Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Job overview

The Vascular department is appointing a vascular surgeon. The East Kent Vascular Department provides emergency and elective vascular in-patient services, day case surgery, investigative procedures and outpatient consultations. There is a full range of elective and emergency services for all aspects of an arterial centre’s vascular service.

The successful candidate will join a well-established unit with allied co-specialties including vascular surgery, 24 hours cover for interventional radiology and renal medicine on-site. The consultant on-call rota is 1 in 10 with full middle grade cover 24-7. We are a forward-thinking department with a young consultant body. Therefore, we are happy to consider adapting job plans to accommodate family and home life.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'.

It s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

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We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

• Full GMC Registration CCST/CESR Specialist Registration
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
• Experience in Aortic Surgery both open and endovascular
• Research track record

• Completed training in vascular and endovascular surgery.
• Wide and comprehensive experience in the care of vascular patients.
• Fully conversant with the NHS and its governance structures.
• Leadership skills or courses
• Teaching skills

• Understanding of clinical governance
• Record of audits performed
• Interest in leading audits, governance and appraisals

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