Bank - Vascular Scientist - Band 7

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Communication

Communicate very sensitive information about scan findings to patients and clinicians

Regularly attend study days, meetings and clinical meetings and participate in discussions

The post requires receiving and assimilating a range of complex facts, written and verbal, from the referrer, colleagues and patients

Good communication skills are necessary to inform patients and sometimes their relatives about the investigation, the process of the scan, and implications of the results and follow up procedure

Written and verbal reports are made to Consultants, doctors, nurses and multi-disciplinary teams

Communication with Radiologists, team members, nurses, porters and ward staff to ensure effective service delivery

To maintain a high level of personal expertise and continual professional development.

1. Analytical and Planning

Effectively re-organise workload to deal with more urgent cases (prioritisation)

Plan and manage workload for specialised procedures in a timely manner taking consideration of other team members and available resources when making decisions

Report any problems with the ultrasound machine, probes or any other equipment

Incident reporting of untoward incidents

To scan and report on a variety of specialist ultrasounds

Undertake examinations of the vascular system as part of the vascular ultrasound service

1. Clinical Duties

Undertakes complex ultrasound assessments to provide a diagnostic and surveillance service for patients with venous and arterial disease

Communicate scan findings to patients and clinicians

Required to scan and support the vascular lab across Broomfield and Southend Hospitals (part of the MSE Trust)

1. Policy and Service Development

Participate in audit and new service developments

Carry out audit and provide advice based on skill level and experience within specified areas of work

Contribute where possible to service developments that have led to benefits to the Trust and/or patient care. This may be evidenced in the form of financial savings, significant throughput for the department or the provision of new services.

1. Financial and Physical Resources

Maintain agreed stock levels of consumables used in the department. Report and follow up the status of equipment failures, incident reports and keep ultrasound manager apprised of the situation.

1. Staff Management

Be active in teaching, lecturing and presentation of case studies

Participate in the training of medical staff, radiology and other healthcare professionals, when required

Participate in the clinical supervision and training of vascular trainees

Maintain a CPD portfolio

Access the internet and Trust internet to access relevant information for personal training and development

Regularly attend study days, meetings and clinical meetings

1. Information Resources

Maintain Radiology Information System eg. Soliton for patient registration, appointment booking and examination reports

To ensure consistency of medical imaging quality, accurate informative report writing and maintain high standards of patient care to the agreed departmental protocols

Incident reporting of untoward incidents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in relevant Scientific Discipline
• Accreditation as a Vascular Scientist via The Society of Vascular Scientists or equivalent qualifications

Desirable

• Research training/experience
• Leadership and management experience
• Pg cert in Vascular Ultrasound

Knowledge

Essential

• At least 3 years' experience of vascular ultrasound scanning and a highly developed specialised knowledge of the full range of non-invasive vascular measurements
• Specialised knowledge of vascular anatomy

Desirable

• Experience of medical research trials
• Experience of training others in Vascular Ultrasound

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MSE Basildon

Essex

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

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