Clinical Vascular Scientist / Advanced Clinical Physiologist

Integrated Care System; Derby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the region is seeking a Clinical Vascular Scientist to join their dynamic vascular ultrasound team. In this role, you will perform multiple vascular investigations, provide education, and work collaboratively with a diverse team. Ideal candidates will have a post-graduate qualification in vascular ultrasound and significant experience as a vascular sonographer. Competitive benefits and professional development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Competent in analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on complex vascular investigations.
• Able to sign off own reports.
• Experience in training others in vascular ultrasound.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of vascular investigations including carotid and temporal artery scans.
• Provide teaching, audit, supervisory, and managerial support.
• Participate in some weekend on-call work for the TIA service.

Skills

Post graduate qualification in vascular ultrasound

Significant post graduate experience as Vascular sonographer

Extensive knowledge in performing vascular investigations

Excellent communication skills

Education

AVS accreditation or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Vascular Scientist / Advanced Clinical Physiologist

The closing date is 24 August 2025

The vascular ultrasound team at the Royal Derby Hospital are looking to employ an SVT Accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist (AVS). This opportunity is for a Vascular Scientist to join our friendly and dynamic vascular ultrasound team. The vascular service supports a range of healthcare professionals across surgery, medicine and diagnostics. We have 2 purpose-built ultrasound suites and a dedicated scan room in the TIA clinic. All are spacious and feature air conditioning and PACS reporting stations.

This opportunity is for a Vascular Scientist to join our friendly and dynamic vascular ultrasound team. Within the Vascular Service you will work with 9 Vascular Consultant Surgeons and 3 Specialist Vascular Nurses. The Vascular Ultrasound Lab at present sits within a friendly multidisciplinary department that includes Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastric and Neurophysiology. With up to 90 staff in total, our wider Clinical Measurement Department is a large and sociable place to work. Viewing of the department is welcome and encouraged. We have 2 purpose-built ultrasound suites and a dedicated scan room in the TIA clinic. All are spacious and feature air conditioning and PACS reporting stations.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to perform a wide range of vascular investigations, including carotid and temporal artery scans, upper and lower limb arterial and venous duplex scans, AAA and graft surveillance scans. Non-imaging tests such as ABPI are also performed. In addition, you will also be expected to provide teaching, audit, supervisory and managerial support. We actively encourage continuous professional development.

The vascular ultrasound service is expanding to provide vascular imaging services to other hospitals within the Trust, so may involve cross-site working. This post will also involve some weekend on-call work on a rota basis, providing imaging for the 7 day-a-week TIA service.

Closing date of applications: 24 August 2025

Interview date: 5 September 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills, & Experience

• Post graduate qualifcation in vascular ultrasound, AVS accreditation or equivalent experience
• Significant post graduate experience as Vascular sonographer
• Extensive knowledge and experience in performing a broad range of vascular investigation
• Evidence of leading a small team
• Accreditation in ILS

Analytical Skills

• Competent in analysing interpreting and reporting on highly complex specialist vascular investigations
• Able to sign off own reports
• Ability to audit other physiologists'/health care scientist reports
• Previous experience in training others in vascular ultrasound

Communication

• Evidence of excellent communication skills patients/staff/colleagues/GP/doctors
• Education and training skills with experience of training and assessment

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust