Lead Vascular Scientist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Vascular Scientist to provide strategic direction and clinical leadership of the Vascular Studies Unit within the Thames Valley Vascular Network. You will lead, mentor and develop the team, ensure high-quality ultrasound reporting and integrate research, teaching and service development.

The post involves operational oversight, governance, budget responsibility, and contribution to service planning and performance improvement

Qualifications

• 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.
• Doctorate with experience in vascular ultrasound.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership within the Vascular Studies Unit (VSU) delivering high standard vascular ultrasound with timely reporting and MDT involvement.
• Prioritise and manage referrals, communicate findings to clinicians and patients, and contribute to patient management and emergency planning.
• Support clinical governance, risk management and quality assurance.
• Oversee service delivery, capacity management, budget and resource planning.
• Drive workforce development, recruitment, appraisal and CPD of staff.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching/Mentoring

Communication

Research

Clinical governance

Education

Masters level education or expected to work towards

First Level Degree in relevant science subject

Doctorate with experience in vascular ultrasound

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Vascular Scientist

The closing date is 29 November 2026

To provide strategic direction, leadership and line management of the VSU team to provide an effective and well led service for diagnostic ultrasound services to patients within the OUH NHS Trust and the wider Thames Valley Vascular Network.

To be visible and provide expert clinical guidance, support the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service, and develop and innovate practice, research, teaching, training.

In collaboration with the clinical lead and Directorate Manager (DM) , work to ensure that Service Provision is delivered within agreed budgets and that government targets are achieved.

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.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

• In conjunction with the Clinical lead for the VSU provide the highest possible standard ofevidence-based care delivery within the unit. 2. To work collaboratively with colleagues within the NOTSSCaN division to promote acustomer focussed culture that enhances the patient experience3. In collaboration with the Clinical Lead/DM ensure that Clinical Governance, RiskManagement and Quality Assurance initiatives are achieved within the division4. To perform accurate and complex vascular ultrasound assessments to a highlyspecialised level, with clear and concise reporting in a timely fashion5. To report directly to the appropriate Consultant/registrar within an appropriate timeframeand arrange urgent assessment/admission by the vascular surgeon if patients conditionwarrants it6. To communicate and expertly advise on results of all scans to clinicians and radiologystaff, and offer second opinions in cases of conflicting results between hospitals, juniorstaff or diagnostic modalities

For full job description please see attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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


• Doctorate with experience in vascular ultrasound

Technical Skills

• 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.

Experience

• 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

Personal Skills

• Evidence of continuing professional development


• Evidence of innovative work undertaken within the speciality.


• The ability to liaise confidently & effectively with other disciplines internally within the Trust and externally


• Support and development of others

Behavioural Skills

• Aligned to the Trust values.


• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times


• Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust