Working for Our Organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of vascular pathways and protocols.
• Participate in service redesign and quality improvement initiatives.
• Act as a specialist clinical role model.
• Provide supervision, support and mentorship to staff and students.
• Deliver education and training to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Participate in audit, research and service evaluation activities.
• Promote evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Maintain specialist knowledge of peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot disease, venous disease, AAA and leg ulcer/complex wound management.
• Work independently within professional, organisational and clinical guidelines.
• Undertake autonomous assessment and management of vascular patients.
• Use professional judgement to prioritise referrals and escalate concerns.
• Make independent decisions regarding investigations and follow-up.
• Remain accountable for clinical practice, decisions and documentation.
• Apply advanced vascular assessment skills including ABPI, pulse assessment and wound assessment.
• Maintain knowledge of vascular investigations, treatment pathways and surgical interventions.
• Work in accordance with NICE guidance, national standards and local vascular pathways.
• Make autonomous decisions regarding investigations, referrals and follow-up care.
• Use clinical skills to inform independent decision making and management plan.
• Coordinate patient pathways across the Bristol, Bath and Weston Vascular Network.
• Manage and prioritise a complex outpatient caseload.
• Organise rapid-access appointments, investigations and MDT reviews.
• Undertake comprehensive vascular assessments, including ABPI and complex wound assessment.
• Perform clinical history taking and physical examination.
• Interpret and accurately document clinical findings and investigations.
• Provide specialist assessment and management for patients with peripheral arterial disease, venous disease and diabetic foot complications.
• Undertake autonomous clinics for new and follow-up patients.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment options and risk reduction.
• Coordinate investigations, referrals and ongoing care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN with current NMC registration
• Ability to make decisions, act and work independently
• Hot clinic vascular experience
• Ability to confidently undertake ABPI, TBI and TCp02
• Experience of compression bandaging and independent leg ulcer management
• Full Clean driving license

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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Important

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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