Clinical Vascular Scientist

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced vascular scientist to join our friendly team, of 6 accredited vascular scientists, to working in the expanding Vascular Laboratory at Nottingham University Hospital.

The applicant should have at least 3 years experience in vascular ultrasound and preferably have full accreditation (AVS) with the Society for Vascular Technology (SVT) of GB and Ireland, or  NHS Scientific Training Programme Post graduate certification or equivalent qualification.

Applicants with less experience may be considered at a lower band.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert

Main duties of the job

The applicant will be expected to provide a full range of non invasive duplex ultrasound investigations.

The Vascular Lab is based at the Queens Medical Campus but also provides a service to Nottingham City Hospital. The service is equipped with GE ultrasound  systems.  We provide the full range of vascular investigations, including vascular access work and TCD imaging for children with sickle cell disease. The department provides quality assurance and training for the Nottinghamshire AAA screening program.  We are a training centre for the STP program. You will work closely with 10 consultant vascular surgeons,  vascular radiologists and clinical nurse practitioners. You will be encouraged to participate in research and audit projects within the unit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be involved in the day-to-day assessment of patients referred  to a  specialized Vascular Laboratory.

This requires the accurate assessment, interpretation and reporting of a full range of vascular diagnostic and surveillance ultrasound scans. Including carotid, upper and lower limb arterial and venous assessments, pre and post aneurysmal assessments, bypass and venous stent surveillance, fistula surveillance and temporal artery scans.

The post will be based at the Queens Medical Centre Campus, but applicants would be expected  to work and travel to other hospitals in the county.

The main hours are 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday,  and weekend and bank holidays  on rotation.