Job summary
We are looking for a nurse with some experience in acute care and interested in developing their skills to support interventional procedures in Radiology. Candidates with no previous experience in interventional radiology will be considered. You will be joining a busy multidisciplinary team that deliver a high standard of care to our patients. You should have excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, to support the Lead nurse in planning and developing interventional services and be able to organise and manage your own work-load. You will need to demonstrate the ability to learn new skills, and work independently following training in a range of interventional procedures.
Main duties of the job
To provide nursing support in all areas of the radiology departmentTo assist in specialist procedures carried our in Radiology and ensure patients aremonitored whilst in the a member of the Radiology team to participate in setting standards of care toensure the service to the patients is always of a high standard and maintained atthat level.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide safe and effective nursing care to patients attending theRadiology departmentThis will include both adults and paediatric patients as well as frail andelderly manage procedural lists and implement nursing care according todepartmental/Trust guidelines, policies and procedures, ensuring assist the Radiographers and Radiologists in procedures as diverse asbarium examinations and interventional procedures such as biopsies andangiograms. This involves preparing equipment, ensuring asepsis ifnecessary, acting as scrub assistant when required, safely preparing andhandling all medical devices used, and ensuring consent form is signedTo participate in the procedure of ordering and maintenance of supplies toensure all necessary material resources are available for all sessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
1. RGN
2. Venepuncture, Cannulation and IV Drug Administration
3. Evidence of further professional development
Desirable
4. Radiology/Theatre/ Interventional Radiology Experience
5. Mentorship qualification
6. Basic IT skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
7. Good written and verbal communication skills
8. Good organisational skills
9. Understanding and sympathetic manner
10. Appropriate management of Confidential and Sensitive Information
11. Knowledge of Data Protection Act
Desirable
12. Knowledge of basic computer operating systems
Personal Attributes
Essential
13. Caring approach
14. Willing to learn new skills and take on additional responsibility
Desirable
15. Ability to assess and improve current processes.
16. Looking for opportunities for service improvement and development
Other relevant requirements
Essential
17. Willingness to travel between sites
Desirable
18. Willingness to be flexible in line with changing demands of the service