Job overview

Fixed term or secondment for 9 months

Full time 37.5 hours per week

 We have an exciting opportunity to join our specialist vascular team to cover maternity leave for nine months within the surgical division

 We are looking for an allied health professional with experience in vascular care who is able to provide advanced clinical care assisting in managing patient care autonomously and contributing to research and audits.

They will need to have specialist knowledge and skills, work at a senior level with leadership responsibilities. Their role will involve direct patient care, complex decision making and managing specific surgical interventions within an agreed framework

The role of the Vascular Practitioner in a spoke hospital is key to ensuring the service provides the best care for Bolton patients who will undergo surgery at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The Vascular Practitioner will run nurse led clinics, pre-operative assessment clinics and will also attend consultant clinics.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues from both organisations to ensure a seamless pathway for patients. This will involve liaising with consultants, specialist nurses and anaesthetists at the hub hospital.
The post holder will be expected to monitor standards of care through audit and evidenced based practice. She/he will be expected to participate in clinical governance within the service by undertaking audit and research as part of the MDT.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Provide advanced levels of clinical practice related to vascular conditions
2.Carry out pre-operative assessments on patients due to have procedures and/or surgery both at the hub hospital and the spoke hospital and liaise with the surgeons/anaesthetists if any concerns
3.Prescribe within scope of practice if indicated
4.Offer health promotion to patients in order to reduce risk factors for disease progression
5.Assist in the development of care pathways to develop a high quality seamless service based on the principals of best practice.
6.Work autonomously to manage own caseload of patients whilst working as part of the Multidisciplinary team.
7. Be accountable for all aspects of care, advice and treatment offered to 
patients within caseload.
8. Detect and recognise potential problems in the patient’s condition and take 

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

We are looking to employ an enthusiastic, motivated, compassionate and forward thinking practitioner with a vision for future health care delivery to work within the Bolton economy and support our trust vision and values.