Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery & Cancer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 156-7160436
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Vascular Scientist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist to join our small friendly team here at the Vascular Studies Unit in Cornwall. Based at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, services also extend to other peripheral sites across the county, providing imaging for one-stop Vascular Clinics (Surgeon/nurse lead), multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Clinics, Vascular Hot Clinics, the Thrombosis Outpatient Service and rapid access TIA clinics, as well as inpatients and outpatients.
The Vascular Studies Team work closely with the Consultant Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, and other consultant groups, to provide a wide range of non-invasive diagnostic vascular examinations.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will independently perform non-invasive vascular investigations, contribute to the development of the vascular studies service and play an important role in the management of patients with vascular disease.
You will be a valued member of the team expected to carry out and supervise others, performing complex detailed diagnostic ultrasound examinations to the highest standard and independently report the findings on a wide variety of vascular ultrasound investigations.
Vascular Scientists are allocated 20% non-scanning time to perform non-clinical duties such as attending MDT meetings, teaching/training, CPD activities, QA/audit/departmental meetings, mandatory training and other additional service management duties as required.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- A relevant science degree
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of three years practical experience as a trainee vascular scientist
Desirable criteria
- 1 year post qualification (AVS/STP/equivalent) experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniela Bond-Collins
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Vascular Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 253190
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