Clinical Vascular Scientist

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.