Clinical Vascular Scientist

Job overview

We are looking for a full-time motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Vascular Scientist to join our team at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust. We are a very friendly team who work closely together – the team is a mix of Clinical Vascular Scientists (6), Practitioners (2) and Trainees (1) all lead by our experienced Head of Department. Administration and clinical support is provided by three Vascular Science Associates. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust comprise of two hospital sites – Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital - all team members work across both sites on a rota basis.

The post holder will be expected to independently perform and report on a full range of diagnostic vascular ultrasound investigations and exercise a high degree of autonomous working taking responsibility for management of workload on a daily basis.

If you would like to find out more about part-time or flexible working options, we would be happy to have a conversation with you regarding this.

Main duties of the job

• Independently and autonomously perform a full range of vascular diagnostic and surveillance ultrasound duplex scans including carotid, upper and lower limb arterial and venous, true and false aneurysms, temporal artery, thoracic outlet, bypass graft and stent surveillance, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), fistula scans
• Perform ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) and toe-brachial index (TBI) assessment
• Interpret and report results using specialized vascular knowledge, producing an overall diagnosis and identify and act on incidental and/or urgent findings appropriately
• Lead the day-to-day clinical running of the department; triaging and prioritising workload, supervising junior staff, overseeing worklists/appointment diary and liaising with colleagues from multidisciplinary teams
• Provide direct teaching, training and supervision to STP and vascular practitioner trainees

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details please refer to the job description and person specification document attached to this vacancy.