Locum Consultant Vascular Surgery

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Locum Vascular Consultant to join our team in the Vascular Service at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW).

UHCW is a busy major trauma centre serving Coventry and Warwickshire (1.2 million population) and beyond. We have a surgically led EVAR service with an active complex aortic programme (Fenestrated EVAR, TEVAR). Surgeons also perform complex ilio-femoral endovascular reconstructions such as CERAB. We have access to CYDAR fusion imaging and IVUS in theatres. We work closely with our cardiac surgeons and have monthly complex aortic MDTs. We have an active research programme and teach Warwick Medical Students as well as postgraduate doctors.

The trust has committed to the delivery of a hybrid operating theatre. The vascular unit covers the spoke hospitals of Warwick and George Eliot with all arterial work centralised to UHCW.

Main duties of the job

This post will be primarily based at the University Hospital site although travel to satellite clinics may be required and will involve 10 programmed activities (10 PA), with 1.5 SPA. Suitably experienced candidates will be able to take part in the Vascular Consultant on call rota and will contribute to the provision of the vascular service.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.