NHS LANARKSHIRE

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

KNOWLEDGE

• General knowledge of anatomy and physiology with a Specialist knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the circulation including the pathology and aetiology of vascular disease.
• Specialist knowledge of the haemodynamics of blood flow.
• Specialist knowledge of ultrasound instrumentation and the physics and principles of ultrasound.
• Specialist knowledge of, and ability in, the principles of vascular technology including the ability to get high quality images, velocities and waveforms from all parts of the peripheral circulation and the ability to interpret normal and pathological data in order to make a diagnosis.
• Knowledge of QA and audit.
• Good knowledge of safety issues including safe use of ultrasound, basic electrical safety, data protection, infection control and manual handling/lifting techniques.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The post holder should be fully competent in the following investigations;

• Carotid and vertebral arteries
• Peripheral upper and lower limb arterial duplex.
• Peripheral upper and lower limb venous duplex
• Graft surveillance
• Aortic aneurysm surveillance
• Fistula assessment
• Treadmill testing and ankle-brachial pressure indices.

CLINICAL SKILLS

• Excellent patient handling skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to take a relevant patient history and apply the information to dictate scan procedure.
• Ability to assess complex information both during and after a scan, and draw conclusions to form a diagnostic report that has both quantitative and qualitative components.
• Manual dexterity of a high order with excellent hand/eye co-ordination enabling fine manipulation of the ultrasound probe and simultaneous manipulation of machine controls to optimise the images and information obtained. Performance of vascular scans requires fine manipulation of the position and orientation of the ultrasound probe on the patient’s skin (to millimetre accuracy) to produce the correct image and simultaneous manipulation of up to 20 controls on the scanner involving hand-eye co-ordination of the highest order.
• Ability to respond calmly and competently, but with vital speed, in the event of patient problems occurring during an investigation, notably how to perform CPR and to know when to refer the patient for an immediate clinical opinion.
• Ability to work to agreed protocols and procedures.
• Ability to work under regular pressure.
• A knowledge of relative and absolute contraindications to investigations.
• Numeric and accuracy of a high standard in interpreting and analysing patient data.
• An understanding of the conditions affecting the scheduling of patients within the vascular laboratory such as emergency admissions, theatre bookings and information contained on the request form.
• Must maintain confidentiality and dignity of the patient at all times.

SERVICE SKILLS

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Good motivational skills and a team player.
• Excellent communicator.
• Ability to assume responsibility under pressure and face the challenge of conflicting responsibilities.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

NHS Lanarkshire is looking for a Clinical Vascular Scientist to join our Vascular Scientist Ultrasound Service (VSUS) based at University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH).
This is an opportunity to join a fantastic and innovative service within the Vascular Surgical team. UHH is the South West of Scotland Regional hub for vascular surgery and the service provides quality vascular ultrasound investigations for the inpatient and outpatient population of NHS Lanarkshire and the wider inpatient population.
The well-equipped and air conditioned lab consists of vascular scanning rooms and a further multipurpose clinical room. The department provides the full range of vascular ultrasound examinations including carotids, aorta/illiacs, post EVAR, upper and lower limb arterial and venous scanning, graft surveillance, venous incompetence, ABPI and exercise testing and renal/mesenteric arteries.
The unit will currently run Monday to Friday with flexibility of hours between 8am-6pm.
Applicants seeking part time hours are encouraged to apply. Applications are encouraged from trainees with practical experience and working towards completion of formal qualifications.
Interviews will be face to face and there will be a practical demonstration of scanning abilities within the interview process.