Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our existing team of 11 Consultants and 1 SAS doctor here at the Freeman Hospital, providing Vascular Surgery services to a population of approximately 1.2 million people across the Newcastle and Gateshead region and spoke services across Northumbria.
You will provide an expert opinion on, and investigate and manage, those patients presenting to the Department of Vascular Surgery in Newcastle. You will be contributing to the management, development and delivery of the vascular service and will be responsible for patient care within this department.
Management of vascular patients will involve open, endovascular and modern endovenous techniques, involving close MDT team working to ensure the best outcomes possible for the people of the North East of England referred for a vascular opinion.
You will be expected to lead and develop your sub-specialty interest to further enhance the delivery of the vascular service and it is favourable if the successful candidate has a track record of service innovation.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
Primarily you will be contributing to the management, delivery and development of the Vascular service in Newcastle Hospitals and surrounding trusts. You will be responsible for patient care within this department. As a nationally recognised centre of vascular excellence in the UK, we would expect the successful candidate to lead and develop a subspecialty area, to continue to enhance the national profile of Newcastle Hospitals. We anticipate that successful candidates will have the necessary skills to drive forward our hybrid theatre endovascular capability and the delivery of first-class vascular care. Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to take on leading roles in education and/or clinical governance. We expect the successful candidate to be an innovator, with exceptional leadership skills, a track record of successful collaboration and team working, together with a proven ability to deliver service innovation and quality improvement.
You will participate in a 1:9 weekend & 1:11 week-based Consultant-of-the-Week and Surgeon-of-the Week rota, enabling frontline senior decision making and supporting patient flow.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and the Clinical Board, please contact: Mr Matthew Thomas, Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery on 0191 2139940, or via email at m.thomas2@nhs.net, or Miss Rachel Bell, Clinical Director on 0191 2139209 or via email at rachel.bell24@nhs.net.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
- To lead in a specific clinical area of vascular surgery and contribute at national level
- To actively contribute to the general organisation and running of vascular services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues
- To effectively manage clinics/theatre lists
- To lead the delivery of vascular and endovascular services to neighbouring trusts
- To establish office-based varicose vein intervention in neighbouring trusts
- To ensure that patient safety, quality and clinical governance are promoted and developed within the vascular service to ensure the highest possible standard of healthcare and sharing of lessons learned
- To co-ordinate clinical audit relevant to the vascular service, with particular attention to NICE guidance, NCEPOD, CQUIN targets and the Vascular Registry annual reports
- To assist the Surgical Services Director of Operations and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints, working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
Administrative:
- Undertake effective patient-based administration duties in relation to the care of your patients and the delivery of the vascular service
- General administrative duties to achieve departmental, directorate and trust strategic aims and objectives
- Clinical governance administration necessary to deliver safe, high quality care with efficient use of resources
- Become involved with the financial management of the department at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high quality care to agreed standards but, at the same time, reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
- To efficiently utilise theatre lists
- To efficiently manage your weekly diary, including on-call provisions, taking into account service demands and working closely with colleagues to achieve this
- To build efficient working relationships with administrative and secretarial team
- To work with the department to achieve effective management pathways for carotid, aortic aneurysm, and chronic limb threatening ischaemia patients, as well as patients with superficial and deep venous disease.
Research, innovation and quality improvement:
- To collaborate with academic institutions to further establish the research profile of the department
- To continue research activity and publish clinical research, contributing to the national vascular community
- To contribute to departmental/clinical board/trust-level vascular innovations and to personally lead quality improvement projects.
- The successful candidate will have a track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and will be expected to encourage research as a high profile activity that compliments the high quality vascular service provided.
Teaching:
- To contribute to the teaching and training of all grades of juniors, including supporting the Foundation junior doctor team, core training and and specialty trainees. This includes the delivery of teaching in both informal and formal settings (eg the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, NSTC)
- Participate in the teaching and clinical supervision of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle in all parts of the course, but specifically in the investigation and management of vascular conditions
- To reflect on feedback to maintain the high educational standards expected of the Trust and HENE
- To understand and clearly demonstrate the professional behaviours required of a dedicated educational/clinical supervisor.
- Participate in the teaching and training of other other allied health care professionals (e.g. Physician Associates, Surgical Care Practitioners, Specialist Nurses and Nurse Practitioners) within the Clinical Board.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
- To lead in a specific clinical area of vascular surgery and contribute at national level
- To actively contribute to the general organisation and running of vascular services within the Trust, working in collaboration with colleagues
- To effectively manage clinics/theatre lists
- To lead the delivery of vascular and endovascular services to neighbouring trusts
- To establish office-based varicose vein intervention in neighbouring trusts
- To ensure that patient safety, quality and clinical governance are promoted and developed within the vascular service to ensure the highest possible standard of healthcare and sharing of lessons learned
- To co-ordinate clinical audit relevant to the vascular service, with particular attention to NICE guidance, NCEPOD, CQUIN targets and the Vascular Registry annual reports
- To assist the Surgical Services Director of Operations and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints, working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
Administrative:
- Undertake effective patient-based administration duties in relation to the care of your patients and the delivery of the vascular service
- General administrative duties to achieve departmental, directorate and trust strategic aims and objectives
- Clinical governance administration necessary to deliver safe, high quality care with efficient use of resources
- Become involved with the financial management of the department at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high quality care to agreed standards but, at the same time, reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
- To efficiently utilise theatre lists
- To efficiently manage your weekly diary, including on-call provisions, taking into account service demands and working closely with colleagues to achieve this
- To build efficient working relationships with administrative and secretarial team
- To work with the department to achieve effective management pathways for carotid, aortic aneurysm, and chronic limb threatening ischaemia patients, as well as patients with superficial and deep venous disease.
Research, innovation and quality improvement:
- To collaborate with academic institutions to further establish the research profile of the department
- To continue research activity and publish clinical research, contributing to the national vascular community
- To contribute to departmental/clinical board/trust-level vascular innovations and to personally lead quality improvement projects.
- The successful candidate will have a track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and will be expected to encourage research as a high profile activity that compliments the high quality vascular service provided.
Teaching:
- To contribute to the teaching and training of all grades of juniors, including supporting the Foundation junior doctor team, core training and and specialty trainees. This includes the delivery of teaching in both informal and formal settings (eg the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, NSTC)
- Participate in the teaching and clinical supervision of undergraduate medical students from the University of Newcastle in all parts of the course, but specifically in the investigation and management of vascular conditions
- To reflect on feedback to maintain the high educational standards expected of the Trust and HENE
- To understand and clearly demonstrate the professional behaviours required of a dedicated educational/clinical supervisor.
- Participate in the teaching and training of other other allied health care professionals (e.g. Physician Associates, Surgical Care Practitioners, Specialist Nurses and Nurse Practitioners) within the Clinical Board.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
- Possession of FRCS Vasc or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree. (PhD/MD/MS/MPhil)
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
- Evidence of independent performance vascular procedures (aortic aneurysm surgery, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, lower-limb bypass)
- Evidence of ability to deliver full-range of modern varicose vein techniques, including office-based intervention
- Evidence of ability to deliver peripheral endovascular intervention and combined endovascular/open surgery techniques
- Interest and willingness to develop delivery of services (including endovascular and endovenous) in the management of vascular patients
- A commitment to delivering/developing vascular services in neighbouring Trusts
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Desirable
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of effective supervision of junior medical staff and other healthcare staff groups
- Experience of effective delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to effectively teach clinical / technical / practical skills
- Evidence of a reflective style of teaching in clinical, technical and practical areas
Desirable
- Attendance at/ commitment to attend courses to develop teaching/supervision skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Evidence of conception, design and delivery of training courses
- Utilisation of trainee feedback to enhance training package content and personal delivery style.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of collaboration with an academic institution to develop research portfolio
- Publications in last three years as first, last or corresponding author
- Evidence in involvement and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Evidence of ability to critically review the literature
Desirable
- Higher degree. (PhD/MD/MS/MPhil)
- Evidence of grants applied for and/or awarded over last 5 years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of leadership in audit/QI projects
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit/QI activity
- Interest in significant leadership contribution to ongoing audit and QI strategy for the vascular service
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
- Possession of FRCS Vasc or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree. (PhD/MD/MS/MPhil)
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
- Evidence of independent performance vascular procedures (aortic aneurysm surgery, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, lower-limb bypass)
- Evidence of ability to deliver full-range of modern varicose vein techniques, including office-based intervention
- Evidence of ability to deliver peripheral endovascular intervention and combined endovascular/open surgery techniques
- Interest and willingness to develop delivery of services (including endovascular and endovenous) in the management of vascular patients
- A commitment to delivering/developing vascular services in neighbouring Trusts
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Desirable
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of effective supervision of junior medical staff and other healthcare staff groups
- Experience of effective delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to effectively teach clinical / technical / practical skills
- Evidence of a reflective style of teaching in clinical, technical and practical areas
Desirable
- Attendance at/ commitment to attend courses to develop teaching/supervision skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Evidence of conception, design and delivery of training courses
- Utilisation of trainee feedback to enhance training package content and personal delivery style.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of collaboration with an academic institution to develop research portfolio
- Publications in last three years as first, last or corresponding author
- Evidence in involvement and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Evidence of ability to critically review the literature
Desirable
- Higher degree. (PhD/MD/MS/MPhil)
- Evidence of grants applied for and/or awarded over last 5 years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of leadership in audit/QI projects
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit/QI activity
- Interest in significant leadership contribution to ongoing audit and QI strategy for the vascular service
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
