Job summary
Working Full time: 40 hours per week
This post will be one of 6 ST1/2 doctors in the department. The posts will offer candidates from the UK or from further abroad a unique opportunity to consolidate their experience in a busy and supportive NHS foundation hospital and provide a stepping-stone to the next level of clinical experience. They will have educational teaching, learning and assessment equivalent to those on national specialty programmes.
The department delivers vascular services across the Network via a hub and spoke model. The service delivers the full complement of vascular services including aortic aneurysms, carotid territory embolic disease and peripheral vascular disease. We also deliver renal access services to support the nephrology service and offer vascular input into a multidisciplinary diabetic foot service. The programme of training for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and stage of training.
The post-holder will be based at the Countess of Chester Hospital, which has 26 dedicated Acute Vascular Inpatient beds on Ward 53.
Main duties of the job
In 2014, the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust CoCH became the hub for the South Mersey Arterial Network SMART with Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust WHH and Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust WUTH being the spoke sites. The model implemented at this time comprised of a clinical model of care which centralised inpatient vascular and endovascular services at the CoCH, with both WHH and WUTH continuing to provide outpatient services, daycase surgery and interventional radiology services as spoke sites.There are excellent lab facilities staffed by experienced vascular technologists across the Network in all spoke sites. They play an important role in managing patients with TIAs and thrombophlebitis, in addition to providing the full range of standard investigations. Main operating theatres are located in an 11 theatre complex with a common recovery area, daycase surgery is provided across the network at all sites.With the development of the SMART Centre, the surgical team will treat in the region of 900 inpatients annually. Of these 900 inpatients, circa 600 will require an operating procedure. This involves a number of procedures including Open AAA, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), Carotid Surgery, Upper & Lower Limb Bypass work, Diabetic Foot procedures and Amputations as well as Venous Day Case work.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time the post commences.
- MBBS or equivalent
- Experience at minimum of F2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
- UK experience at ST1/2 level
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date
- Understands the basic principles of audit and research
Desirable
- Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential
- Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Understands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
- Understands the importance of working effectively in teams
Desirable
- Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS
- Computer literate
- Understands the importance and impact of information systems in health care
- Has participated in clinical audit
- Has experience of working in teams
Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time the post commences.
- MBBS or equivalent
- Experience at minimum of F2 or equivalent
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
- UK experience at ST1/2 level
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date
- Understands the basic principles of audit and research
Desirable
- Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential
- Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Understands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
- Understands the importance of working effectively in teams
Desirable
- Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS
- Computer literate
- Understands the importance and impact of information systems in health care
- Has participated in clinical audit
- Has experience of working in teams
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.
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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
