Lead Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Vascular

Lead Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Vascular

Closing date: 09 March 2026

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.

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.

The role of Lead Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist is high profile, dynamic, proactive and pioneering. 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.

The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

• 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

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff 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.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

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If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

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The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

• RN/RSCN Diploma or Degree
• MSc in Health, Quality or leadership related or working towards within 2 academic years of appointment or equivalent
• A recognised qualification in vascular nursing

• Knowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients accessing our vascular services
• Evidence of prior senior clinical decision making
• Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback

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.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust