Community Diagnostic Centre Imaging Nurse

Community Diagnostic Centre, Wembley and Willesden; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking an Imaging Nurse – Band 5 to join their team. This role involves delivering compassionate patient-centered care while working autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Essential qualifications include being a Registered Nurse with previous experience in a relevant specialty. The position offers flexible shift patterns and benefits such as career development opportunities and staff recognition schemes.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in speciality required.
• Experience in various clinical settings or specialty areas relevant to the role (Imaging/Cardiology/A&E Ward) is preferred.
• Immediate Life Support (ILS) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, compassionate, individualised care to all patients.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision.
• Maintain accurate clinical observations and act accordingly.
• Responsible for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Teaching Skills

Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative

Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Imaging Nurse – Band 5 to join our Imaging Department across our Community Diagnostic Centre.

This exciting role offers cross‑site responsibilities between Wembley and Willesden, and you will be working within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) that includes nurses, radiographers, radiologists, imaging assistants, and admin and clerical staff to deliver excellent patient care in a variety of imaging specialties.

As an Imaging Nurse in our Imaging Department, your focus will be on delivering compassionate, patient‑centred care while working with a team of skilled professionals. On occasion, you may be the only nurse on duty, so confidence and the ability to work autonomously are key to success in this role.

Shift Patterns

The role offers flexibility in shift patterns to help you balance work and life:

• 8:00am – 8:00pm
• 12:00pm – 12:00am
• 9:00am – 5:00pm
• 4:00pm – 12:00am

We understand that working late shifts can be challenging, which is why we offer a taxi service to take you safely home after shifts that finish at midnight.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
• To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them without supervision.
• To keep up to date with skills and knowledge.
• Maintain accurate clinical observations of the patient and act accordingly.
• Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse

Desirable criteria

• Experience in healthcare

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience of speciality

Desirable criteria

• Experience in various clinical settings or specialty areas relevant to the role (Imaging / Cardiology / A&E Ward)

Skills / knowledge / abilities

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Teaching Skills
• Ability to organise ward activities and to use initiative
• Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit

Desirable criteria

• Immediate Life Support (ILS)
• Competency in cannulation and venepuncture
• Additional clinical skills relevant to the specialty such as ECG interpretation

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on https://www.gov.uk/.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).