Vascular Nurse Specialist - Team Leader

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for a Vascular Specialist Nurse to provide advanced clinical care for vascular patients. This role requires the management of a defined caseload, offering specialised nursing advice and leading a team. The position includes the development of care programmes and support for the strategic direction of nursing. The Trust offers various benefits, including flexible working, extensive development opportunities, and a relocation package of up to 30% of salary.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Annual holiday of 27 days

Confidential employee assistance programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Relocation package of up to 30% of salary

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a defined caseload and setting standards of care.
• Ability to provide specialised nursing advice.
• Leadership skills to manage and lead a specialist team.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical care for vascular patients.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate care programmes.
• Contribute to the development of the vascular specialty service.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work as a team member in the Vascular Specialist Nursing service in conjunction with the medical team. The role involves a full range of clinical and managerial support duties with a primary responsibility for providing advanced clinical care in the management of vascular patients at ward and outpatient clinic levels.

Responsibilities

• Carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including setting standards of care, assessing care needs, and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care.
• Provide specialised nursing advice specific to the Specialist Vascular Nursing service and its patient group.
• Contribute to the development of the speciality service and support the strategic direction of nursing within the Trust.
• Manage and lead a specialist team and be responsible for the effective use of clinical team resources.

Flexible Working

• Requests for flexible working are considered from the start of employment where suitable.
• The Trust has an Agile and Flexible Working policy enabling staff to request flexible arrangements from day one.

Equality and Diversity

Armed Forces Friendly Employer. We hold the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, supporting Defence personnel throughout the application process.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

• New employees may be required to pay for DBS checks, with the cost deducted from salary either in one payment or over a six‑month period.
• Standard check: £27.38; Enhanced check: £55.38. Costs are determined by the role.
• Volunteers and bank‑only staff are not charged.
• Transgender applicants can request the sensitive applications route to omit gender or name information from the DBS certificate. Contact the sensitive applications team at 0300 106 1452 or email [email protected].

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Applicants must acknowledge awareness of the AI policy, ensuring applications accurately reflect their skills and values.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, including a lump‑sum and pension for dependants.
• Annual holiday of 27 days rising to 33 days depending on NHS Trust service.
• Paid and unpaid leave for emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, via the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance.
• Free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18,000) for suitable roles. Discuss relocation options with the recruiting manager during the interview.

About the Trust

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves over 800,000 people across York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale. The Trust manages eight hospital sites and employs around 10,000 staff.

Sponsorship

Individuals requiring UK work sponsorship should check eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system online. Not all positions are eligible for sponsorship.

Contact

For further information on benefits or to discuss flexible working, please contact the recruiting manager listed in the advert.