At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
The post holder will assist in providing a clinical service in elective and Vascular Surgery to the population of East Lancashire and the adjoining areas. This will include undertaking outpatient clinics, daytime operating lists and out of hour's emergency operating lists under the supervision of Consultants.
The unit has a strong reputation for high quality surgical training and our Centre current workload is ideally suited for vascular surgeons who wish to improve their knowledge and technical skills in all aspects of vascular surgery.
Main duties of the job
The Directorate of Vascular Surgery provides inpatient, emergency and day case surgery to the catchment population. The vascular Unit is extremely well organised and has the following facilities:
* A dedicated 18 bed vascular ward (B20)
* A Vascular laboratory which supports out-patient clinics and duplex scanning AM and PM Monday to Friday for one stop assessment of new referrals
* A dedicated angiography room across the corridor from the vascular theatre, providing access to endovascular operations including EVARs and hybrid lower limb revascularisations.
All arterial surgery is performed at the RBH, supported by a 20 bedded Critical Care Unit run by specialist Intensivists, a 4 bedded Post-Operative Care Unit, and a full range of diagnostic and interventional radiology services. Planned day case varicose veins procedures are predominantly performed in the Day-care unit at BGH.
The operating schedule is efficiently structured in keeping with modern tertiary vascular unit principles. There are 5 full-day (2 sessions each) vascular elective lists weekly. In addition, there are 3 vascular lists (1 session each) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, ring-fenced for acute cases such as bypass grafts, carotid endarterectomies and hybrid procedures. In keeping with recently published GIRFT report, the ratio between scheduled and unscheduled arterial operations may change and theatre allocation may expand further.
Working for our organisation
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) was formed in 2003 from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and the Burnley Hospitals NHS Trust. ELHT provides Safe, Personal and Effective care to a population of more than 500,000.
Secondary care services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital (RBH) and Burnley General Teaching Hospital (BGH). The RBH site and Phase V at BGH are significant PFI developments.
In 2006 a service reconfiguration, 'meeting patients needs' was implemented which resulted in the Blackburn site becoming the centre for all acute services, and the only Emergency Department (ED), in East Lancashire. Since 2012, RBH has become a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma network alongside the trauma centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED at RBH is supported by Urgent Care Centres (UCC) at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington.
Burnley is the site for the East Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre with an in-patient obstetric unit. There is a midwife led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn. Breast care services are based on this site.
In 2012 the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital was designated as one of the Lancashire Vascular Centres. The Trust is also a tertiary referral centre for hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is expected to attend a minimum of three theatre sessions per week and one or two out-patient clinics per week. The out of hour on call vascular cover will be provided by the successful candidate as a non-resident 1:6 rota. This is a separate rota from general surgery.
Vascular Surgeons have access to a weekly interventional radiology list. This will be the perfect opportunity for vascular trainees to expand their endovascular experience.
As part of the role, you will have assigned clinical education, admin & SPA time.
The post holder will share in administrative duties allocated by mutual agreement within the Directorate and will observe and comply with clinical and non-clinical policies and procedures (including local and national employment and personnel policies) agreed with employees and management. The post holder will be closely involved in clinical audit and other clinical governance issues.
So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the post-holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues, and exceptionally to perform additional duties in emergencies or unforeseen circumstances.
Person specification
Essential criteria
* MBChB or equivalent MRCS or equivalent
* Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practise
* Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Expertise in vascular surgery
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate thesis
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH
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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.
Documents to download
* JD (PDF, 480.3KB)
* Person Spec (PDF, 200.6KB)
* Privacy Notice (PDF, 305.1KB)
* Benefits of working at ELHT (PDF, 1.2MB)
* Additional Candidate information 2024 (PDF, 408.6KB)
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