrough, United Kingdom South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a  Locum Consultant in Vascular Surgery.

Applications are invited from an enthusiastic and motivated consultant surgeon for a locum consultant post at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust .

This is an initial 6 month locum post, with the potential for extension and development to a substantive post.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The Directorate of Vascular Surgery consists of 7 consultant surgeons, 1 nurse consultant and 4 surgical care practitioners. There are 7 middle grade doctors (4 trust grade doctors and 3 higher surgical trainee from the Northern Deanery), 3 FY1 and a FY2 doctors.

About the area:

The quality of life for professionals and their families in the North East of England is excellent with easy access to attractive countryside and coast including the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. There are several local highly rated schools and attractive market towns and villages.

Our well established team are expanding and looking forward to showing you why South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work.

Main duties of the job

About the Role:

The appointee will be required to maintain a general vascular surgical remit. This will include the management of elective and emergency patient referrals with arterial and venous disease. The appointee will join a rota with other Consultant colleagues to look after vascular emergencies referred into the service from across the catchment area. The current job plan will entail at least 10 programmed activities (on a 7 week rolling rota). A substantive post is pending. The appointee will be required to have a flexible approach to job plan provision and have an interest in teaching and training.

An interest in research with evidence of published work would be desirable.

An interest in developing the major trauma service would be desirable.

The appointee will need to travel to peripheral hospitals across the network.

Working for our organisation

About the Trust:

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as cardiothoracics, neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre (adult and children) for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own floodlit helipad. In 2012, The James Cook University Hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. 

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds. Despite this, recent developments have included the introduction of lung cancer surgery on site, the opening of an MRI Scanner and the opening of The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre. The trust has 3 surgical robots which it utilised across various surgical specialities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We serve a catchment area of approximately 1 million across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire. We cover an area from Ripon and Whitby in the south to Peterlee in the north and Saltburn in the east to Darlington in the west. We provide services across 6 sites including The James Cook University Hospital, University Hospital of North Tees, University Hospital Hartlepool, Friarage Hospital, Redcar Primary Care Hospital and Darlington Memorial Hospital. The James Cook site is the arterial site and major Trauma centre. There are 6 vascular interventional radiologist and specialist vascular anaesthetists also providing vascular pre-assessment (CPEX) and pre-habilitation. We provide EVAR, TEVAR, F-EVAR, B-EVAR and Ch-EVAR procedures and have a large experience of complex endovascular procedures. There is a Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) to reduce the need for HDU beds. We provide varicose vein treatments across the region and provide out-patient clinics across the hospitals in the network.

The candidate must possess a UK recognised medical degree, full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and Fellowship of one of the UK surgical colleges or UK recognised equivalent. The candidate must also be eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months at the time of interview).

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria

Full GMC registration FRCS (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

Training in appraisal techniques

Clinical experience and effectiveness

Essential criteria

Experience in elective and emergency general vascular surgery Endovenous management of varicose veins Evidence of clinical audit

Desirable criteria

Evidence of research or innovative service developments Experience in renal access surgery

Management and administrative experience

Essential criteria

Previous involvement and participation in meetings for vascular surgery

Desirable criteria

Management training Success in obtaining funding for research

Teaching and training experiences

Essential criteria

Experience of supervising junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

Other teaching skills/experience

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to demonstrate respect and civility to all members of staff Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure Supportive Caring attitude to patients Commitment to good team working and relationships Resident within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital Awareness of own personal development needs Flexibility to respond to changing service

Desirable criteria

IT skills Experience in counselling Experience in team working outside of work

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.

As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at 

The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.

Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.

Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.



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