Job summary
- Main area
- Vascular
- Grade
- Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Plus additional hours as per rota pattern)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-374
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £49,909 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/06/2025
Employer heading
Trust Doctor in Vascular Surgery (ST1 or 2 Equivalent)
Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 40 hours per week
This post will be one of 6 ST1/2 doctors in the department. The posts will offer candidates from the UK or from further abroad a unique opportunity to consolidate their experience in a busy and supportive NHS foundation hospital and provide a stepping-stone to the next level of clinical experience. They will have educational teaching, learning and assessment equivalent to those on national specialty programmes.
The department delivers vascular services across the Network via a hub and spoke model. The service delivers the full complement of vascular services including aortic aneurysms, carotid territory embolic disease and peripheral vascular disease. We also deliver renal access services to support the nephrology service and offer vascular input into a multidisciplinary diabetic foot service. The programme of training for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and stage of training.
The post-holder will be based at the Countess of Chester Hospital, which has 26 dedicated Acute Vascular Inpatient beds on Ward 53.
Main duties of the job
In 2014, the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust CoCH became the hub for the South Mersey Arterial Network SMART with Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust WHH and Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust WUTH being the spoke sites. The model implemented at this time comprised of a clinical model of care which centralised inpatient vascular and endovascular services at the CoCH, with both WHH and WUTH continuing to provide outpatient services, daycase surgery and interventional radiology services as spoke sites.
There are excellent lab facilities staffed by experienced vascular technologists across the Network in all spoke sites. They play an important role in managing patients with TIAs and thrombophlebitis, in addition to providing the full range of standard investigations. Main operating theatres are located in an 11 theatre complex with a common recovery area, daycase surgery is provided across the network at all sites.
With the development of the SMART Centre, the surgical team will treat in the region of 900 inpatients annually. Of these 900 inpatients, circa 600 will require an operating procedure. This involves a number of procedures including Open AAA, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), Carotid Surgery, Upper & Lower Limb Bypass work, Diabetic Foot procedures and Amputations as well as Venous Day Case work.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time the post commences.
- MBBS or equivalent
- Experience at minimum of F2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at relevant course(s) e.g. ALS, ALERT
- UK experience at ST1/2 level
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential criteria
- Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date
- Understands the basic principles of audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Competent in basic clinical procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
- Understands the principles of clinical governance – ensures patients are not put at risk
- Understands the importance of working effectively in teams
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values and awareness of current issues in the NHS
- Computer literate
- Understands the importance and impact of information systems in health care
- Has participated in clinical audit
- Has experience of working in teams
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Tamer Ghatwary
- Job title
- Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 364499
- Additional information
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