Job summary
The service is currently implementing a comprehensive redevelopment plan, with a view to significant expansion of staff and facilities to meet the growing needs of our population. We are the only service to our knowledge who directly employ a consultant perioperative physician within the department, to optimise care of medical conditions for both our in and outpatients before and after interventions. There is a brand-new purpose-built £6 million academic diabetes centre housing the academic unit and the diabetic foot service. A £16 million investment in PET CT technology including on site cyclotrons for research and clinical use has been made, making Hull one of only two sites in the UK with this imaging capability. A new development is planned to locate the service at the Castle Hill site, with a new Hybrid theatre suite, IR room, ward and vascular lab facilities within the next few years.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for a consultant post within a high volume, high quality Vascular service to replace a retired colleague. This post will complement the eleven (full and part time) surgeons, nine vascular interventional radiologists and one perioperative vascular physician working in the department in Hull. Our department enjoys an excellent working relationship between surgical and endovascular consultants and has a very strong track history in education, training and research. There are fantastic opportunities for practice development with experienced mentors at hand.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. FRCS Vascular or equivalent
2. Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
3. Intercollegiate specialty examination or equivalent
Desirable
4. PGC in appropriate subjects
5. Masters in appropriate subjects
6. MD or PhD
7. Qualification in duplex ultrasound
Clinical Experience
Essential
8. Wide-ranging experience in vascular and endovascular surgery. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Vascular
9. Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and planned within specialty
10. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
11. Endovascular training and experience
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
12. Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
13. Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
14. Ability to manage and lead surgical team
Desirable
15. Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate
16. Experience of audit management/Clinical governance
Teaching Experience
Essential
17. Experience of supervising FY1/2, CT and ST trainees
18. Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
19. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Desirable
20. Ability to teach research skills and supervise postgraduate research projects
Research Experience
Essential
21. Ability to interpret and apply best evidence to clinical practice
22. Ability to work with research team to maximise participation in research
Desirable
23. Completion of high quality research projects
24. Publication in peer review journals
25. Presentations to learned societies
26. Success in attracting research funding
Personal Attributes
Essential
27. Ambition, drive and commitment to achieve excellence
28. Evidence of good team working
29. Good interpersonal skills
30. Enquiring, critical approach to work
31. Caring attitude to patients
32. Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's nurses and other agencies
33. Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
34. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
35. Ability to promote the unit nationally and internationally
Clinical Governance & Audit
Essential
36. Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
37. Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change within a service.
Desirable
38. Completion and publication of a substantive audit project or service improvement project.