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The evolution of Vascular Surgery as a separate specialty has brought a new curriculum and both fresh opportunities and challenges for training. Our aim is to produce the best possible Vascular Specialists with the resources available. We will deliver the education and training to prepare doctors for the final FRCS in Vascular Surgery and on to Consultant level practice. Please remember that this is your training, you will get out of it what you put in. Do keep an eye on the future so that you can tailor your experience, both in terms of making the most of the opportunities available to you and the Consultant post you expect to be appointed to.
The initial placements will include two six-month attachments in General Surgery during the ST3 & ST4 years. The subsequent years from ST5 to ST8 will be spent in dedicated Vascular Surgery attachments. There are defined competencies that need to be achieved before the end of training (www.jcst.org/quality-assurance/certification-guidelines) but it is clear that at each stage there should be a focus on specific areas of the curriculum. Your relationship with the Assigned Educational Supervisor (AES) will be vital to ensure that the appropriate opportunities are identified and competencies achieved within each attachment. It is worth making sure you are familiar with what is expected of you, there is a high standard to attain with less time available than you may think.
Key Contacts
Miss Sandhir Kandola, *updated 14 May 2024*
Acting Vascular Surgery Training Programme Director
Based at Manchester Royal Infirmary
Email: sandhir.kandola@mft.nhs.uk
NHS England – North West Programme Support for Vascular Surgery
Programme Support Administrator for Surgery
Ian Griffiths
Ian Griffiths is based at our Manchester Office at Three Piccadilly Place
Email: england.surgery.nw@nhs.net
Tel: 0161 268 9575
Vascular Surgery Curriculum
For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website
Certification Guidelines:
Post-August 2021 curriculum ("new" curriculum)
Training Rotation
Doctors will rotate through 5/6 Vascular Units on the HENW Vascular Surgery Training Programme, which currently has capacity for 18 doctors in training. The General Surgery posts will offer exposure to Gastrointestinal pathology as well as Emergency Surgery and where possible make use of established links with the Vascular Units. All of the Vascular Units operate ‘hub and spoke’ links with other trusts and doctors will be exposed to clinical sessions at peripheral centres. All aspects of the curriculum are delivered by the programmes.
Vascular Unit | Trust | AES Lead | |
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South Mersey Arterial Centre, Chester | Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust | Mr A Balakrishnan | |
Liverpool Vascular and Endovascular Service | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Mr R Fisher | |
Central and South Manchester University Hospitals | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Mr J Ghosh | |
Pennine Vascular Centre, Oldham | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Mr G Antoniou | |
Preston | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Ms S Drinkwater | |
Blackburn | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | Mr S Hardy |
GMC Programme Code(s): NWE1009 (was MER2411 and NWD2423), NWE1102 (run-through - was MER4105 and NWD4108)
Research
There are research opportunities in all centres; most doctors in training undertake a higher degree (if they wish). There is a proven track record of both MD and PhD awards in Manchester and Liverpool. A formal period out of programme leading to a higher degree will be actively supported. No more than 3 doctors in training (out of 18) will be permitted to be OOPR at any one time. All planned time OOPR needs to be approved prospectively by the SAC, six months in advance.
Education
It is your own responsibility to collate the evidence that you have made educational progress through your attachment and keep your ISCP portfolio up to date. You should organise scheduled meetings with your AES; at the start, mid point and near the end of the attachment. It is best practice to actually book the dates in both your diaries, we are all very busy with commitments to on call rotas and multiple hospitals. Please be aware that the your ARCP panel will be in July, so your final AES meeting will need to be at the end of June, with all ISCP evidence signed off before the ARCP date.
Leadership and Management
There are multiple opportunities to develop leadership and management skills, within the deanery as well as nationally.
National Vascular Surgery ST3 Recruitment
National Recruitment for ST3 Vascular Surgery is managed by NHS England – London and the South East.
Click here to go to NHS England – London and the South East's Recruitment website
ST3 Vascular Surgery person specifications
JCST:Surgical selection in the UK
Vascular Surgery in North West England
Sector: N/A - appointment is to whole North West region
Vacancies: TBC
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months
Apply via Oriel
Applications open Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 10am
Vascular surgery ACF Recruitment
Recruitment to Vascular surgery Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) posts in the North West is managed by NHS England – North West.
Click here to go to NHS England – North West's Recruitment website
Vascular surgery ACF in North West England
Sector: East (Greater Mancehster, Lancashire and South Cumbria) - University of Manchester
Vacancies: 1
Start Date: 6 August 2025
Grade: ST3
Programme Length: 72 months (36 months as ACF)
Apply via Oriel
Applications oprn Thu 3 Oct 2024
Links
NHS England – North West Links
SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)
Study Leave | Email: england.studyleave.nw@nhs.net
Out of Programme (OOP) information
Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training | Email: england.ltft.nw@nhs.net
Revalidation | Form R | Email: england.revalidation.nw@nhs.net
Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)
Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: england.facultydevelopment.nw@nhs.net
Page Last Updated 14 May 2024