Vascular Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 03 June 2026.
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The Vascular Nurse Specialist provides expert, patient‑centred care for individuals with vascular conditions across acute and community settings, ensuring high standards of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, the role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, education, and service development to improve patient outcomes. Responsibilities include running nurse‑led clinics, supporting inpatient care, coordinating complex care pathways, and contributing to research and clinical governance. The post holder also plays a key role in advising staff and patients, promoting evidence‑based practice, and driving continuous improvements in vascular services. This post will cover cross‑site working within the organisation.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver advanced clinical care to patients with vascular conditions, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management within outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Run nurse‑led clinics, support ward‑based care, request and interpret diagnostic investigations, and make autonomous clinical decisions.
- Provide specialist advice and education to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams and community services.
- Lead service improvements, develop clinical guidelines and pathways, participate in audit and research activities, and contribute to staff training, leadership, and professional development.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time:
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience caring for patients with vascular disease
- Clinical examination qualification or willing to work towards
- Independent prescriber
- Experience of teaching
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of multi‑professional working
- Experience of audit and research
Skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communication
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Flexible attitude to working
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse
- Prepared to work towards Masters Level
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recognised mentoring qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Benefits
- 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
- NHS discounts*
- Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
- Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems
*Subject to eligibility
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