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JOB TITLE: CLINICAL VASCULAR SCIENTIST
GRADE: BAND 7 SALARY SCALE: £48,788 - £56,474
HOURS: 37hr CONTRACT DURATION: PERMANENT
(Applicants interested in part-time hours will be considered on a pro rata basis)
LOCATION: VASCULAR LABORATORY, ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
We are looking to recruit one full-time (1.0 WTE or part-time pro rata) experienced Clinical Vascular Scientist or Vascular Sonographer to join our friendly and enthusiastic team of 5 Clinical Vascular Scientists, Healthcare Support Worker, and admin administrator in the Vascular Laboratory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Experienced applicants must hold a degree in a relevant subject (science/healthcare based) and be fully qualified as an Accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist (AVS) through the SVT or hold a relevant Postgraduate qualification in vascular ultrasound. Submissions from applicants nearing the end of their postgraduate studies will be considered.
The Vascular Laboratory provides a specialist diagnostic vascular ultrasound imaging service including carotid and vertebral assessment, peripheral upper and lower limb arterial and venous assessment, graft surveillance, aortic aneurysm surveillance, fistula assessment, and treadmill testing.
The Vascular Laboratory team works closely with seven Vascular Consultants, Consultant Radiologists, Vascular Access Nurse Specialists, and Vascular Nurse Specialists as part of a multidisciplinary team in the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
The Vascular Laboratory is spacious, with air-conditioned rooms and is well equipped with a Siemens Helix, Siemens Sequoia, and Siemens Juniper Ultrasound Scanners and a portable GE Vivid IQ and portable GE Logiq Es. We use an electronic reporting system and are connected to PACS.
The Vascular Laboratory acknowledges the recommendations of the SVT and SoR and allocates protected non-scanning time to undertake quality improvement projects/work.
NHS Scotland recently reduced the working week from 37.5 hours to 37 hours, without changes to pay. This will be further reduced to 36 hours over the next two years.
Edinburgh and the Lothians are on the eastern side of Scotland’s central belt in the heart of the country. It is a region of exceptional beauty and contrast, from the splendour of Edinburgh to the beauty and variety of the hills, countryside, and coastline.
NHS Lothian is committed to supporting staff through a relocation process. For further information on relocating to Edinburgh, please visit our careers website:
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For all enquiries or to arrange a visit, please contact Karen Gallagher (Lead Clinical Vascular Scientist), or Heather Anderson (Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist) on 0131 242 3605.
Interviews will take place on 3 March 2025.
Please note: the e-mail address you provide on the application form will be used to communicate any further correspondence relating to this vacancy.
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