Vascular Scientist

Job summary

The Vascular department in Hull are looking to recruit an experienced Vascular Scientist to join the team to work alongside the two existing vascular scientists and 10 Vascular Consultants

The Department of Vascular Surgery is a Trust-wide service based at Hull Royal Infirmary. There is a dedicated vascular laboratory service consisting of five clinical rooms .The lab also offers CPEX testing and has a National AAA Screening Programme that runs alongside the department.

The laboratory workload includes carotid and vertebral artery duplex, upper and lower limb arterial and venous duplex, AAA surveillance, bypass graft surveillance and ankle-brachial pressure measurements. The work will be a mixture of dedicated own scan lists as well as participating with the wider team in 'hot' clinics and ulcer clinics.

Excellent clinical skills and experience are essential. Full accreditation (AVS) with the Society for Vascular Technology of Great Britain and Ireland, or equivalent, are highly desirable. Professional registration (such as HCPC registration or AVS accreditation) is also desirable though we would consider candidates with sufficient clinical experience who are actively working towards accreditation.

Consideration will be given to individuals nearing SVT accreditation will be considered on a lower pay band

Main duties of the job

The Vascular department in Hull are looking to recruit an experienced Vascular Scientist to join our team on a flexible basis to work alongside our existing two vascular scientists.

The experienced candidate must hold relevant degree and be fully qualified as an Accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist

You will be expected to carry out and independently report the full range of investigations, including Carotid artery duplex, upper and lower limb arterial and venous Duplex, graft surveillance and aortic aneurysm surveillance.

The Vascular Laboratory team work closely with the 10 Vascular Consultants, Consultant Radiologists. Vascular Specialist Nurses and the multidisciplinary team in the vascular department.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.