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Job requirements
Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Essential
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (or entry expected with 6 months of the interview date if currently an SpR/StR)
- Essential
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
- essential
Ability to effectively manage a surgical firm and work within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Essential
Experience of teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates preferably with a teaching qualification
- Essential
Renal access experience. Endovascular or Trauma fellowship
- essential
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local and regional level
Job overview
We are currently a team of six full time surgeons working in a tertiary vascular centre performing all types of major vascular and endovascular operations and procedures. One of these surgeons also performs renal transplant surgery and several provide surgery for vascular access. The Vascular service is provided by Mr Dev Mittapalli (full time Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon and Service Lead for Vascular Surgery), Miss Catherine Western (Vascular and Endovascular surgeon and Educational Lead for Vascular Surgery), Mr Jamie Barwell (full time Vascular Surgeon), Lt Col Rob Faulconer (Military Vascular and Trauma surgeon) and Mr Aled Jones (Vascular and Trauma surgeon & Governance lead) and Mr Cris Parry (fulltime NHS Vascular and Trauma surgeon consultant – now retired).
Main duties of the job
There is a separate on call rota for vascular surgery and which has no commitment to general surgery. The six vascular surgeons currently do fixed days of 24hr on call (which usually coincides with their operating list) during the working week (Monday-Thursday 0800-0800) with a second surgeon available covering the day time on-call and a weekend on call all on a 1:6 rota. There is a surgeon free of elective commitments covering oncalls during day time theare session.
We are expected to provide prospective cover for any periods of annual or study leave and the successful applicant will need to be flexible in providing this cover as are the current Vascular Surgeons. All the on call is shared out equally in terms of numbers of days worked over the year but inevitably in a small team there are periods of intense activity and other quieter periods.
All emergencies are admitted to a dedicated surgical admissions unit at Derriford Hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Vascular Surgeon with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in Plymouth, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Vascular Surgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Dec 2026.
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