Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Vascular Access Clinical Support Worker

The closing date is 03 September 2025

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team providing vascular access to the trust. The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality holistic service for patients who require vascular access trust wide.You will be required to work a combination of weekday shifts, ensuring a smooth patient pathway from referral, insertion and training of patients (when applicable) to discharge.

Regrettably, we are unable to accommodate sponsored posts at this time.

Main duties of the job

  • Prioritising and scheduling of patients from in-patient wards, day case waiting list and outpatient referrals.
  • Expert practice in ultrasound guided venepuncture, insertion of cannulas, management of vascular access device associated complications.
  • Promoting clinical excellence in vascular access device care and acting as support for other healthcare professionals.
  • Staff education and assessment in the care and maintenance of vascular access devices.
  • Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria will be shortlisted for this job.

About us

Why Work With Us

Work for a small but expert group of vascular access practitioners to provide expert care and advice to patient s and staff throughout the acute trust and beyond.

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-7235983-PC&S

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the delivery of excellent clinical care within the vascular access team in close collaboration with the non-registered and registered nursing team and medical teams.

Receive and process referrals, requiring a reasonable depth of knowledge around vascular access and vessel health preservation to safely and effectively prioritise patient bookings into vascular access clinic lists.

Pre-assess patients vascular access requirements, support patients who attend for PICC insertion and those who may present with treatment related complications.

Effectively use ultrasound to take bloods and cannulate patients with challenging vascular access.

Participate in infection control audits of PICCs and weekly surveillance of inpatients with PICCs.

Participate in the delivery of staff educational programmes to improve knowledge and safety of central venous access devices.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the delivery of excellent clinical care within the vascular access team in close collaboration with the non-registered and registered nursing team and medical teams.

Receive and process referrals, requiring a reasonable depth of knowledge around vascular access and vessel health preservation to safely and effectively prioritise patient bookings into vascular access clinic lists.

Pre-assess patients vascular access requirements, support patients who attend for PICC insertion and those who may present with treatment related complications.

Effectively use ultrasound to take bloods and cannulate patients with challenging vascular access.

Participate in infection control audits of PICCs and weekly surveillance of inpatients with PICCs.

Participate in the delivery of staff educational programmes to improve knowledge and safety of central venous access devices.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • oNVQ3/equivalent or higher
  • oUp to date Venepuncture & cannulation
  • oVital signs and observational skills
  • oKnowledge of vascular access devices, complications and vessel health preservation.
  • oProficient with IT systems

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of the principles of ultrasound related to vascular access in the upper limbs.
  • oPractical ultrasound skills for venepuncture and cannulation.
  • oCo-ordinator role within a healthcare setting
Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • oNVQ3/equivalent or higher
  • oUp to date Venepuncture & cannulation
  • oVital signs and observational skills
  • oKnowledge of vascular access devices, complications and vessel health preservation.
  • oProficient with IT systems

Desirable

  • oKnowledge of the principles of ultrasound related to vascular access in the upper limbs.
  • oPractical ultrasound skills for venepuncture and cannulation.
  • oCo-ordinator role within a healthcare setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Vascular access team manager

Charlotte Davies

charlotte.aitken@nhs.net

07769880038

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-7235983-PC&S

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA


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