Overview
The Countess of Chester Hospital operates and manages Vascular services across Wirral, West Cheshire and Warrington. This model unifies the approach to vascular services across South Mersey, ensuring high quality and consistent care across the region.
Role Overview
The Lead Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist is a high profile, dynamic, proactive and pioneering role. The lead nurse for vascular services will be able to make informed decisions and have managerial responsibility for nursing service delivery across vascular specialist nursing areas. The focus of the role will be to improve overall patient experience and outcomes for all patients with vascular conditions using service improvement and quality methodology, and will be responsive to challenging healthcare needs and advances in practice.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and dynamic nurse to join our vascular team at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as Lead Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will lead an established team of experienced vascular nurses. The role offers an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your skills and leadership ability whilst experiencing a new challenge in a Trust which offers you a breadth of diversity and experience.
Trust Service Locations
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population
About the Trust
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery.
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