Clinical Vascular Scientist

Integrated Care System; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leicester is seeking a Clinical Vascular Scientist to provide specialized vascular ultrasound services. The role involves performing and reporting on diagnostic scans, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and supporting teaching initiatives. Candidates must have relevant degrees, AVS accreditation, and HCPC registration for this opportunity in a dynamic and accredited service.

Qualifications

• Experience performing full Vascular Ultrasound Investigations.
• Minimum of 3 years full-time experience in vascular assessments.
• Good administrative skills and computer proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic duplex ultrasound scans.
• Report on complex diagnostic information to healthcare professionals.
• Participate in research and support teaching.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Teaching and training skills

Computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Familiar with Hospital Information systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant science subject

Accredited Vascular Scientist (AVS)

Postgraduate qualification in Vascular Ultrasound

HCPC Registration

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Clinical Vascular Scientist

The closing date is 12 August 2025

A great opportunity has arisen to join our well established Vascular Studies Unit (VSU).We provide a comprehensive highly specialised diagnostic vascular ultrasound service for vascular surgery and other specialties within the UHL and the vascular surgery department is a major tertiary referral centre.The key roles of the Clinical Vascular Scientist are to perform, interpret and report on a full range of highly specialist diagnostic vascular science investigations.

You will work with our experienced, friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team consisting of 11 Clinical Vascular Scientists, 1 Trainee Clinical Vascular Scientist, 2 Vascular Practitioners and administrative support. You will work alongside 12 Vascular Consultant Surgeons, Vascular Interventional Radiologists, and 5 Specialist Vascular Nurses.

The VSU is an IQIPS accredited service with excellent facilities, adjacent to our specialist Vascular Ward, and equipped with five top-range GE Logiq colour duplex scanners, portable ultrasound, transcranial Doppler monitors and non-imaging Doppler equipment. In our main VSU department, alongside our reception and waiting room, we have 2 purpose-built ultrasound suites, and a test room. In addition, we have a dedicated scan room in the vascular ward, vascular outpatient clinic, and in TIA clinic. All are spacious and feature air conditioning, dimmable lighting, and CRIS/PACS reporting stations.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a full range of Vascular science investigations. We support 20% non-scan time to deliver all aspects of the job role, as per CSVS guidance. This may include teaching and training support, department & MDT meetings, service audit and QA, CPD & mandatory training, research, as well as other service duties as required. You will be expected to hold or attain AVS accreditaion and HCPC registration.

• Perform and independently report a full range of diagnostic duplex ultrasound scans, including carotid, upper and lower limb arterial & venous scans, abdominal duplex scans (including EVAR), bypass graft surveillance, temporal artery scans and intracranial cerebral blood flow (TCD) measurements. Additionally, non-imaging investigations are performed, such as invasive and non-invasive physiological pressure measurements including ABPI & TBPI measurements.
• Liaise with and communicate complex diagnostic information to vascular surgeons and other healthcare professionals
• Participate in research and audit
• Support teaching & training

See main Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job responsibilities

See main Job Description and Person Specification for details.

We welcome a visit to see our team & department by prior arangement.

For further information or to arrange and informal visit please contact Mrs Jo Walker, Chief Clinical Vascular Scientist. Telephone [phone]. [e-mail]

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree honours, at least 2:2 in a relevant science subject
• Full accreditation with College and Society for Clinical Vascular Science, Accredited Vascular Scientist (AVS)
• A Masters Level postgraduate qualification in Vascular Ultrasound from a CASE accredited University training programme (PG Dip/Cert/MSc),
• Registration with HCPC.

Skills

• Good administrative skills, including telephone communication, computer literate (including using Microsoft applications such as Word, Outlook, Excel, and power-point) & using databases
• Familiar with Hospital Information systems such as CRIS or PACS
• Effective teaching and training & supervisory skills

Experience

• Experience of performing full Vascular Ultrasound Investigations including leg arterial, aorta, carotid, venous reflux assessments and ABPI
• 3 or more years full time experience of performing leg arterial, aorta, carotid, venous reflux assessments and ABPI
• Experience of performing DVT, Upper limb venous and arterial, temporal artery & AAA EVAR surveillance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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