Hertfordshire Consultant NHS ST7+ Post CCT Vascular Surgery Surgeon United Kingdom via Workplace Doctors on a fixed term/ permanent basis.
*** GMC Registration Required (General Medical Council) Essential
*** Specialist Register entry on the GMC Register
***Location: Hertfordshire - United Kingdom
***CESR / CCT or Post CCT (within 6 months of job offer) or equivalent overseas qualification.
***Speciality: Vascular Surgery Surgeon
*** Role: Consultant / ST 7+ / Post CCT / CESR
***Duration: Fixed Term / Permanent (NOT Locum Basis)
***Pay rate: £NEGOTIABLE (dependent on experience £84,559 - £114,003 a year)
***Start date: ASAP
*** Exact location details provided upon receipt of application / CV
Overview
We are seeking to appoint a Consultant with complementary skills to the local and regional requirements. This offers an excellent opportunity for someone with the appropriate subspecialist skills to join the team to cover a potential catchment area of our client’s NHS facility.
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.
Our NHS client prides itself on being a friendly and caring place to work where the aim to combine our patient first approach with innovative and creativity against a backdrop of holistic team working, as encapsulated in their vision and values.
Hertfordshire (often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region. It covers 634 square miles (1,640 km2). It derives its name from a hart (stag) and a ford, used as the components of the county's coat of arms and of the flag. Hertfordshire County Council is based in Hertford, once the main market town.
Since 1903, Letchworth is the prototype of the garden city and Stevenage became the first town to expand under post-war Britain's New Towns Act.
In 2013, the population was about 1,140,700, with Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford (and St Albans, the county's only city) each having between 50,000 and 100,000 residents.[2][3]
Elevations are higher in the north and west, reaching more than 800 feet (240 m) in the Chilterns near Tring. The county centres on the headwaters and upper valleys of the rivers Lea and the Colne; both flow south, and both are accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural and much is protected by green belt. The largest sector of the county's economy is services. Hertfordshire is well-served with motorways and railways for access to London, the Midlands and the North.
Hertfordshire is a home county with many towns forming part of the London commuter belt and has some of the principal roads in England including the A1, A1(M), A41, A414, M1, M11, and the M25.
Stansted Airport and Luton Airport are both within 10 miles (16 km) of the county's borders.
Department
The Hertforshire’s Vascular Service provides the vascular service for the patients of Hertfordshire, in line with the recommendations of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI). It provides a high quality vascular and endovascular service that is closely linked to, and co-located with, the key specialist interdependencies.
A 24/7 service is provided at the hospital for all emergency vascular surgery, together with all elective arterial surgery in Hertfordshire. The service are working towards a 24/7 service for emergency interventional vascular radiology procedures. The current IR rota is staffed locally by three consultant interventional vascular radiologists and one endovascular surgeon and is supported by a nearby University Hospitals to provide a viable 24/7 IR service.
The Hertfordshire Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme is also being delivered from the hospital, with all men aged 65 years in Hertfordshireoffered screening in GP surgeries and screening centres.
Vascular Ward
28 beds and a designated 9-bedded Level 1 facility (step-down provision from HDU with a higher level of nursing). The ward receives all patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and EVAR directly after surgery into Level 1, unless transfer to ITU is required.
Critical Care
There is a 16 bedded Critical Care facility (ITU/HDU) at the hospital, plus 9 Level 1 step-down beds on the Vascular Ward.
Operating Theatres
A dedicated vascular operating theatre for elective arterial surgery is available (Theatre 3), with an all-day vascular operating list every day during normal hours in the working week (8-6pm, Monday to Friday). This is staffed by consultant vascular anaesthetists and theatre staff with specialist training and expertise in vascular surgery.
