Job summary
Hertfordshire and West Essex Vascular Network (HWEVN)
The East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are collaborating to form the Hertfordshire and West Essex Vascular Network (HWEVN). We are seeking two exceptional Consultant Vascular Surgeons to join our dynamic team and support the growth of our vascular services within this network. This is a full-time appointments comprising 10.5 programmed activities (PAs). The post holder is expected to cover elective and emergency vascular work, and supporting renal access work. You will also provide outpatient clinics, day surgeries, and diagnostic facilities across the network.
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of transforming vascular services in Hertfordshire and West Essex. Join us to make a significant impact on patient care and service delivery. Apply now to become a vital part of our innovative and forward-thinking network.
About the Network: The HWEVN, with its hub at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, was awarded Vascular Hub status in 2018. Our network serves a population of approximately 1.5 million people, with completion expected by 2025. The network includes West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Watford and The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the applicants will be trained in vascular and endovascular surgery to complement an existing department offering a full elective and emergency surgery service. Having experience in Vascular access procedures will be advantageous. One of the posts will have academic element to compliment the department. Across the ICB the care of inpatient and emergency vascular surgery are centralised at the Lister site with consultants involved in the on-call rota providing a consultant-led commitment free service as COW from Monday to Friday. Night on calls and weekend on calls covered by different consultants. It is expected that the successful candidates may be expected to cover the networked hospitals for the spoke level service provision along with existing spoke consultants.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
- Maintenance of high-quality patient centred care for vascular patients. This includes ward rounds, main theatre sessions, day surgery sessions, OPD, on call and MDT.
- Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning.
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service.
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity.
- Active participation in continuing medical education.
- To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.
- To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
- Contributing to NVR Data and coding.
- Contributing to meet the key KPIs
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
- Maintenance of high-quality patient centred care for vascular patients. This includes ward rounds, main theatre sessions, day surgery sessions, OPD, on call and MDT.
- Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning.
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service.
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity.
- Active participation in continuing medical education.
- To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.
- To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
- Contributing to NVR Data and coding.
- Contributing to meet the key KPIs
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice
- College membership (FRCS) or qualification of an equivalent level
Desirable
- College Fellowship
- Postgraduate academic degree
- Formal training and/or qualification in management and administration
Previous Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience in vascular surgery and essential skills in endovascular procedures
- Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
- Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
- Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
Essential
- Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
- Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice
- College membership (FRCS) or qualification of an equivalent level
Desirable
- College Fellowship
- Postgraduate academic degree
- Formal training and/or qualification in management and administration
Previous Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience in vascular surgery and essential skills in endovascular procedures
- Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
- Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
- Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
Essential
- Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
- Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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).
