Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Vascular Scientist
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Role Overview
To provide strategic direction, leadership and line management of the VSU team to provide an effective and well led service for diagnostic ultrasound services to patients within the OUH NHS Trust and the wider Thames Valley Vascular Network.
To be visible and provide expert clinical guidance, support the delivery of a comprehensive clinical service, and develop and innovate practice, research, teaching, training.
In collaboration with the clinical lead and Directorate Manager (DM), work to ensure that Service Provision is delivered within agreed budgets and that government targets are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical leadership within the Vascular Studies Unit (VSU), delivering a high standard of evidence-based vascular ultrasound, including timely reporting, and clinical advice to multidisciplinary teams.
- Prioritise and manage referrals, communicate findings to clinicians and patients sensitively, and contribute to patient management, MDT discussions, and emergency planning.
- Support clinical governance, risk management, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, professional standards, and safe clinical environments, while promoting research, service development, and excellence in care.
- Ensure operational oversight of service delivery, effective capacity management, achievement of national and local targets, and contribution to service planning, data reporting, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to workforce management, including recruitment, appraisal, supervision, and continuous professional development of staff within the team.
- Support budget management, resource utilisation, and business planning, ensuring efficient use of financial and physical resources.
- Commit to personal professional development, effective communication, equality and diversity, and maintaining high standards of professionalism as an ambassador for the service and organisation.
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About Us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our Values
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
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We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Commitment to Safety
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dominic PJ Howard
- Job Title: Clinical Director of VSU
- Email Address: dominic.howard@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01865 221102
Position: Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Director for the Vascular Studies Unit
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