Registered Nurse/ODP- Interventional Radiology
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 be 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 to 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 an Admissions and Recovery area, you will need to assist and support the Senior Sister in managing a small nursing team with day-to-day management of the interventional lists on a regular basis ensuring adequate skill mix and list utilization.
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 a 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:
1. The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
2. New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
3. Hertford County, Hertford
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* Registered General Nurse on part 1 or 2 of the NMC Register
* Commitment to lifelong learning
* Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
* R50 or equivalent
* ENB 998 or equivalent
* D32/33 or equivalent
Previous Experience
* Experience of post-registration
* Experience working in an acute setting.
* Practical experience in a Radiology Department
* Procedural experience in areas such as Theatres or Endoscopy.
* Able to act up for the sister/charge nurse in their absence
Skills
* Evidence of good communication both written and verbal
* Ability to work within a team
* Ability to work independently to organize own work and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Sound organizational skills
* Flexibility
* Knowledge of monitoring conscious sedated patients.
* Cannulation and IV injection competence
Knowledge
* 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
Other requirements
* Flexibility with working hours
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.
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