An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Interventional Radiology nursing team at Ipswich Hospital, part time 35 hours per week between Monday- Friday (4 working days 9am-6pm or 8am -5pm)
The Interventional Radiology team are a small and friendly multidisciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists. We provide a 24/7 on call service for emergency patients.
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 nurse who has interest in developing the skills for this highly specialised area, including scrub, conscious sedation and participating in a cross site on call service once competencies are achieved.
Informal visits are encouraged.
To work as part of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of care. To be actively engaged in the delivery of excellent patient care in the Radiology setting.
To act as a team leader in the absence of a senior member of staff. Assists the Radiology staff to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.
You will be working in a variety of clinical areas including the vascular theatre, with all members of the multidisciplinary team. You will have good communication and organisational abilities alongside an excellent clinical standards.
Applications are welcome from staff with prior relevant experience; however this is not essential as full training will be given on the job.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024