ConsultantVascular Surgery

Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Worcester

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Consultant Vascular Surgeon to join a high-performing vascular unit delivering excellent outcomes, high-volume practice and truly integrated multidisciplinary care across Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, you will become part of a well-established consultant-led service providing 24/7 elective and emergency vascular care to a population of around 850,000. This is an exciting time to join the team, with ambitious plans to further develop the service, including a state-of-the-art hybrid theatre, expanding endovascular opportunities and strong academic links with the Three Counties Medical School. You will work alongside an experienced and supportive teamconsultant vascular surgeons in a GMC-accredited training centre with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and collaboration. The unit consistently delivers excellent clinical outcomes, ranks among the top 10 nationally for elective infrarenal AAA repair volume, and offers the opportunity to shape the future of vascular care within a progressive regional network. As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: Delivering High-Quality Vascular Care: My Vision for Worcestershire and Herefordshire AAC Interview date: 08/10/2026 Please note that the Job Description is pending Royal College approval.

Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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This is a replacement post within a well-established and supportive vascular team. The successful applicant will: Deliver a comprehensive vascular surgical service, including elective and emergency care, to patients across the Trust and referring primary care services Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and timely patient care Undertake regular outpatient clinics across Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, Redditch Participate in a weekly arterial operating list at WRH, with opportunities for dual consultant operating and mentoring where appropriate Contribute to a fortnightly day-case list (half-day), primarily for venous or minor arterial procedures Have the opportunity to develop and participate in surgeon-led endovascular (angioplasty) lists depending on experience and service needs Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, governance, and audit activity. Provide expert advice to colleagues within the Trust and to primary care practitioners Support emergency pathways, including A&E and acute medicine, to ensure timely patient flow Contribute to cross-site and cross-county working, with services delivered closer to patients homes wherever possible

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop subspecialty interests within a supportive environment.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and Costs.

Person specification

Essential

Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Vascular
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Expertise in sub-specialty
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Ability to work in a team
Enquiring, critical approach to work
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Vascular (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via
oCCT
oEuropean Community Rights
Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent

Desirable

Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Higher degree