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At University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) we are the region’s Major Trauma Centre and we are responsible for providing care across the widest of spectrums: from within people’s homes and working with our voluntary sector partners in local communities, to offering the most specialist hospital care available in our regional centre: for example immunology, cardiothoracic surgery and kidney and bone marrow transplants. We care for 475,000 in our secondary care catchment population, with a wider peninsula population of almost 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services.
Delivering our services through a number of key sites across Plymouth and the surrounding area:
- Mount Gould Hospital - We have 30 beds for general rehabilitation plus 15 beds for stroke rehabilitation patients and a discharge assessment unit with 10 beds available and a further 30 to follow.
- South Hams Community Hospital - We have 15 beds here and began managing the site in 2021.
- Tavistock Hospital - We have 13 beds here and began managing the site in 2021.
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- Radiology Academy - The Plymouth Radiology Academy is the only purpose-built Radiology Academy in the world and provides an inspirational environment in which to learn radiology.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Plymouth and working with Plymouth Marjon University. As host to the Joint Hospital Group South West (JHG(SW)) in a city with a strong military tradition, we have a tri-service staff of nearly 200 military doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are fully integrated within our facilities.
We know the importance of civility and saying thank you and actively encourage patients, their families and our colleagues, to send thank you messages through a number of channels. By capturing episodes of excellence we can learn from these events, improve practice and safety and spread the good practice throughout the Trust. Last year over 1,800 nominations were received.
UHP were chosen as one of seven Trusts to take part in the national NHS Improvement Programme, to create a culture of continuous improvement by empowering staff to develop their own ideas for improvement and lead their own projects.
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Medical recruitment
Locum Consultant in Vascular Surgery
Accepting applications until: 15-Nov-2024 08:00
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 15-Nov-2024 08:00
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Tref
- Plymouth
- Cod post
- PL6 8DH
- Major / Minor Region
- Devon
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Oriau
- Full time - 10.25 sessions per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Vascular Surgery
Trosolwg o'r swydd
This is a post for a Locum Consultant Vascular Surgeon, to cover a vacant post. This is a 12 month post. The successful applicant will join the rota to make 6 whole time equivalent consultants.
The Department of Vascular Surgery is a service line with in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Cluster, which incorporates 2 x wards, Cardiac Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit and has a programme for Advanced Nurse Practitioners as part of the team. The departmental group of services have an annual budget of over £16m.
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Each Vascular Surgeon has one full day of operating per week and access to half day lists for ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins.
We have a dedicated Vascular theatre for elective and emergency procedures.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth is the major trauma centre for the South West peninsula.
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 procedure
Each vascular surgeon has one full day of operating per week and access to half day lists for ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins. We have a dedicated Vascular theatre for elective and emergency procedures.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The flexible job plan facilitates optimum usage of the facilities equally by all consultants.
The successful applicant will be undertaking outpatient clinics, theatres, Interventional Radiology session and MDT once a week.
The successful applicant will have one full day operating session on a six week schedule.
The post holder will be expected to contribute towards the directorate’s teaching and audit responsibilities. Attendance at regular CME and morbidity/mortality meetings is considered essential.
The post holder must participate in CPD activities to meet the requirements of revalidation.
Workload
This is a 10.25 PA post which incorporates 1.5 SPAs. Flexibility in association with service needs will be required within an annualised framework. The appointee will be expected to support clinical colleagues in offering a comprehensive vascular surgery service. The job plan may be altered in the future in consultation with colleagues, clinical director and medical director.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and special training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or entry expected with 6 months of the interview date if currently an SpR/StR)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Qualification in teaching
Particular skills and experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of both elective and emergency problems in vascular surgery
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in vascular surgery and two years’ experience in a vascular surgery unit or an equivalent
- Expertise in carotid, aortic and bypass surgery
- Endovascular skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- Renal access experience
- Endovascular fellowship
Research & clinical audit
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability and enthusiasm in research Commitment to audit of outcomes
- Research degree (MD or PhD)
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to act as PI in research trials
Teaching
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills effectively and with enthusiasm.
- This particular post requires the applicant to undertake teaching of postgraduate/undergraduate medical students.
- Experience of postgraduate teaching (HEE / Royal college approved courses)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates preferably with a teaching qualification
Communication & Interpersonal skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work as a team, critical approach to work, caring attitude to patients, ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other allied staff, honesty and probity
Meini prawf dymunol
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local and regional level
Management
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to effectively manage a surgical firm and work within a multidisciplinary team
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of audit and management and IT skills
Practical requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- An ability to undertake the physical and mental demands of a busy tertiary vascular post and to be flexible in providing on call work.
Successfully completed an ATLS and CCrISP course
Meini prawf hanfodol
- To be on the appropriate GMC Specialist Register or eligible for admission within six months of interview.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Devender Mittapalli
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07894277849
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
- Plymouth
- PL6 8DH
- Telephone
- 01752439787
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