Job summary
We are inviting applications for a full time post, Consultant in Vascular Surgery to join our team at Colchester and Ipswich Hospital.
The Five Rivers Vascular Unit covers the ESNEFT Trust, which includes Colchester General Hospital and Ipswich Hospital with a combined catchment population of approximately 900,000. The two centres have been providing a joint on call vascular rota since 2007 and centralized with Colchester Hospital as the hub in 2012.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the ED
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
- Work with a senior colleague or colleagues for a period of mentoring for complex clinical and surgical elective and emergency/on-call cases until the post-holder is happy to continue unaided. We have a departmental policy for all complex aortic cases to be performed with two consultants present; either two surgeons or a surgeon and vascular radiologist.
- Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary
- Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility
- Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
- Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements
- Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust's agree policy
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
- Provide cover as an acute vascular surgeon but will need to have an interest in distal bypass surgery and endovascular intervention
- Working at both Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals for clinics, ward cover and theatres.
- Take an active part in the teaching work and research in the ICENI Centre.
- Take an active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including ward round teaching, formal teaching sessions and clinical audits
- To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
- Issue advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
- Provide cover as an acute vascular surgeon but will need to have an interest in distal bypass surgery and endovascular intervention
- Working at both Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals for clinics, ward cover and theatres.
- Take an active part in the teaching work and research in the ICENI Centre.
- Take an active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including ward round teaching, formal teaching sessions and clinical audits
- To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
- Issue advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- FRCS or equivalent
- Adequate specialist training in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Intervention
- Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
- Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively and be involved in the organisation of the department
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi- disciplinary team
- Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post
Desirable
- MD/MS/PhD or equivalent
- Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Formal training in management
- Formal training in teaching
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- FRCS or equivalent
- Adequate specialist training in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Intervention
- Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
- Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively and be involved in the organisation of the department
- Ability to lead and work as part of multi- disciplinary team
- Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post
Desirable
- MD/MS/PhD or equivalent
- Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Formal training in management
- Formal training in teaching
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).
