Job overview
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Vascular Band 6 nurse to join the Vascular Clinical nurse Specialist Team at St Thomas’ Hospital, as a Deputy Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist Secondment.
We are the vascular hub site for South East London and West Kent. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and has experience, knowledge and skills in caring for vascular patients in a hospital setting.
This role has a wonderful mix of clinical and administrative responsibilities related to the patient pathway for urgent, emergency and elective vascular procedures.
Applicants should have at least 3 years experience in vascular nursing. The secondment will be for 9 months with a possibility of extension to 12 months.
The role is Monday to Friday, hours a week either 4 or 5 days a week.
Closing date: 16th April 2026
Main duties of the job
As Deputy Vascular CNS, you will work closely with the existing CNS team and the wider multidisciplinary team (consultants, interventional radiologists, vascular scientists and allied health professionals). You will play a key role in:
1. Providing expert specialist nursing care and support to patients with complex vascular conditions across inpatient, outpatient and day-case settings
2. Supporting ward junior staff with providing complex vascular pre and post-operative care inc. complex wound dressings etc
3. Delivering high-quality patient education and promoting self-management
4. Participate in service development, audit, quality improvement and education of nursing and medical staff.
5. Working with the vascular medical team and POPs team to reduce length of stay and facilitate discharges appropriately
This secondment is an excellent development opportunity for a Band 6 nurse looking to advance their specialist skills in vascular nursing while gaining leadership experience in a world-class centre.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of our communities and develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
The Vascular team is a multidisciplinary team who are friendly and dynamic working in a busy NHS Trust. The deputy Vascular clinical nurse specialist is an integral part of the service, working at an advanced level striving to improve patient experience and outcomes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main purpose of this role is to provide expert care, coordination and support for patients undergoing vascular procedures in the in patient setting.
The role will involve effective teamwork and communication with a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary teams. The post holder will be required to work autonomously and exercise a high level of clinical expertise when identifying and caring for the specific needs of patients undergoing vascular surgery.
This role includes close communication and contact with our consultant and senior nursing colleagues, to manage the requirements of vascular in patients undergoing elective, urgent and emergency vascular surgery.
Excellent interpersonal skills, senior nursing experience, knowledge of vascular surgery and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams is essential .
Previous experience in vascular along with evidence of a high level of clinical expertise and continuing professional development are considered essential to this role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
6. BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
7. Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
8. RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Desirable criteria
9. Advanced Assessment Course
10. Vascular Course
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Previous post registration experience within the relevant speciality
12. Experience of delivering patient advocacy
13. Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
Desirable criteria
14. Complex wound dressings including Topical negative pressure/Larvae therapy
15. Compression bandaging competence
Skills
Essential criteria
16. Advanced clinical skills in specialty
17. Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
18. Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
19. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
20. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills
21. Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF
22. Knowledge of current clinical & nursing research
Desirable criteria
23. Undertaken clinical & nursing research
24. Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.