Job Description

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area

Radiology

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent: Cross site working

Hours

Part time - 21 hours per week

Job ref

343-7202472-RB-SK

Site

Epsom & St Helier Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

34,521 - 41,956 pro rata, per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

20/06/2025 23:59

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

We are looking for a nurse with some experience in acute care and interested in developing their skills to support interventional procedures in Radiology. Candidates with no previous experience in interventional radiology will be considered.
You will be joining a busy multidisciplinary team that deliver a high standard of care to our patients. You should have excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, to support the Lead nurse in planning and developing interventional services and be able to organise and manage your own work-load.
You will need to demonstrate the ability to learn new skills, and work independently following training in a range of interventional procedures.

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

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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 notaccept 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.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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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.