Consultant in Vascular Surgery - Brighton, United Kingdom - 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Applications are sought for a 10 PA Consultant post in Vascular Surgery (with 1:10 on call commitment) to work across UHSussex at both Royal Sussex, Brighton and St.

Richards, Chichester.

They would join the 11 enthusiastic and committed Vascular Consultants in the department and multi-professional team. The service is supported by a high-quality Vascular Laboratory for non-invasive imaging and 8 Vascular Nurse Specialists.

The job would involve working within the Sussex Vascular Network, covering a populations of at least 1.6 million patients.

The network consists of the Hub at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, with spokes at Worthing, Chichester, Redhill, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne and Hastings.

There is a dedicated Vascular ward at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with 30 beds, rising to 37 on full implementation of the Sussex Network model.

Weekly vascular multi-disciplinary meetings are held at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, attended by Vascular Consultants within the network, Radiology colleagues, the Vascular Nurse Specialist, and vascular registrars where patient's treatment plans are discussed and agreed.

This is a PVD and aortic MDT in addition to discussing emergency in-patient admissions, and a separate neurovascular MDT held in conjunction with the stroke team.

The appointee will share the responsibilities for providing care to vascular in-patients, manage regular out-patient clinics, perform regular ward rounds, take part in the Vascular Network on-call rota and operate.

The details of the activities are given in the job plan and timetable above.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

Regular attendance of MDM and active participation in the discussions.
Regular outpatient clinics across both sites and assessing vascular patients across the breadth of vascular surgery.
Regular theatre sessions to operate on vascular patients.
Participate in the on call rota, currently 1 in 10.
Regular day case list.
Active participation in the department research projects and is willing to supervise any research fellows in line with the research and innovation strategy trusts.

The appointee should have good communication skills and willing to take on additional responsibilities that might arise e.g. (attending meetings to plan further development of the department & service delivery).

The appointee should also be willing to help further develop the department workforce by actively participating in the supervision of junior doctors and VNS.

The appointee is also encouraged to actively participate in improving patient care delivery

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS.

As one of theUK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives:

We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First.

Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Build a career with us:

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be.

From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

The details of the activities are given in the job plan and timetable above.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

Regular attendance of MDM and active participation in the discussions.
Regular outpatient clinics across both sites and assessing vascular patients across the breadth of vascular surgery.
Regular theatre sessions to operate on vascular patients.
Participate in the on call rota, currently 1 in 10.
Regular day case list.
Active participation in the department research projects and is willing to supervise any research fellows in line with the research and innovation strategy trusts.

The appointee should have good communication skills and willing to take on