Main area: Radiology Nursing
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
Job ref: 362-A-24-6938679
Employer: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Radiology Department - X-Ray B
Town: Stockport
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 PA Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. We aim to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. To continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive, and patient-focused workforce.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 staff nurse within our motivated and well-established Interventional team. The successful applicant will be caring for a wide range of patients of all ages from Emergency, Medical, Surgical, and urological specialties.
This dynamic department includes a wide range of x-ray, CT, and Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic treatments. The unique and varied nature of the specialty means that there is always something new and interesting to learn.
The Interventional Radiology team is formed of a small team of nurses that care for patients attending for interventional procedures pre, peri, and post procedure, making sure that the patient is safe, comfortable, and supported.
We will endeavour to support you in all aspects of your role, from day-to-day management of patients to providing bespoke training for your continuing development.
Main duties of the job
The Interventional Radiology nurse will assist Radiologists during interventional procedures. The nurse will also care for the patient during the procedure, including the initial assessment, the plan of care, administering medication, checking pathology results, and reviewing the patient's medical history.
The post holder should have an attitude based on strong nursing values and an overall commitment to provide patients and their families with care that is first and foremost based on a culture of compassion, professionalism, and respect.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives, and carers to seek their views, gain agreement, and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive, and helpful way.
Working for our organisation
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive, and try to work with you.
Benefits we offer to you:
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will assist in the admission and discharge processes for patients in line with local procedures.
Maintain registration, nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.
* If successful, this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £21.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
* Full State registered Nurse with NMC
* Evidence of CPD relevant courses appropriate to clinical area
Skills and abilities
* Effective time management
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work effectively within a team
* Ability to use own initiative
* Ability to adapt and cope with change
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working in a clinical area and delivering patient care
Please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' and provide examples in your application.
If you are interested in this position, we would welcome you to come and meet the team and have a look around the department. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
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