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Job overview

The successful candidate will have the exciting opportunity of becoming a member of the expanding interventional radiology team within the brand new Kent Interventional Radiology Centre being built at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, presenting the exciting opportunity of being part of the establishment of a Centre of Excellence, working within a state-of-the-art innovation and education centre.

Supporting the theatre co-ordinator and senior practitioners with professional accountability for patient safety and effective care with a particular focus on the strategic priorities of handover of care, preventable venous thromboembolic events, medication errors, catheter associated UTIs, falls with harm, pressure ulcers, sepsis Never Event’s with associated near miss.

Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. They will work collaboratively within the Interventional Radiology team to meet the needs of the service,  and will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures. Provide and assure safe care to patients and service users and maintain a safe environment for all according to local and national standards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the Kent Interventional Radiology team across East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be responsible as a member of the team for the maintenance of a high standard of patient care, working with the team to ensure that IR theatres and day care unit are utilised efficiently and effectively. 

The post holder will support an effective workplace culture within Interventional Radiology and the organisation to sustain person-centred, safe and effective care through self-awareness, leadership, active learning, development, improvement and innovation.

Contributing to training and development needs of the multi-disciplinary team. 

Required to deputise in the absence of senior practitioner and ensure a positive patient experience through the delivery of high standards of patient care.

Newly registered staffs are required by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to undertake a period of Preceptorship. The main aim of preceptorship is to welcome and integrate newly registered professionals into their new team and place of work

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.