Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Job summary

Applications are sought for a Consultant in Vascular Surgery for East Lancashire Hospital, part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Vascular Network. East Lancashire Hospital is across two site, Blackburn and Burnley Hospital. The Lancashire and South Cumbria Vascular Network will cover a population of over 2 million people, centred chiefly in the towns to the south of the region but extending to cover the Lake District, East Pennines and Morecambe Bay. The post offers an exciting opportunity to support the expanding and developing vascular services offered by a busy network in what is likely to become one of the largest vascular networks in the UK. The future of the Network is to have the main arterial surgery centre at Preston and will be supported by network hospitals in Chorley, Wigan, Blackpool, Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Blackburn and Burnley.

The network’s inpatient activity is currently managed at the two designated vascular specialist centres at Preston (Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust) and Blackburn (East Lancashire Hospital Trust).The long-term goal of the network is for a single arterial centre based at Preston and the business case for Lancashire and South Cumbria Network is currently under development, with submission in 2025. This current post will be based at Blackburn until the full merger the date for this is not yet known.

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the successful post-holder will offer a subspecialty interest that will complement the present consultants in the department.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute equally to the Vascular Surgery clinical workload. On a typical job plan we would expect the applicant to undertake two outpatient clinics per week (one will be a peripheral clinic), one-two inpatient theatre sessions, day surgery and special interest sessions depending on a negotiated job plan. The specialist sessions of current consultants include an endovascular radiology session, diabetic foot MDT clinic and a specialist dialysis access clinics.

Person Specification

Attainments

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• Appropriate higher surgical qualifications (e.g FRCS)

Desirable

• Postgraduate thesis/Higher Degree (e.g. MD/Ph.D)

Relevant Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in vascular surgery equivalent to that required for UK CCST.
• Statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that related to vascular surgery
• Good communication skills, especially with patients, relatives, GPs, colleagues, nursing staff and management.

Desirable

• Specialist vascular fellowship (or equivalent documented experience)

Management Experience

Essential

• Good communication skills, especially with patients, relatives, GPs, colleagues, nursing staff and management.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient and operative priorities

Desirable

• Previous experience of a management or leadership role.
• Ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary team working, medical directorate and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to advise on efficiency and smooth running of specialist service

Research

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills, teach and lecture on specialty
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Presentations at international, national and regional level

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Previous experience of Clinical Trials

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of: – morbidity/mortality audit, unit and specialty audit, understanding of risk assessment

Desirable

• Experience of leadership or management in audit or quality improvement

Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of – Experience in teaching, education of doctors in training and undergraduate students.
• Evidence of – teaching to medical students, junior doctors, other PAMS
• Evidence of – operative teaching to SpR and CST trainees

Desirable

• Management/involvement in local or regional teaching programmes

Personal/Disposition

Essential

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to collaboratively formulate and work to a job plan
• Insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
• Amenable, honest and reliable
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Ability to work under pressure
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Good time management skills

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Closing Date: 13 August 2026