Clinical Vascular Scientist

Vacancy Reference Number

269-SFT6803-A

Closing Date

6 Sep 2022

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year + RRP £5000

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury District Hospital Salisbury SP2 8BJ

Duration

Permanent

Here at Salisbury we are looking for an accredited or nearly accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist/Sonographer to join our Vascular Team. We are able to offer an extra £5000 a year recruitment and retention payment so come and see what Salisbury has to offer! We are a small but friendly unit with a funded team of 5 sonographers/vascular scientists but due to retirement we are a team of two at present looking for individuals to join us. We are supported by a team of Vascular Specialist Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers and administrative staff We need you to be highly motivated, an excellent team player and committed to the delivery of high quality patient care. The Unit is a purpose built, air conditioned, 9 roomed department which supports multidisciplinary working and one stop clinics. We have 3 main ultrasound machines within the department (1 Philips EPIQ 5G and 2 Phillips EPIQ 7G), plus two portable Phillips CX50’s for use on the wards. We carry out a wide range of vascular investigations including carotid, aorta, upper and lower limb arterial and venous assessments, graft surveillance, imaging of endovascular aneurysm repair and DVT assessments. We also support a well-established outpatient EVLT service which runs from the Vascular Unit and we have close links to the AAA screening programme for Dorset & Wiltshire, both of which represent opportunities for developing skills in other areas. Main duties of the job To be considered for appointment at Band 7, Applicants should be accredited with the Society of Vascular Technology (AVS) and/or have a PG Dip in Ultrasound with HCPC registration and relevant vascular experience. We will consider applications with less experience or who are currently working towards SVT accreditation or have recently finished/nearly finished the STP training programme, but appointment in this case may be at a lower banding. Our current opening hours are Monday to Friday 0900 - 1700 (with no late night rota). The role will also include some weekend/bank holiday working on a rota basis usually around 4-5 times a year. Weekend and bank holiday hours are usually 0830 - 1230. Full or part-time hours are available.

Further Information

To apply please visit: https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9269-22-0328

Contact Details

For further information and/ or to organise an informal visit please contact: victoria.insull@nhs.net, 01722336262, ext 4181

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