Job overview

The Plymouth Cardiovascular Centre wishes to appoint a full time  Consultant in Vascular Surgery. The post-holder will be based at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth (Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust).  Candidates are expected to be accredited in the specialty of vascular surgery and to have completed appropriate training.

We will be a team of six full time surgeons working in a tertiary vascular centre performing all types of major vascular and endovascular operations and procedures. One of these surgeons also performs renal transplant surgery and several provide surgery for vascular access.  

Main duties of the job

We perform all types of elective and emergency Vascular Surgery including:

-        carotid surgery (urgent and elective),

-    complex aortic surgery for aneurysms and occlusive disease (open and endovascular including thoraco-abdominal aneurysm repair with cardiac bypass),

-        upper and lower limb bypass including distal bypass,

-        renal transplant (deceased and live donor),

-      cervical and first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome and axillary vein thrombosis,

-  thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis and digital ischaemia sympathectomy,

-        renal access surgery (fistula),

•        venous procedures. 

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.