Consultant in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Job overview

The postholder will be employed by OUHFT. It is expected that they will adhere to the local policies of all trusts when delivering services there; working collaboratively with colleagues cross the Network to develop effective & efficient patient pathways.

The Thames Valley Vascular Network (TVVN) provides care to a population of just over 2.2million across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire. The Network consists of three NHS trusts:

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT)
• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT)
• Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBHFT)

The trusts work collaboratively to centralise elective major arterial surgery & non-elective surgery at John Radcliffe Hospital (OUHFT) whilst maintaining day case surgery, outpatient appointments at local hospitals in Buckinghamshire & Berkshire as well as some local inpatient treatment & review where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The postholder's duties will be in the John Radcliffe Hospital and cover for the Thames Valley Vascular Network hospitals. The postholder will be expected to cover the full range of elective and emergency endovascular and open surgery in Oxford. Rarely this may involve the management of paediatric cases. They will work within a team which covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire patients and will be expected to provide cross cover for leave. The department runs a Consultant of the Week arrangement for the on-call cover and the responsibility for all in-patients rests with the Consultant of the week when the post holder is off site.

All aspects of vascular surgery are undertaken by the vascular surgical department with most common procedures:

Aortic disorders - Open and endovascular procedures undertaken including complex aortic repairs. Close collaboration with cardiac service to offer a comprehensive service

Carotid endarterectomy - one of the busiest centres for surgical treatment of carotid disease including carotid stenting

Complex management of peripheral vascular disease including diabetic foot disorder - strong link with the Oxford Bone infection unit and OCDEM to offer a comprehensive diabetic foot service

Management of Venous disease - We provide a tertiary deep venous service with a robust MDT and treatment, using primarily endovascular techniques, for deep venous disorders.

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Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

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Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• GMC Registration : registered licence to practice
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent qualification according to RCS guidelines
• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or equivalent to CCT / Portfolio pathway (formerly know as CESR) which applicants need to achieve within 6 months at the time of the interview.
• Specialist training in vascular surgery
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Desirable criteria

• Higher research degree PhD or UK MD

Other Requirements

Desirable criteria

• Transport : Driving Licence

Experience

Essential criteria

• General training in vascular surgery to specialist level or equivalent with evidence of excellent clinical skills.
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Can demonstrate ability to work independently and take accountability for own actions

Desirable criteria

• Experience in clinical service development

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills
• Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team of consultants. Ability to work with individuals at all levels of a large organisation across three NHS Trusts
• Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of clinical audit with evidence of completed audits
• Research publications in Peer reviewed Journals

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the current organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for centralisation of services.
• Management training and experience
• Computing skills: ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet programme, and web browser.

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

• SEC 2 LOCUM Consultant Vascular Surgeon JDPS updated June 2026 (PDF, 552.3KB)