Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-NUR-PRUH-6747896
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 per annum, including High Cost Area
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
If you are looking to commence your Nursing career in Radiology or seeking an opportunity to join this progressive unit to further your radiology experience, then look no further. A great opportunity for a band 5 Staff Nurse is available now.
We are seeking applications from dedicated registered nurses with background or interest in radiology to join our motivated, friendly and supportive team. We can offer you the opportunity of working within all different clinical areas in the department, including the general and neuro angio suites, CT scan, Ultrasound and Recovery. Our education team provides structured support to all staff and our development programmes are well established, including courses affiliated to LSBU and KCL. It would be an advantage to have previous radiology, theatre scrub or recovery experience, but is not essential.
The role includes scrub and circulating procedures in the interventional room and support of other areas in the department including the recovery area. As part of your ongoing development there would be the opportunity to rotate to other radiology departments such as Neuro radiology and Nuclear Medicine. The department takes into consideration flexible working patterns in line with the Trust’s policy.
Main duties of the job
The Interventional Radiology department runs a day time service from Monday to Friday with varying shift patterns. With training, the post holder will also be expected to provide cover for our 24 hour on call service, including weekends and bank holidays. With further training the role would lead to involvement in the administration of intravenous conscious sedation, requiring advanced monitoring of patients during procedures.
You would also be involved in the care and management of patients having ultrasound guided procedures, for both inpatient and day cases. In CT, patients have CT guided Microwave Ablation and Nanoknife procedures, which involves working with the anaesthetic team.
The ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate commitment to their own personal development and show keen interest in the future development of the profession and the imaging services. If you are motivated, enthusiastic to learn new skills, and committed to the delivery of high quality patient care this is an ideal opportunity for you to grow and develop within the radiology setting.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job summary:
- To work within both the nursing and multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence based, holistic care to a group of patients from admission to discharge within the interventional suite and other areas within the radiology department.
- You will work as part of a multi-professional team, assisting in the nursing responsibility of an intervention room and its working list, recovery room and main department.
- With training and support, take responsibility for managing and coordinating the interventional suite on a daily basis.
- To participate in the teaching and supervision of junior staff and student nurses as required.
- To be a safe and effective practitioner, able to provide patients and relatives with high standards of quality care.
General:
- The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
- To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
- To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
- To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
- This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
- All employees must hold an ‘nhs.net’ account which will be the Trust’s formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with active NMC registration at time of starting appointment.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Awareness and understanding of current acute health issues.
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Proficiency in dispensing and administrating oral & IV medication.
- Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
- Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Stacey Parker
- Job title
- Junior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
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