Vascular Nurse Specialist

Vascular Nurse Specialist Overview

The Imperial Vascular Unit is seeking a proactive and highly motivated senior nurse with experience in vascular nursing to join our Vascular Nurse Specialist team. This role involves conducting autonomous clinical patient reviews in both nurse-led clinics and inpatient services, as well as coordinating patient-focused pathways to ensure timely and appropriate management of vascular patients.

As part of a well-established and renowned vascular unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the Vascular Nurse Specialist service plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients across North West London. We are looking for an innovative and dynamic senior nurse who is passionate about improving care for patients with vascular disease. Experience in caring for these patients is essential, and familiarity with change management and quality improvement is advantageous.

Main Duties:

• Take responsibility for coordinating patient care within a vascular disease-specific pathway, acting as the primary contact for patients and their relatives.
• Establish effective communication pathways within the vascular nursing and medical teams, as well as with primary care and tertiary referral teams.
• Provide specialist vascular nursing advice to ensure high-quality, individualized care for patients with vascular disease, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to meet healthcare targets.
• Deliver specialist vascular nursing care and support, stepping in for the line manager in managing clinical specialties, including handling complex situations.
• Be flexible in covering various vascular clinical areas across the Trust, acting as a professional role model while providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, and research.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Registered Nurse with evidence of post-registration education.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent teaching experience.
• Post-registration experience in a relevant area, including change management.
• Significant post-registration experience in the specialty area, with experience in a junior specialty role or as a team leader/ward manager.
• Commitment to Trust-wide initiatives and highly developed specialist knowledge of the patient group.
• Good IT skills and understanding of office software, including PowerPoint.
• Desirable qualifications include a degree in management or professional nursing issues and progress towards a Master’s degree.

Benefits:

• Career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.
• Participation in a staff recognition scheme.
• Optional benefits such as Cycle to Work schemes, car lease options, season ticket loans, and access to onsite leisure facilities.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and consideration for flexible working, part-time, or job share arrangements.

For more information about this role, please contact Lead Vascular Nurse Specialist Louise Allen at [email protected] or call 02033126246.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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