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Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership within the Vascular Studies Unit (VSU), delivering a high standard of evidence-based vascular ultrasound, including timely reporting, and clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams. They will prioritise and manage referrals, communicate findings to clinicians and patients sensitively, and contribute to patient management, MDT discussions, and emergency planning.
They will support clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and safe clinical environments, while promoting research, service development, and excellence in care.
The role includes operational oversight of service delivery, ensuring effective capacity management, achievement of national and local targets, and contribution to service planning, data reporting, and performance improvement initiatives.
The post holder will contribute to workforce management, including recruitment, appraisal, supervision, and continuous professional development of staff within the team.
They will support budget management, resource utilisation, and business planning, ensuring efficient use of financial and physical resources.
The role requires commitment to personal professional development, effective communication, equality and diversity, and maintaining high standards of professionalism as an ambassador for the service and organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
Operational Management
Personnel Management and Organisational Development
Financial and Performance Management
Research and Practice Development
Personal/ Professional Development
Equality and Diversity
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable significant specialist experience post accreditation
- Can provide evidence of effective leadership and developmental work undertaken at Senior level
- Evidence of relevant managerial experience at a senior level within a clinical environment understanding and managing HR, Finance and Clinical Risk/Governance
- Teaching / mentoring
Desirable
- Project management experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education or expected to work towards in this post.
- First Level Degree in relevant science subject
- Fully accredited vascular scientist (AVS) by the CSVS
- Teaching / mentoring
Desirable
- Doctorate with experience in vascular ultrasound
- Managerial qualification e.g DMS
Personal Skills
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of innovative work undertaken within the speciality.
- The ability to liaise confidently & effectively with other disciplines internally within the Trust and externally
- Excellent time management skills
- Effective presentation skills
- Support and development of others
Technical Skills
Essential
- Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Physical aptitude to undertake regular episodes of moderate physical effort and to manual handle.
Behavioural Skills
Essential
- Aligned to the Trust values.
- Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
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This advert is for Lead Vascular Scientist with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Health science services role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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