Vacancy Reference Number 321-NOTSS-8100999-B8b Vacancy Type Number Closing Date 29 Nov 2026 Salary £66,582 - £77,368 Per Annum / Pro Rata Address Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Duration Permanent
Are you an experienced, SVT-accredited Clinical Vascular Scientist seeking your next leadership challenge within a nationally recognised vascular service?
We are looking for an exceptional Lead Vascular Scientist to join the Jackie Walton Vascular Studies Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and play a pivotal role in delivering and developing specialist vascular diagnostic services across the Thames Valley.
As Lead Vascular Scientist, you will provide expert clinical and professional leadership within the Vascular Studies Unit (VSU), delivering high-quality, evidence-based vascular ultrasound investigations and reports while offering specialist clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams. You will oversee the assessment and prioritisation of referrals, communicate complex diagnostic findings sensitively and effectively to clinicians and patients, and contribute to patient management, multidisciplinary team discussions, and emergency vascular service provision.
In addition to maintaining a significant clinical role, you will lead on clinical governance, quality assurance, patient safety, and risk management, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and relevant accreditation requirements. You will champion continuous service improvement, research activity, innovation, and the development of best practice across the service.
The successful candidate will provide operational leadership for the VSU, ensuring the effective delivery of services, optimisation of capacity, achievement of national and local performance standards, and the delivery of service objectives. You will contribute to service planning, performance reporting, business development, and the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
As a senior leader within the department, you will be responsible for workforce planning and development, including recruitment, appraisal, supervision, mentorship, and the ongoing professional development of staff. You will foster a positive, inclusive culture that supports learning, professional excellence, and high-quality patient care.
The role also includes responsibility for supporting financial and resource management, contributing to business planning processes, and ensuring the efficient utilisation of staffing, equipment, and departmental resources.
You will demonstrate a commitment to professional development, effective leadership, equality, diversity and inclusion, and will act as an ambassador for both the Vascular Studies Unit and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We welcome applications from enthusiastic and motivated vascular scientists who can work autonomously, demonstrate excellent clinical judgement, communicate complex information with confidence and compassion, and are committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care.
Further Information
What we offer
- Opportunity to lead a well-established, highly regarded vascular diagnostic service.
- Close collaboration with a nationally recognised multidisciplinary vascular team.
- Access to teaching, research, innovation, and service development opportunities.
- Support for continuing professional development and leadership growth.
- A rewarding role within one of the UK's leading teaching hospital trusts.
Email: dominic.howard@ouh.nhs.uk
Tel: 01865 223091
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