Job summary
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Consultant Vascular Surgeon to join a high-performing vascular unit delivering excellent outcomes, high-volume practice and truly integrated multidisciplinary care across Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

Based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, you will become part of a well-established consultant-led service providing 24/7 elective and emergency vascular care to a population of around 850,000. This is an exciting time to join the team, with ambitious plans to further develop the service, including a state-of-the-art hybrid theatre, expanding endovascular opportunities and strong academic links with the Three Counties Medical School.

You will work alongside an experienced and supportive team consultant vascular surgeons in a GMC-accredited training centre with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and collaboration. The unit consistently delivers excellent clinical outcomes, ranks among the top 10 nationally for elective infrarenal AAA repair volume, and offers the opportunity to shape the future of vascular care within a progressive regional network.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: Delivering High-Quality Vascular Care: My Vision for Worcestershire and Herefordshire

AAC Interview date: 08/10/2026

Please note that the Job Description is pending Royal College approval.

Main duties of the job
This is a replacement post within a well-established and supportive vascular team.

The successful applicant will:

• Deliver a comprehensive vascular surgical service, including elective and emergency care, to patients across the Trust and referring primary care services
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective, and timely patient care
• Undertake regular outpatient clinics across Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
• Participate in a weekly arterial operating list at WRH, with opportunities for dual consultant operating and mentoring where appropriate
• Contribute to a fortnightly day-case list (half-day), primarily for venous or minor arterial procedures
• Have the opportunity to develop and participate in surgeon-led endovascular (angioplasty) lists depending on experience and service needs
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, governance, and audit activity.
• Provide expert advice to colleagues within the Trust and to primary care practitioners
• Support emergency pathways, including A&E and acute medicine, to ensure timely patient flow
• Contribute to cross-site and cross-county working, with services delivered closer to patients homes wherever possible

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop subspecialty interests within a supportive environment.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and Costs.

Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Vascular
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in sub-specialty

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Desirable

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

Research Experience
Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Vascular (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via
• oCCT
• oEuropean Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree

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: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Director
Natasha Charlwood
natasha.charlwood@nhs.net

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