NHS
Registered Nurse/ODP- Interventional Radiology
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Job Description
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- Registered General Nurse on part 1or 2 of the NMC Register
- Commitment to life long learning
- Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
- R50 or equivalent
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- D32/33 or equivalent
- Experience of post registration
- Experience working in a acute setting.
- Practical experience in a Radiology Department
- Procedural experience in areas such as Theatres or Endoscopy.
- Scrub experience.
- Able to act up for the sister/charge nurse in their absence
- Evidence of good communication both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work independently to organise own work and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Sound organisational skills
- Flexibility
- Computer/keyboard skills
- Knowledge of monitoring conscious sedated patients.
- Cannulation and IV injection competence
- Knowledge of surgical/medical conditions and their management
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Previous experience of working in a radiology/investigative department
- Resource management awareness
- Flexibility with working hours
- Manual handling assessor
- Registered General Nurse on part 1or 2 of the NMC Register
- Commitment to life long learning
- Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
- R50 or equivalent
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- D32/33 or equivalent
- Experience of post registration
- Experience working in a acute setting.
- Practical experience in a Radiology Department
- Procedural experience in areas such as Theatres or Endoscopy.
- Scrub experience.
- Able to act up for the sister/charge nurse in their absence
- Evidence of good communication both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to work independently to organise own work and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Sound organisational skills
- Flexibility
- Computer/keyboard skills
- Knowledge of monitoring conscious sedated patients.
- Cannulation and IV injection competence
- Knowledge of surgical/medical conditions and their management
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
- Previous experience of working in a radiology/investigative department
- Resource management awareness
- Flexibility with working hours
- Manual handling assessor
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse/ODP in interventional Radiology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Interventional Radiology is an expanding service providing excellent care now to include admission and recovery of elective patients and a continued emergency service for the Trust. This role may be of interest for nurses who have experience in either Radiology, Operating Theatres, Day Surgery, Endoscopy and or general surgical experience.
The team currently covers Monday to Friday but will expanding to provide a seven day service, so candidates will be expected to work evenings and weekends as part of a rotation with other team members.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
As an Interventional Radiology Registered Nurse you will need be competent to scrub and assist Consultant Radiologists doing interventional procedures including Vascular, Renal, Urological, Gastric and Biliary interventions, as well as assisting with interventional procedures in CT, Ultrasound and the Breast Unit.
With the new addition of a Admissions and recovery area, you will need assist and support the Senior Sister manage a small nursing team with day to day management of the interventional lists on a regular basis ensuring adequate skill mix and list utilisation.
You will participate as a member of the nursing team in providing a high standard of research-based patient care within the Radiology Department.
Provide advice and support to the team of staff working in all interventional areas including Admission and Recovery in order to deliver a quality service that is linked to high standard of patient care.
Within the role there is the opportunity to work autonomously and/or as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Professional development is encouraged and supported.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
o Hertford County, Hertford
o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-7087319
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications/Training
Essential
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Employer's website
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.