Job summary
Barts Health is looking for a fixed term (12 months) Consultant Vascular surgeon who will be predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital site with responsibilities across the Trust hospitals sites.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. There is an expectation that the surgeon will develop their subspecialty interest. She/he will need to agree levels of activity and throughput with the Clinical Lead for Vascular Surgery.

The successful candidate will be required to adhere to the Trust's policy on Maintaining Medical Excellence and to be committed to maintaining their standard of performance by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based vascular surgical care to elective and emergency patients.
• Assess, diagnose and manage patients requiring vascular surgery, including endovascular procedures.
• Undertake vascular operating in hybrid and main theatres.
• Participate in the Vascular Surgeon of the Week rota (1:8), including consultant-led ward rounds, CEPOD support and supervision of junior staff.
• Deliver services across Barts Health sites, including The Royal London, Whipps Cross, St Bartholomew's, Mile End and Newham Hospitals.
• Support the development of vascular and peripheral endovascular services.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, General Practitioners and Interventional Radiology colleagues to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Review referrals and respond to Advice and Guidance requests.
• Teach, supervise and support doctors in training and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and departmental management.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Details
Date posted: 13 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 258-MED8226195RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd., London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Please view the attachment below.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS, or equivalent
• FRCS(Gen Surg) or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register for Vascular surgery or within 6 months of attaining CCT

Desirable

• Higher Research Degree
• MD or PhD

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Comprehensive training in Vascular Surgery in dedicated units
• Subspecialty training, experience

Desirable

• Peripheral arterial endovascular fellowship

Management / Audit Experience
Essential

• Able to provide evidence of active participation in Quality Improvement Projects and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion

Desirable

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Clinical pathway/guideline development
• Management course

Academic Achievements
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact

Desirable

• PhD / MD Thesis

Research
Essential

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to vascular
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems

Desirable

• Ability to set up and supervise research

Publications
Essential

• Peer-reviewed publications in indexed journals

Teaching / Training
Essential

• Experience teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals

Desirable

• Completed Train-The-Trainers or equivalent course

Personal Skills
Essential

• Excellent presentational and verbal skills
• IT skills and computer literacy
• Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAU
• Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Desirable

• Database management
• Statistics course

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
• Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
• Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders
• Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd., London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Vascular Clinical Lead, Sandip Sarkar, sandip.sarkar@nhs.net

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