Main area: Band 5 Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (8am-8pm)
Job ref: 224-PA20240901902
Employer: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: RJAH Orthopedic Hospital
Town: Oswestry
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pr
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/10/2024 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients. Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values: Friendly, Caring, Excellence, Professional and Respect. If your values align with ours, and you would like to join us in aspiring to deliver world-class patient care, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has emerged for a Band 5 radiology practitioner (Nurse/ODP) to join our Radiology team at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital. The successful applicant will need a Degree/Diploma (or equivalent) in Nursing, effective with the NMC, or Degree/Diploma (or equivalent) in Operating department practice, effective with the HCPC.
**Please note we are unable to support applicants who require OSCE, as the Trust has a separate and limited application process**
Main duties of the job
The role will involve planning, organising and supporting the care of patients as they undergo a variety of interventional procedures within the radiology department. Interventional radiology is a medical specialty that performs minimally invasive diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, using medical imaging guidance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will be competent in scrub and assist the radiologist and radiographers in interventional procedures, such as biopsy sampling, ablation therapy and cementoplasty, to name a few, also undertaking pre- and post-procedural duties.
* Ensure personally that all NMC and HCPC Continuing Professional Development requirements are met.
* Ensure Trust policies and procedures are met in relation to personal professional responsibilities.
* Responsible for providing advice on nursing care for the team and act as a role model and resource for other members of staff.
* Setting up of sterile trolleys for radiological investigations, including scrubbing up for some procedures.
* Participate in auditing, supporting and implementing necessary changes and service improvements in the department.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RGN/+- Diploma or Degree. Evidence of CPD
* Evidence of ability to work autonomously
Experience
* Orthopaedic Nursing experience.
* Anaesthetic / Recovery experience.
Knowledge and Skills
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work without supervision from own profession.
Other
* Motivated, flexible to meet the needs of the service.
* Confident, supportive, team player.
Important
Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps.
For Information
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