Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Vascular Science
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 213-DH-7220313
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Additional £5000 R&R Premium, pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Vascular Scientist
Band 7
Job overview
The Vascular Laboratory at King's College Hospital is recruiting for Clinical Vascular Scientists. Applications are invited from those with CSVS accreditation or HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist in vascular science.
Please note that this post includes Inner London HCAS, and recruitment and retention premium of £5000 with a salary range £59320 to £65981 depending on experience
Applications are encouraged from those in final year of STP training programme aiming to qualify in 2025.
Informal visits welcomed if you would like to see the department and discuss the role. Please call to arrange.
Main duties of the job
The Vascular Lab at King's is one of the busiest vascular ultrasound departments around and represents an amazing opportunity to develop your skills in this area. We perform a complete set of vascular ultrasound investigations including;
· Transcranial imaging for the national paediatric sickle cell screening program
· Renal artery and transplant kidney
· Vascular access for dialysis fistula and mapping including for endo-AVF
· Specialist work for diabetic foot including pedal arterial and ultra-distal bypass graft surveillance
· Urgent scans for vasculitis such as GCA pathways
· Guidance for endo-venous work
· All the usual scans such as peripheral arterial, venous and carotid.
The department is fully committed to providing individually tailored support to enable you to add to your existing experience, so full training can be provided in areas not already within your scope, and as a big team we always aim to ensure sufficient senior support is available while encouraging independent practice.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We ensure all scientists have allocated time away from direct patient care to participate in audit and project work and we have had multiple projects presented at a variety of conferences. Including prize winner papers produced by the team. We also have a daily co-ordinator role which everyone participates in.
Vascular scientists at King’s are respected members of a variety of different MDTs within the Trust including vascular, neurovascular, renal and haematology and we encourage active participation in these groups.
The role will be mainly based at the Denmark Hill site but will require some cross site working at Princess Royal University Hospital and others.
We encourage all scientists to develop their careers. We have a strong history of building our staff, our senior team of six Band 8 scientists all started here as trainees or in band 7 roles. We place high value in our team.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- BSc or equivalent
- Accreditation in vascular ultrasound (SVT accreditation or HCPC registration) or suitable requivalent
Desirable criteria
- MSc or Higher
Knowledge and SKill
Essential criteria
- Competency in basic vascular ultrasound domains (Carotid, peripheral arterial and venous)
Desirable criteria
- Wider experience of vascular ultrasound scans eg TCD, AVF, Renal, etc
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of performing and reporting vascular ultrasound
Desirable criteria
- Experience with audit or research
- Experience with teaching and training
- Post qualification experience
Communication
Essential criteria
- Must be a good communicator in both written and verbal forms
- Must have a desire to be a support to team working
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable patient centred mindset
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ben Freedman
- Job title
- Clinical Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032993711
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