Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist

3 months ago


Basildon, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Our Vascular Lab are looking for a highly motivated, excellent team player committed to the delivery of high-quality patient care to join the team in the role of Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist, accredited or nearly accredited.

Ideally you shuld be an SVT accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist (AVS), or are an HCPC registered Clinical Scientist or hold a relevant postgraduate qualification in vascular ultrasound able to perform assessments and report on them independently.

We will consider applications with less experience or who are currently working towards AVS accreditation or have recently finished/nearly finished the STP training programme, but appointment in this case may be at a lower banding. Our current opening hours are Monday to Sunday 08:30 - 16:30. The role will also include weekends and bank holiday working. Full or part-time hours are available

Please note: A face to face interview is required as you may need to take part in a practical assessment.

We invite applicants to visit our department for valuable insights into our service.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of your role include performing and reporting vascular ultrasound examinations, managing the patient workload on a daily basis, participating in research, audit and teaching, supervising and training our trainee clinical vascular scientist and assisting with administrative/operational running of the department.

Your role, as part of the Vascular Lab Team, will be supported by a team of Vascular Specialist Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers and a Vascular Lab Administrator, with a large, air-conditioned room housing 5 scanning areas, 3 main ultrasound machines within the department (2x Logic E10 plus 1x portable Logiq E) and carry out a wide range of vascular investigations including carotid, aorta, upper and lower limb arterial and venous assessments, imaging of endovascular aneurysm repair and DVT assessments.

In the future there may be a need to scan and support the vascular lab across Broomfield and Southend Hospitals (part of the MSE Trusts).

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Vascular Scientistwill be responsible for supporting the Clinical Vascular Scientists , trainee CVSs, administrator, and the wider vascular lab team with significant autonomy delegated by the Lead Clinical Vascular Scientist managing and developing the broader service.

The post-holder will be responsible for leading development of specific aspects of the unit as delegated by the Lead Clinical Vascular Scientist in line with the interests and the Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist and the needs of the service. In addition to this, key objectives for the service in the coming years successfully gaining IQIPS accreditation and taking on more trainees.

Responsible for leading on the training and education of trainees, in formulation and implementation of service improvement projects, as well as in acting to supervise clinical staff within a vascular lab.

Independently perform and reporting the full range of scans, using clinical experience and knowledge in line with Good Scientific Practice to ensure patient flow is optimised, and carrying out other duties in line with the full job description below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in relevant scientific discipline Accreditation as a Vascular Scientist via The Society of Vascular Scientists or equivalent qualifications

Desirable

PG Certificate in Vascular Ultrasound

Evidence

Essential

Strong experience of vascular ultrasound scanning and a highly developed specialised knowledge of the full range of non-invasive vascular measurements Previous NHS experience Specialised knowledge of vascular anatomy

Desirable

Research training/experience Leadership and management experience Experience of training others in Vascular Ultrasound

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