Consultant Vascular Surgeon
The closing date is 29 March 2026
Consultant in Vascular and Endovascular surgery with an interest in foot salvage.
Applications are sought for the appointment of a consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon to join the Birmingham Vascular Centre. One of the largest vascular units in the country, it covers a population of ~2.4 million in Birmingham, Solihull, and Sandwell with services based at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Trust and at Sandwell and West Birmingham (SWBH) NHS Trust. It is also a tertiary referral centre for the West Midlands and beyond for endovascular treatment of patients with complex aortic pathology. We recently gained approval to replace our current hybrid theatre which will future proof our state‑of‑the‑art theatre capability for the next 10 years.
The service also provides support to a number of services including stroke, sarcoma surgery, spinal surgery, and the Major Trauma team. It also supports teams at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals.
The specialty is currently engaged in improving the Foot salvage pathway via multidisciplinary and cross‑sector collaboration. We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward‑thinking colleague with open vascular surgery and endovascular expertise to support services and future development in this rapidly expanding area.
Contact Rachel Sam Consultant vascular surgeon and Clinical service lead for informal enquiries on 0121 371 4903.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will deliver services at both SWBH and UHB NHS Trusts, with a job plan of 10 PAs and appropriate sessions to deliver the caseload with weekly all‑day operating list and regular endovascular sessions. They will have appropriate mentoring support including sessions of dual operating as needed. Frequency of on‑call (1 in 10) and cross‑site working is shared equitably among all colleagues. The final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical service lead.
Job responsibilities
* The appointee will become part of the foot MDT with weekly sessions in the multidisciplinary foot clinic and will contribute to a quality improvement scheme to reduce rates of major lower limb amputation in Birmingham.
* The service is committed to improving efficiency and progressive ways of working with job plans configured to minimise loss of activity and poor utilisation of resources. It is expected that the post holder will work flexibly with colleagues to deliver a high quality and efficient service.
* We actively support continuing professional development with dedicated time for study leave, appraisal and revalidation in all consultant job plans.
* The service is committed to effective and progressive ways of working; working patterns and job plans are configured to maximise service delivery, ensuring that loss of activity due to annual and study leave and on‑call commitments is minimised by formally recycling sessions.
* The post has clerical and administrative support including a named secretary. Travel time is built into clinical sessions, with the emphasis on minimising the number of sites a consultant visits on any given day (usually only one site visited per day). Administration time is similarly built into clinical sessions (particularly clinics). Further administration time is provided during our weekly MDT/organisational session on Friday afternoons.
* The team is committed to improving quality of care through a varied audit programme, regular Governance meetings and contribution to the National Vascular Registry.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* Entry on the Specialist Register in Vascular Surgery (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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