# Specialty Doctor in Vascular Surgery

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Vascular Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 9, 24 hour on calls included)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T15:10:44.808Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Vascular_Surgery/Vascular_Surgery-v8232138
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232138?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are inviting applications for a Specialty Doctor to join the Vascular Department.

The post is ideally suited to fully registered doctors seeking to extend their existing experience of vascular surgical services, in an experienced and supportive department.

The post-holder will be required to work across Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital.

Previous experience in Vascular Surgery is essential.

### Main duties of the job

Main duties of the Specialty Doctor are as follows:

- Participate in the ward care of vascular and emergency surgery patients.
- Participate in the 1:9 on-call rota.
- Liaise with junior trainees to ensure appropriate pre-operative work-up including imaging.
- Attend regular operating sessions of the clinical team to assist with major surgery and develop skills of increasing complexity under the close supervision of the Consultant.
- Assist with regular outpatient clinics under the Consultant’s guidance.
- Undertake administrative duties including the dictation of discharge summaries, operating notes, outpatient clinic letters and other relevant clinical correspondence.
- Perform duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Consultants.
- Contribute to the teaching of 3rd and final year medical students, and junior trainees.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Personal

**Essential**

- Effective communication skills.
- Good organisation skills.
- Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
- Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Chorley/Preston.

### Management

**Essential**

- Evidence of clinical leadership
- Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCS or equivalent

### Experience and Skills

**Essential**

- Specific skills and experience in Vascular Surgery

**Desirable**

- Trained educational supervisor
- Interest in Vascular Surgery as a specialty, demonstrated by attendance at appropriate courses, meetings & conferences
- Trained clinical supervisor

### Research and Development

**Essential**

- Evidence of interest in professional development e.g. through research and/or publications

**Desirable**

- Peer reviewed publications – some on Vascular topics.

## Documents

- [438-ms3200a_jdps (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542117)
- [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464)
- [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212)
- [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433)

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