Vascular Nurse Specialist

Job overview

The Vascular Nurse Specialist provides expert, patient-centred care for individuals with vascular conditions across acute and community settings, ensuring high standards of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, the role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, education, and service development to improve patient outcomes. Responsibilities include running nurse-led clinics, supporting inpatient care, coordinating complex care pathways, and contributing to research and clinical governance. The post holder also plays a key role in advising staff and patients, promoting evidence-based practice, and driving continuous improvements in vascular services. this post will cover cross site working within the organisation

Main duties of the job

The Vascular Nurse Specialist is responsible for delivering advanced clinical care to patients with vascular conditions, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management within both outpatient and inpatient settings. Key duties include running nurse-led clinics, supporting ward-based care, requesting and interpreting diagnostic investigations, and making autonomous clinical decisions. The role involves providing specialist advice and education to patients, families, and healthcare professionals, as well as coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams and community services. Additional responsibilities include leading service improvements, developing clinical guidelines and pathways, participating in audit and research activities, and contributing to staff training, leadership, and professional development within the vascular service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

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*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.