Job overview

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon to join our expanding Northamptonshire Vascular Service. 

This role if one of two new posts increasing the consultant body to eight, supporting a modern hybrid vascular service providing both elective and emergency care. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and well established team delivering high - quality open and endovascular surgery for a population of 800,000.

The post includes participation in a 1:6 oncall rota (moving to 1:7 and eventually 1:8)

Both posts are for an initial 12 month period. 

Main duties of the job

The initial job plan comprises a total of 10 PAs per week (8.5 DCC PAs, including on call, and 1.5 SPA and is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director.

The service operates a 6 week rolling timetable. Elective activities include regular all-day theatre vascular list, Half day vascular CEPOD list and outpatient clinics in the county. You are required to attend the Vascular MDT, weekly planning and M&M meetings on Fridays and a regular vascular consultant meeting.

Not currently included, are additional operating theatre sessions in the day surgical unit, for vascular access & venous surgery.

There is capacity for endovascular sessions within the 6 week cycle in the IR suite for appointees with endovascular competence with potential for future expansion to day case angiography lists at KGH. This job will ideally suit a modern hybrid vascular surgeon with endovascular skills.

A representative initial job plan for this role is shown on the JD. Clinics are held in NGH, outreach clinics in KGH, Corby & Nene Park. The detailed job plan will be subject to agreement with the service lead and the Trust.

The job plan shown in the JD is provisional, modelled on the current plan being worked by the locum consultants (subject to change). Agreed job plans will include travel and patient admin time. All vascular consultants are currently allocated 1PA for patient admin and 1.5 PA for basic SPA.

Working for our organisation

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS  Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.