The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Locum Consultant in Vascular
The closing date is 23 November 2026
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Job summary
The locum appointee will be responsible for providing senior clinical input into the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and timely discharge of patients admitted under the care of the vascular team. They will be a role model to the junior medical staff and medical students providing supervision, support and feedback. They will also ensure that internal processes such as theatre list planning (Secretarial support will be provided at Wallsall Healthcare and DGoH) and imaging are co-ordinated and managed in a timely manner. They will contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programmes, ensuring that high professional standards are embedded, and become the norm for new doctors

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership on the vascular ward, ensuring that all patients (elective and emergency) are reviewed at least once a day, and that management plans are implemented within clinically appropriate timescales. Where a change of management plan is required, to ensure communication is maintained with the patients' lead surgeon.
• Ensure that all outliers are reviewed, and that management plans are implemented within a clinically appropriate timescale. This will require coordination with off site surgeons in the spokes if required,
• To oversee the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing monitoring of all emergency admissions to the vascular unit.
• To oversee theatre list planning to ensure that patients receive treatment within a clinically appropriate timescale, from an appropriately skilled surgeon.
• To co-ordinate and oversee the management of patients requiring emergency surgery through the NCEPOD theatre, ensuring efficient utilisation of this resource.
• The effective communication of the diagnosis and treatment plans with patients and carers.
• The accurate and timely recoding of assessment and treatment plans in the medical records.
• To provide leadership and supervision of junior doctors during emergency on-call periods

About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Details
Date posted: 10 November 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: 253-1026-8353081
Job locations: Russells Hall Hospital, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Registration

• Essential: Relevant professional qualifications: FRCS or recognised qualification; Degree from a recognised University

Relevant knowledge and experience requirements

• Essential: Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in appropriate speciality
• Essential: Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty

Professional

• Essential: Practises with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework (or equivalent for dentists).

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Russells Hall Hospital, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Ahmed Shalan, ahmed.shalan@nhs.net, 01384456111

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