King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon

The closing date is 15 April 2026

Job summary

This is a Locum consultant post. The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients with vascular disease, and to provide and develop vascular access services to the King's NHSFT's patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Major areas of vascular surgery in the Trust include, carotid artery disease, elective open and endovascular aortic aneurysms repair, diabetic foot disease, vascular trauma, vascular access surgery for neurosurgery and haemodialysis and visceral aneurysms repair. It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.

Main duties of the job

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients with vascular disease, and to provide and develop vascular access services to the King's NHSFT's patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

The Trust has an annual income of around £1 billion, around half of which is derived from Clinical Commissioning Groups. However, education and research are also important sources of income, currently contributing around 8% of the total. The Trust is embarking on a strategy to achieve greater diversification of its income, with growth anticipated in tertiary referrals, research and commercial services activities. There is also a developing fund raising partnership within King's Health Partners for the Institute programs in Cardiovascular, Haematology and Neurosciences.

We offer a family friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work-life balance. The Trust provides a supportive mentoring and career planning programme. Applications for job sharing are welcome.

Date posted

01 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum excluding London Zone Allowance

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-MED-DH-7906985

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be based at Kings College Hospitals (Denmark Hill, PRUH, Beckenham Beacon and Orpington) and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.

The On-Call commitment is for a 1:6 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trusts sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following: -

The provision of a first class clinical service

Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with Kings College London / KHP

Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies

Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans

Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Together with the other consultant vascular surgeons, to provide a service for Kings College Foundation Trust Hospitals. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

2. Shared responsibility with the other consultant vascular surgeons for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Divisional management team.

6. Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.

8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the departments/ Divisions Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

12. Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/ Clinical Director.

13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.