Lead Vascular Scientist

To provide strategic direction, leadership and line management of the VSU team to provide an effective and well led service for diagnostic ultrasound services to patients within the OUH NHS Trust and the wider Thames Valley Vascular Network.

To be visible and provide expert clinical guidance, support the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service, and develop and innovate practice, research, teaching, training.

In collaboration with the clinical lead and Directorate Manager (DM), work to ensure that Service Provision is delivered within agreed budgets and that government targets are achieved.

The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership within the Vascular Studies Unit (VSU), delivering a high standard of evidence-based vascular ultrasound, including timely reporting, and clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams. They will prioritise and manage referrals, communicate findings to clinicians and patients sensitively, and contribute to patient management, MDT discussions, and emergency planning.

They will support clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and safe clinical environments, while promoting research, service development, and excellence in care.

The role includes operational oversight of service delivery, ensuring effective capacity management, achievement of national and local targets, and contribution to service planning, data reporting, and performance improvement initiatives.

The post holder will contribute to workforce management, including recruitment, appraisal, supervision, and continuous professional development of staff within the team.

They will support budget management, resource utilisation, and business planning, ensuring efficient use of financial and physical resources.

The role requires commitment to personal professional development, effective communication, equality and diversity, and maintaining high standards of professionalism as an ambassador for the service and organisation.

• Masters level education or expected to work towards in this post.
• First Level Degree in relevant science subject
• Fully accredited vascular scientist (AVS) by the CSVS
• Teaching / mentoring
• Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
• Advanced keyboard skills
• Physical aptitude to undertake regular episodes of moderate physical effort and to manual handle.
• Demonstrable significant specialist experience post accreditation
• Can provide evidence of effective leadership and developmental work undertaken at Senior level
• Evidence of relevant managerial experience at a senior level within a clinical environment understanding and managing HR, Finance and Clinical Risk/Governance
• Teaching / mentoring
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Excellent communication skills
• Evidence of innovative work undertaken within the speciality.
• The ability to liaise confidently & effectively with other disciplines internally within the Trust and externally
• Excellent time management skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Support and development of others
• Aligned to the Trust values.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
• Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.

• Doctorate with experience in vascular ultrasound
• Managerial qualification e.g DMS
• Project management experience

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.