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Vascular (LiVES)
Gradd
Band 7
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 20 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
287-ASUR-138-25
Cyflogwr
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
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Liverpool University Hospital
Tref
Liverpool
Cyflog
£47,810 - £54,710 pro rata
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Yn cau
08/10/2025 23:59

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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Vascular Nurse Specialist - LiVES

Band 7

Trosolwg o'r swydd

 

  • The Vascular Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients, and carers within their speciality service of vascular surgery.
  • The vascular nurse specialist will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with the other members of the speciality team (Head of Operations, Clinical Director, Associate Director of Nursing, Service Manager, Vascular Nurse Specialists etc. within their site and broader within the network.)
  • This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate, audit, and education.
  • The vascular nurse specialist will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offer a highly specialised service, to include setting standards of care, assessment of care needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
  • The vascular nurse specialist will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
  • They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice for the professional development of staff within the speciality.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Liverpool Vascular & Endovascular Service (LiVES) provides vascular surgical services to the whole of North Mersey. The post will be based primarily at the Aintree Hospital, Liverpool UK. The Vascular unit consists of 14 consultant surgeons with supporting junior staff. The junior middle grade staff currently consists of 4 Specialist Registrars, 2 Clinical Fellows and 1 Research Fellow. 

The unit There is one dedicated vascular ward and the majority of vascular work is managed in this complement of beds with only a minimal requirement for higher level care. There is a fully equipped vascular lab with 3 technologists providing a full range of scanning services. The majority of elective surgery takes place in a dedicated vascular theatre and a vascular hybrid theatre. The majority of endovascular work, apart from EVAR and combined surgical/interventional procedures, is carried out in Interventional Theatres by Interventional Radiologists at the hub or one of the three spoke sites. There are excellent out patient facilities adjacent to the vascular lab. This area also houses our Vascular Specialist Nurses who have major interests in wound care and lifestyle management. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. 

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

 For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

  • Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
  • Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluation.
  • Co-ordinate and manage nurse led clinics (three sessions per week) as well as support to the consultant clinics.
  • Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to transfer and repatriation of patients between service providers at the arterial and non-arterial centres.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and the multi-disciplinary team. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings locally and regionally, acting as the patients’ advocate.
  • Support patients and their families to ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
  • Recognise changes in patients’ condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
  • To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patients’ problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
  • To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, operational managers, matrons to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.

Manyleb y person

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • In depth specialist knowledge

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
  • Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
  • Extensive clinical experience
  • Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
  • Involvement in audit
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience as Specialist Sister
  • Participation in research
  • Management qualification

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Registered Nurse NMC/HCPC
  • Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
  • Recognised Teaching Qualification
  • First Degree
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Research qualification
  • Masters
  • Independent Prescriber
  • Recordable specialist qualification

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Teaching / assessment skills
  • Organisation and negotiation skills
  • Effective communicator
  • Leadership & motivation skills
  • Evidence of audit and change management ability
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Root Cause Analysis
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Evidence of leading and facilitating change
  • ECDL

Other

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Diplomatic
  • Assertive and confident
  • Personal and professional maturity
  • Recognition of own limitations
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm
  • Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
  • Flexibility
  • Able to travel between sites

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Enw
Kate Donovan
Teitl y swydd
Vascular specialist Nurse lead
Cyfeiriad ebost
[email protected]
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0151 290 4508
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