Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Cross site working
- Hours
- Part time - 21 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-6736416-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom & St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Interventional Radiology Nurse Band 5
NHS AfC: Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
To provide nursing support in all areas of the radiology department
To assist in specialist procedures carried our in Radiology and ensure patients are monitored whilst in the department.
As a member of the Radiology team to participate in setting standards of care to ensure the service to the patients is always of a high standard and maintained at that level.
Working for our organisation
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 Surrey. Our 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide safe and effective nursing care to patients attending the
Radiology department
This will include both adults and paediatric patients as well as frail and
elderly cohort. To manage procedural lists and implement nursing care according to
departmental/Trust guidelines, policies and procedures, ensuring accurate
documentation.
To assist the Radiographers and Radiologists in procedures as diverse as
barium examinations and interventional procedures such as biopsies and
angiograms. This involves preparing equipment, ensuring asepsis if
necessary, acting as scrub assistant when required, safely preparing and
handling all medical devices used, and ensuring consent form is signed
To participate in the procedure of ordering and maintenance of supplies to
ensure all necessary material resources are available for all sessions.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Venepuncture, Cannulation and IV Drug Administration
- Evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
- Radiology/Theatre/ Interventional Radiology Experience
- Mentorship qualification
- Basic IT skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Understanding and sympathetic manner
- Appropriate management of Confidential and Sensitive Information
- Knowledge of Data Protection Act
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of basic computer operating systems
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Caring approach
- Willing to learn new skills and take on additional responsibility
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assess and improve current processes.
- Looking for opportunities for service improvement and development
Other relevant requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel between sites
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to be flexible in line with changing demands of the service
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Geraldine Baring
- Job title
- Lead Radiology Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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