Vascular Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job summary

Imperial Vascular Unit is looking for a pro-active and highly motivated senior nurse, with experience in vascular nursing, who is interested in joining our Vascular Nurse Specialist team. The role encompasses autonomous clinical patient reviews within both the nurse-led clinics and inpatient services, and co-ordination of patient focused pathways to ensure appropriate and timely patient management.

The Vascular Unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a well-established and world renowned vascular unit, and St. Mary's Hospital is the arterial centre for the Trust, and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. In addition we play an important role within the North West London vascular network, and accept tertiary referrals from across the UK. The expertise of the Vascular Nurse Specialist service is essential to the delivery of a high quality, evidence-based and efficient service, ensuring a great patient experience for vascular patients across North West London.

We are seeking an innovative and dynamic senior nurse who is interested in making a difference to the care of patients with vascular disease. Experience of caring for patients with vascular disease is essential, and experience or an interest in change management and quality improvement would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

• To take responsibility for and advise on the co-ordination of the patients care within a vascular disease specific pathway, acting as the Vascular Nurse Specialist contact for the patient/client and their relatives/carers.
• To establish and maintain effective communication pathways within the vascular nursing and medical teams, the MDT, associated Primary Care Teams, and Tertiary referral Hospital Teams.
• Provide specialist vascular nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients with vascular disease and their relatives/carers without supervision in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets.
• The post holder will provide specialist vascular nursing care and support and deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
• To be flexible in the approach to the vascular clinical areas across the Trust and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse.
• Evidence of post registration education activity
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent teaching experience.
• Post registration experience in a relevant area with experience of change management.

Desirable

• Has attained a Degree in management/professional nursing issues
• Working towards Master's degree

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Good IT skills and understanding of office Works suite including PowerPoint

Desirable

• Presentation skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader/ward management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area

Person Specification
Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse.
• Evidence of post registration education activity
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent teaching experience.
• Post registration experience in a relevant area with experience of change management.

Desirable

• Has attained a Degree in management/professional nursing issues
• Working towards Master's degree

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Good IT skills and understanding of office Works suite including PowerPoint

Desirable

• Presentation skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader/ward management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

Trust wide

Praed Street

London

W2 1NY

United Kingdom

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