A dedicated NCEPOD emergency theatre is also available 24/7 for vascular emergencies, together with other emergencies
Procedures The following vascular procedures are offered:
- Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
- Open aortic aneurysm repair
- Carotid artery surgery
- All lower limb vascular reconstructions
- Surgery for the diabetic foot
- Amputation surgery
- Thrombolysis and surgery for acute limb ischaemia
- Treatment of mesenteric vascular disease
- Treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy
- Management of vascular trauma
- Management of bleeding requiring vascular reconstruction or endovascular intervention
- Duplex sonography
- Non-invasive angiography (CT and MR)
- Catheter angiography for occlusive peripheral arterial disease, bleeding and trauma
- Subintimal and transluminal angioplasty/stenting for peripheral arterial occlusive disease
- Tibial artery angioplasty in critical lower limb ischaemia
- Vascular and peritoneal access surgery
- County-wide provision of vascular access interventional radiology
- Management of failing/failed dialysis access
- Caval filter insertion
- Embolisation for bleeding
- Venous surgery – including foam sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation
General Duties- guideline only
To be discussed at interview with the candidate.
Job Plan
Regular job planning meetings will be undertaken with the post holder to ensure that the appointee is remunerated for any additional activities undertaken and that the job plan accurately reflects the overall workload undertaken by the post holder.
The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an illustrative guide and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidates. Further discussion on supporting professional activities will depend on the Trust's requirements and the individual's particular expertise.
The initial job plan comprises a total of 10 programmed activities (PAs) per week. This consists of 8.5 direct clinical care PAs (including on call) and 1.5 supporting professional activity Pas and is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director.
Salary
This is as described in the Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions, in line with the Consultant Contract (2003). The current full time salary scale (as of July 2020) ranges from £84,559 - £114,003 a year with eight thresholds.
The on call supplement is Category A and attracts a supplement of 5% of basic salary.
Office Accommodation
Office accommodation will be provided for the appointee with secretarial support.
Management Responsibility
All Consultants are required to attend the monthly Directorate Meetings. Post holders will be expected to share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate. As part of the Consultant Team, the consultant will offer mentoring support and lead the existing clinical team through, one-to-one support, individual case management and complex cases, identifying development needs and suggesting CPD (Continuous Professional Development) opportunities and responding to clinical enquiries via e-mail and telephone.
Teaching/Research
The consultant will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review. Teaching will take place during programmed activities and flexibly at other times.
- To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of GMC and related requirements
- To supervise and manage the work of his/her junior medical staff and participate in the training and development of these staff to the standards required by the Royal Colleges.
Clinical Governance & Audit
The consultant will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies. There are 6 half day clinical governance meetings per annum which substitute regular fixed sessions. There is a weekly consultant meeting before MDT on Friday to discuss any issues during the week and to plan for next week.
Personal & Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.
The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
Medical revalidation is the process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK, provides greater assurance to patients, the public, employers and other healthcare professionals that licensed doctors are up-to-date and fit to practise. It is a key component of a range of measures designed to improve the quality of care for patients.
The Trust supports Royal College guidance on provision of mentors for new consultants in line with GMC recommendations. All newly appointed consultant staff are provided with a list of locally trained mentors who are available for ongoing support as required.
Personal Responsibilities
Confidentiality
All confidential information, including patient records, individual staff records, details of contract prices and terms and any other confidential information, must under no circumstances be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. The penalty for breach of confidentiality will normally be summary dismissal.
Workplace Doctors are looking for medical professionals with UK & Overseas experience: that possesses the following qualities:
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
*** Ability to act as part of a team
*** Ability to cope with a varying work load
*** GMC Registration Essential (General Medical Council) - We can provide guidance if needed
*** Specialist Register entry on the GMC Register
***Post CESR or CCT obtained (CCT - Certificate of Completion of Training) or (CESR- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration)
****IELTS and PLAB Exam Part 1 & 2 (IELTS, overall score 7.5) – overseas doctors
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Note: The Trust operates a policy whereby all employment for staff that have access to children/vulnerable adults will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure (Disclosure and Barring Service) The Criminal Records Bureau ( CRB ) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority ( ISA ) have merged to become the Disclosure and Barring Service ( DBS ). CRB checks are now called DBS checks. Overseas candidates will require an international police check or character reference.
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test.
At Workplace Doctors we welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Candidates will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post.
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Call us today on +44 (0) 1234 889213 to discuss this vacancy or email your CV along with your GMC Registration to [email protected] You are able to also apply online (see below)
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in the post, the vacancy will be expired early. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.