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Band 5 Radiology Nurse

Pioneering, enthusiastic, dedicated, caring and highly skilled.

These are a few words that describe the Interventional Radiology nursing team within our Health Board.

Are you interested in developing your nursing skills working with a highly skilled interventional team?

We are looking  for an enthusiastic, motivated nurse who is keen to pursue a career within clinical interventional Radiology and be part of an exciting time with the specialist care centre at The Grange University Hospital at Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran, alongside our existing sites at The Royal Gwent Hospital and Nevill Hall Hospital.

The role will also include being part of the highly skilled on call team, once all training and competencies have been achieved.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

- Successfully complete a locally approved orientation programme.
- To support a clinical environment that is patient and public focused.
- To assist in developing an environment which supports the value of 
   nursing care within the radiology department
- To take responsibility for the assessment, planning, delivery and 
   evaluation of a defined group of patients as appropriate. 

- To liase and communicate with members of the multidisciplinary team 
   in the planning and delivery of patient care.
- To be aware of and demonstrate practice based on current advances 
   in nursing.
- To participate in the formal monitoring of standards.
- To act as an advocate for patients and their significant others.
- To maintain accurate records/standards for documentation, including 
   IT, data collection and input. 
- To manage patients with complex needs and act as a resource for 
   junior staff with these patients.

This is a Secondment post for 12 months to cover the needs of the service. 

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.