An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the expanding Interventional Radiology Nursing Team to support the newly created Radiology Day Case Unit specialising in providing a dedicated pre and post procedure recovery area for our patients as part of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme. Candidates should be highly motivated, forward thinking, enthusiastic with a passion for interventional radiology, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing a quality service for our patients. The successful candidate will assist in the running of the Radiology day Case Unit and will be provided with a robust training programme that will enable you to rotate between all areas of interventional radiology, including Angiography, Ultrasound and CT allowing you develop specialist skills. You will be at the forefront of providing cutting edge treatment to patients including assisting in intra-arterial thrombectomy and vascular emergency interventional procedures. The successful candidate would be expected to participate in the dedicated out of hours, on call service. The main duties of this post are as follows, but not limited to: Provide daily nursing advice and support to the radiology department, assisting the radiologists and radiographers with a wide range of highly specialised procedures. Provide nursing care to patients during highly specialised procedures. To admit, recover and discharge patients to the radiology day case unit. To monitor patient clinical observations and administer IV medications where required. To scrub and assist the radiologist during highly specialised interventional procedures. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire O'Connor Job title: Radiology Nursing Manager Email address: claire.o'connornca.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 206 0077 Please contact the following people, if would like to discuss the post in more detail or arrange a visit: Claire O'Connor - Radiology Nursing Manager Deepa Mathew - Radiology Day Case Manager Stacey Hull - Radiology Lead Nurse 0161 206 0077