Locum Consultant in Vascular Surgery

Posting date:	23 September 2025
Salary:	£109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£109725.00 - £145478.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 October 2025
Location:	Leeds, LS9 7TF
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9298-MED-830

Summary

This post is a locum post for a period of 12 months 1. BACKGROUND This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant in Vascular Surgery, with a special interest in Diabetic Limb Salvage.The post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary and St James University Hospital. Leeds Vascular Institute (LVI) was formed in 2005 with the merger of previously independent units at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and St Jamess University Hospital (SJUH). In 2014, the Leeds Vascular Institute formed a partnership with the Department of Vascular Surgery from Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust (MYHT) comprising Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals, forming at that time one of the largest vascular units in the country. It provides a full range of vascular services including a tertiary referral centre for thoracic aortic pathology and a supra-regional paediatric vascular surgery service. In addition, from April 2013 the LVI has also provided emergency trauma surgery cover for the Leeds Major Trauma Centre at LGI. Our mission statement is to provide the best evidence-based patient-centred care for people with vascular disease and deliver excellent training in a supportive working environment. We hold an annual strategy day and are committed to continuously improving the care we can deliver for the people of East of West Yorkshire with vascular disease. There are currently 13 consultant vascular surgeons working in LTHT, of whom 11 participate in the acute rota: Mr Patrick Coughlin Mrs Rosie Darwood (Clinical Lead) Professor Homer-Vanniasinkham Mr James Forsyth Miss Nonica Maftei Mr Ahmed Nassef Mrs Jenny Robson Mr David Russell (Diabetic Limb Salvage Lead) Mr Jon De Siqueira Mr Venugopal Shankar Mr Tim Stansfield (Trauma Lead) Mr Max Troxler (Vascular Access Lead) Mr Tom Wallace (Aortic Lead) We are supported by a team of 4 Vascular Nurse Specialists including a dedicated CLTI VNS and also an embedded vascular surgery Proactive Care of the Older Surgical Patient (POPS) team led by Dr Rebecca Anthony, Care of the Elderly consultant and an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. There is a 1 in 9 resident middle grade rota including research fellows and NTN posts and core surgical trainees (daytime only). There are 12 vascular FY1s, 5 of which are shared posts with other specialities (ICU and ED) and two physicians associates. We have close working relationships with the vascular radiology team (8 consultant vascular radiologists) with 24/7 access to vascular radiology and a vascular hybrid theatre suite. We hold weekly aortic, chronic limb-threatening ischaemia, diabetes limb salvage and vascular access MDTs as well as a general vascular MDT. Patients are cared for on a dedicated 27 bedded vascular ward. We deliver speciality aortic, vascular access and chronic limb threatening ischaemia clinics as well as one stop varicose vein clinics, general vascular clinics and an MDT diabetic limb salvage clinic. The majority of one stop varicose vein clinics and interventions for varicose veins are provided at Wharfedale General Hospital in Otley (10miles north west of Leeds). There is a dedicated vascular theatre as well as access to acute theatres 24/7. The unit performs on average 60-80 aortic procedures, 30-40 carotid endarterectomies and 60-100 lower limb bypasses per year. We form a partnership with Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust as outlined above and outpatient clinics and daycase procedures (currently endovenous and peripheral endovascular procedures) are provided in Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals. Paddy Coughlin is the Lead for the WYVAS East network and an additional two consultants and a nurse consultant contribute to this service: Mr Craig Irvine Mr Jon Hossain Mrs Leanne Atkin Consultants based at LTHT also provide outpatient services at Pinderfields Hospital. Inpatient vascular treatment for patients from MYHT is provided at the LGI with repatriation to MYHT under the care of medical teams once their vascular surgery is complete. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST The appointed consultant will take up a new post within the network. Their objective will be to work collaboratively with the wider team of vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists to develop Leeds as a centre of excellence for vascular surgery in the fields of: Clinical Service & Care Teaching & Training Research & Innovation Clinical Service & Care They will contribute to the provision of emergency and urgent care of patients with vascular and traumatic disease. They will work with colleagues to strive to achieve the GIRFT* timescales and other key national waiting time standards. In particular, they will work collaboratively with the established multi-disciplinary diabetic limb salvage service. The Leeds Diabetes Limb Salvage Service is amongst the largest and most progressive in the country, and includes podiatrists, orthotists, diabetologists, diabetic nurses and vascular surgeons to enable holistic management of the patient with a diabetic foot problem. The Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia service includes dedicated CLTI clinics, a CLTI MDT and CLTI Vascular Nurse Specialist as well as a virtual ward. LVI provides complex open and endovascular aortic interventions for patients from across West Yorkshire with a dedicated aortic clinic and MDT. They will participate in a 1:10 consultant first on-call rota to provide emergency out-of-hours vascular surgery to the Trust with an additional 1 in 10 second on-call rota at weekends (see section 5 for more rota details). They may also provide emergency resuscitative surgical care within the Major Trauma Centre (MTC). The current vascular consultants provide emergency resuscitative surgery within the Major Trauma Centre. It is recognised that outside London this is an unusual arrangement but one very much valued by the team as an opportunity to provide great care and a rewarding professional activity. It is recognised that not all applicants may feel that they have the required skills and experience to undertake this role. However, it is the opinion of the team that a qualified and competent vascular surgeon does indeed have the basic skill set and would look to support the applicant through in house training, mentorship and potentially education at other centres (UK & abroad) to gain the confidence and experience desired. The established ability or the desire to develop the skills to manage the trauma seen at the Leeds MTC would be a desirable but not an essential requirement for the post. Teaching & Training They will develop and expand the provision of postgraduate training in vascular surgery. They will contribute to and improve the quality of undergraduate training in vascular surgery. Research & Innovation They will work to facilitate and develop research and audit interests in vascular and trauma surgery. They will be encouraging of the process to improve the quality of care and increase the scope for innovation. The Leeds Vascular Institute has a track record for leading research across the spectrum of basic sciences, translational research and clinical trials. It has been the lead centre for delivery of major NIHR and Welcome Trust grants and is also the lead partner of the vascular stream of the NIHR Surgical MedTech Co-operative. Research in the unit is supported by 4 vascular research nurses and a clinical trials assistant. The unit has excellent links with the University of Leeds, including: undergraduate EXSEL scholarship medical students who are actively engaged in research (www.leeds.ac.uk/exsel); the Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM); the Royal College of Surgeons accredited Leeds Clinical Trials Unit. The post holder will have the opportunity to engage with basic science research through the Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) within the School of Medicine which has a strong track record in cardiovascular research. LICAMM has an excellent track record in attracting high level British Heart Foundation funding, including 2 BHF chairs, 3 BHF programme grants and 3 BHF ICRFs (one in vascular surgery). The institute has state-of-the-art vascular biology and pre-clinical research facilities, including established experimental models of atherosclerosis, lower limb ischaemia and aneurysm disease alongside a wide rangeof pre-clinical imaging modalities (USS, CT, PET/CT/SPECT, MRI, Optical). Applicants interested in research will be encouraged and supported to develop this, including mentoring as required. This builds on the pre-existing programme to enable attainment of NIHR grants and academic career progression through the Trusts Honorary Clinical Associate Professor/Honorary Clinical Professor scheme in association with the University of Leeds. The Trust also supports bespoke academic development and participation programmes linked to the Research Strategy, including academic mentoring, and embedding of clinicians within the major research programmes. Sessional time required for any participation in research activity will be agreed on commencement and kept under review, but not all consultants will require such sessional time. *GIRFT = Vascular Surgery Get it Right First Time National Specialty Report