Consultant Vascular Surgeon in Canterbury

The Vascular department is appointing a vascular surgeon. The East Kent Vascular Department provides emergency and elective vascular in-patient services, day case surgery, investigative procedures and outpatient consultations. There is a full range of elective and emergency services for all aspects of an arterial centre’s vascular service.

The successful candidate will join a well-established unit with allied co-specialties including vascular surgery, 24 hours cover for interventional radiology and renal medicine on-site. The consultant on-call rota is 1 in 10 with full middle grade cover 24-7. We are a forward-thinking department with a young consultant body. Therefore, we are happy to consider adapting job plans to accommodate family and home life.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post. We also offer removal expenses, up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

• Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• CCST/CESR Specialist Registration
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School

• Experience in Aortic Surgery both open and endovascular

• Research track record

• Skills and experience

• Completed training in vascular and endovascular surgery.
• Wide and comprehensive experience in the care of vascular patients.
• Fully conversant with the NHS and its governance structures.
• Leadership skills or courses
• Teaching skills
• Clinical governance
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Record of audits performed
• Interest in leading audits, governance and appraisals

The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework. We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport. The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles. Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria. We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds. You can search for and apply for roles directly on our website. If you are applying via NHS Jobs your application will be sent to our recruitment system TRAC. All subsequent information will be generated from TRAC so you won’t be able to see the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs and we won’t be able to respond to e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to us transferring your application and details to our system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records. Good luck with your application, we’ll contact you via email so please check your junk/spam folders.

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.