Job overview

The Department of Vascular Surgery provides a Trust-wide service, with the arterial hub based at University Hospital Coventry and outreach to three spoke hospitals: Warwick Hospital, Rugby St. Cross, and George Eliot Hospital. Outpatient clinics and day-case procedures are delivered across these sites.

University Hospital Coventry is a 1,000+ bed tertiary centre, a designated Level III Trauma Unit, and affiliated with Warwick Medical School, one of the UK’s leading medical institutions.

Our department offers a full elective and emergency vascular service, covering inpatient, day-case, and outpatient pathways. The team currently comprises:

• 7 Consultant Vascular Surgeons
• 2 Specialist Registrars
• 5 Clinical Fellows
• 2 Core Trainees
• 4 Foundation Year 1 doctors

We run an established Surgeon-led EVAR/FEVAR programme performed in the vascular operating theatre, with TEVAR and aortic arch interventions also undertaken by the vascular team, including emergency out-of-hours TEVAR for BTAI.

The unit provides complex lower limb revascularisation (open and endovascular), diabetic limb salvage, carotid surgery, and the full spectrum of vascular procedures. Services are supported by a dedicated vascular laboratory and an interventional radiology team of 6 vascular interventional radiologists.

The department is fully committed to surgical training in all aspects of open and endovascular surgery.

The vascular middle grade on-call rota is currently 1:6 (non-resident).

Main duties of the job

• Participate in outpatient clinics.
• Undertake daily ward rounds and inpatient reviews under consultant supervision.
• Attend theatre sessions and perform procedures appropriate to their level of competence.
• Respond to vascular emergencies and contribute to acute service delivery.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the vascular team, including registrars, fellows, and junior doctors.
• Supervise and support SHOs and Foundation Year doctors.
• Maintain clear communication with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to medical student teaching and departmental education.
• Actively participate in audit, research, and quality improvement programmes, with encouragement to develop research interests.
• Contribute to the vascular on-call rota.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 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 employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care 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 worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

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.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.