Vascular Science
Region
Trust
Vascular Science – Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Hospitals Vascular Laboratory runs at two sites that all staff rotate equally between- one site at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and one at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Vascular Science – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
The Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Vascular Science – Independent Vascular Services Ltd
UKAS accredited company with long history of providing services for North West of England. Specialist unit for vascular imaging with strong connections to research and excellent opportunities for special projects and new technologies. Good peer support. Other benefits such as EAP, laptop, mobile phone etc.
Vascular Science – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
This post will be equally split between Manchester Royal Infirmary and Trafford General Hospital.
Vascular Science – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Vascular Science – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Main base of role will be at St George’s Hospital, SW17 0QT. No other external sites will be required. The department consists of three scanning rooms in a clinical team of six clinical scientists. We provide vascular ultrasound for a large spectrum of diseases, specialising in EVAR and AAA imaging. The hospital is located very close to Tooting Broadway underground station and also has many accessible bus routes.
Vascular Science – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Travel required to Nuneaton and Warwick hospitals.
Vascular Science – University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
The Vascular Science STP trainee at University Hospitals Plymouth will be joining a small, friendly team consisting of 4 Vascular Scientists and one trainee based in the Vascular Assessment Unit at Derriford Hospital. The Vascular Assessment Unit has 2 spacious air-conditioned scanning rooms which are equipped with Philips Epiq 7G ultrasound scanners. Our inpatient work is mainly carried out on wards which means that we get out and about around the hospital, meeting lots of different colleagues. We provide a wide range of Vascular diagnostics tests and would enjoy having another enthusiastic and motivated trainee in the department to pass our skills and knowledge to.
Derriford Hospital is the largest specialist teaching hospital in the South West peninsula and is the region’s major trauma centre. It is a specialist centre for transplants, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery.
Plymouth has a beautiful waterfront location right on the border of Cornwall. It is an ideal place to live for anyone who enjoys outdoor activities, with plenty of water sports available in Plymouth Sound and excellent walking and cycling on Dartmoor and the surrounding area.
Vascular Science – West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital has 3 sites. The vascular lab is based at the main Watford site. We have 2 scanning rooms and 2 ultrasound machines. The vascular laboratory team is comprised of 9 members of staff – 1 health care assistant, 1 receptionist, 1 newly qualified STP clinical vascular scientist, 1 SVTGBI trainee, 3 clinical vascular scientists and 2 lead clinical vascular scientists. and we scan approximately 5,500 patients a year. The context we work in is a mixture of in-patients, out-patients and one-stop clinics. The range of diagnostic scanning services we provide are as follows: Carotid duplex scans DVT scans Varicose vein primary and secondary scans Giant cell arteritis scans Surveillance scans for AAA, EVAR, Bypass grafts, stents and post intervention Currently the vascular laboratory working hours are 9-5pm Monday to Friday. The Watford hospital site is located on Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0HB. Buses stop regularly outside the hospital and if walking from Watford Junction train station it takes approximately 25 minutes. There is a car park situated on site if travelling by car. There is a restaurant open 7am – 8pm daily and Peabodys coffee shop is open 7am – 6pm. Further information can be found at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital website https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk.