Clinical Vascular Scientist / Vascular Sonographer

Integrated Care System; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative hospital in Salisbury is seeking a qualified Clinical Vascular Scientist / Vascular Sonographer to join its Vascular Unit. The role involves performing various vascular diagnostic scans, ensuring high patient care standards, and supporting training efforts. The position offers a competitive salary with an additional recruitment payment and flexible working hours. Ideal candidates have prior experience in vascular ultrasound and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

NHS discounts and benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of recent post qualification experience in Vascular Ultrasound.
• Experience working in a specialist vascular unit.
• Experience of working with the National AAA screening programme (NAAASP).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, scientific and clinical expertise to the vascular unit.
• Perform a wide range of vascular diagnostic ultrasound scans.
• Act on scan results and maintain high patient care standards.

Skills

Carotid and DVT scans

Communication skills

Stress management

ABPI tests

Experience in endovenous laser treatments

Education

PgC/ Dip in Medical Ultrasound

AVS accreditation

HCPC registration

Job description

Clinical Vascular Scientist / Vascular Sonographer

Are you a qualified or nearly qualified Clinical Vascular Scientist/Sonographer looking for an exciting opportunity? We are seeking passionate professionals to join our friendly and dedicated Vascular Unit.

Why Join Us?

Collaborative Team Environment: Work alongside 3 Vascular Scientists/Sonographers, 4 Vascular Surgeons, 5 Vascular Specialist Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, and administrative staff.

State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our purpose-built, air-conditioned department features 9 rooms, fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and efficient one-stop clinics.

Advanced Technology: which include 1 Philips EPIQ 5G, 2 Philips EPIQ 7G, and 2 portable Philips CX50's for ward use.

Comprehensive Vascular Services: Perform a wide range of investigations, including carotid, aorta, upper and lower limb arterial and venous assessments, grafts, EVAR surveillance, and DVT assessments.

Specialised Training Opportunities: Get trained to deliver outpatient EVLT services with oversight from vascular surgeons.

Other services: Contribute to the National AAA screening program. We are also process of developing an US guided GCA service with our Rheumatology colleagues.

Please see link below to our Employee Value Proposition page.

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Main duties of the job

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary: Enjoy an additional £5000 annual recruitment and retention payment (pro rata)

Generous Relocation: Relocation is available to help make your transition smooth and hassle-free, subject to meeting the Trust's terms and conditions.

Flexible Working Hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time hours (minimum 2 days per week 9am - 5pm) considered for the right candidate. Some weekend/bank holiday work required on a rotational basis (3-4 times a year).

As part of your role you will be providing technical, scientific and clinical expertise to the vascular and Diabetes Unit by performing the full range of vascular diagnostic ultrasound scans and produce accurate clinical reports independently and promptly.

You will act on scan results, ensuring patients are appropriately referred to clinicians, maintaining the highest standards of patient care, imaging, and reporting. Additionally, you will contribute to the training of screeners for the National AAA Screening Programme and support quality assurance efforts. Your responsibilities will also include assisting in the training of junior and new staff, as well as overseeing the implementation of policies and procedures within the unit.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our innovative Vascular Unit, we want to hear from you!

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• At least 1 year of recent post qualification experience in Vascular Ultrasound.
• More than one year of post qualification vascular ultrasound experience.
• Experience working in a specialist vascular unit.
• Experience of working with the National AAA screening programme (NAAASP).
• Training and leadership experience.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary one stop clinics.

Skills

• Must be able to perform carotid and DVT scans and report on these independently.
• Ability to motivate and work with other members of your team.
• Have good inter-personal and organisational skill.
• Ability to react well in stressful or challenging situations.
• Assessing and evaluating skills.
• Excellent communication and counselling skills.
• Ability to work as a team member and as an individual practitioner.
• Be able to perform ABPI tests, arterial, venous reflux and AAA Duplex scans.
• Experience of performing surveillance scans for bypass grafts and EVAR (+/- use of contrast enhanced ultrasound).
• Experience in performing or assisting with endovenous laser treatments (EVLT).

Qualifications

• PgC/ Dip in Medical Ultrasound
• AVS accreditation
• HCPC registration
• Working towards AVS accreditation

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata + additional RRP £5000 pro rata