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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CONSULTANT VASCULAR SURGEON

• Are you looking to be part of an experienced and supportive MDT?
• Are you passionate in providing high quality Vascular patient care?
• Do you want a working environment that supports your clinical and academic development?

We have a vacancy for a full time substantive Consultant Vascular Surgeon.  It is expected that the successful post holder would have significant experience in all aspects of arterial and venous surgery to support the expansion and ongoing development of the current Vascular service. The individual will be supported in development of a sub-speciality interest that compliments existing sub-specialist interests. Plans are in place for a further expansion to 8 consultants.

The General Surgery & Urology Care Group is made up of a range of surgical specialties including Upper and Lower GI, Breast & Plastics, Urology and Vascular Surgery. There is a Clinical Director and Care Group Manager. Each surgical specialty has a Lead Clinician and there are a team of Operational Managers allocated a number of surgical specialties. There are 4 Matrons allocated to Surgery and Critical Care to lead on the Nursing Agenda within the organisation.

The Department of Vascular Surgery offers an excellent consultant-led Vascular service for the population of North Yorkshire (approx 800,000) based at York but working across York, Scarborough, Malton, Harrogate, Selby and Bridlington.

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The Department of Vascular Surgery forms part of the Surgery Care Group and currently consists of 7 WTE Consultant Vascular Surgeons with a view to expand to 8 surgeons in the next two years. All 7 Vascular Surgeons provide the full range of Vascular arterial and venous surgery, there is a well-established weekly Aortic Aneurysm MDT and all arterial surgical work is undertaken on the York Hospital site. The link with Harrogate is through a well-established Service Level Agreement and monitored through regular meetings between the management teams.

The on call is based at York Hospital with all acute and elective arterial and inpatient venous surgery being performed currently on this site. The on-call Surgeon is free of elective commitments during their on-call period and has access to dedicated ‘CEPOD’ lists (5 per week), these are in addition to the acute theatre that is available 24/7 and are staffed by appropriately trained theatre and anaesthetic teams.

There is a day case venous list established at Scarborough Hospital and there are plans for a further day case theatre list to be established at Harrogate Hospital. There are outpatient clinics held at Harrogate, Wetherby, Bridlington and Scarborough. There is a 30 bedded Vascular Ward and access to a Nurse Enhanced Unit as well as well-equipped critical care facilities.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites.

Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.
We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust’s website in the ‘Working for Us’ section.