Consultant in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Job summary

The appointee will form an integral part of vascular surgical services for the Gloucestershire and Swindon Vascular Network, with the hub based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the two spokes at Cheltenham General Hospital and the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

In 2014, the Trust centralised all inpatient arterial vascular surgery for the network onto one site and vascular workload has increased since completion of the Network agreement with Swindon (Yielding a population of over 1 million). A wide variety of vascular conditions are treated by the service. We have a state-of-the-art Hybrid theatre, and a full range of vascular and endovascular procedures are performed. The post holders will benefit from a substantial existing practice in aortic aneurysm surgery, both EVAR and open, carotid surgery, arterial bypass and reconstructive surgery, and venous intervention (including open surgery, foam sclerotherapy, endothermal ablation as well as acute and chronic deep venous intervention) as well as rib resection service for Thoracic Outflow Syndrome (TOS; both acute and chronic) We are well supported by nearby Tertiary Vascular Units for supra-renal and thoracic aortic work. However, the ambition of the unit is to provide complex endovascular services locally and work is underway to achieve that soon.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of these posts is to augment and support the Vascular service for the residents of Gloucestershire, Swindon and North Wiltshire. As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

• To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust.

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 669,380 in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

The Vascular Network also provides acute and emergency services for the population of Great Western Hospitals in Swindon and North Wiltshire (353,242).

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing 'Best Care for Everyone' and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.

Details

Date posted

26 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-CONSVASC&ENDOVASC

Job locations

Gloucester Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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