Interventional Radiology Sister/Charge Nurse

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Interventional Radiology Charge Nurse/Sister. The role leads the nursing team within a busy interventional radiology service, coordinating care across diagnostic and interventional procedures.

The post involves clinical leadership, staff development, and governance activities, with responsibilities for patient pathways, safe sedation, and continuous service improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to nursing practice.
• Evidence of professional development in management, leadership, clinical education or service improvement.
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and coordinate day-to-day delivery of a specialist clinical service.
• Coordinate patient flow, staffing and resources to ensure safe, effective service.
• Support audit, quality improvement, governance and service development activities.
• Undertake delegated management responsibilities including appraisals, sickness management and rostering.
• Deputise for the Senior Sister when required and contribute to workforce development.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Conscious sedation

Interventional radiology

Education

NMC registration

CPD (continuing professional development)

Management/leadership training

National practice assessor training / ENB998 qualification

Job description

Main area Interventional Radiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am-6pm 4 days per week with oncall) Job ref 190-3212-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 01/12/2026

Interventional Radiology Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Interventional Radiology team as a Band 6 Charge Nurse/Sister. Working within a specialist and expanding service, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will provide clinical leadership, coordinate daily service delivery, and support the effective management of patient flow, staffing and resources. Working closely with Consultant Interventional Radiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure excellent patient outcomes and experiences. You will coordinate care throughout the patient pathway, including assessment, procedural support, recovery and discharge planning, while supporting patients undergoing procedures under conscious sedation and promoting safe clinical practice.

The role includes supervising and developing staff, contributing to education and workforce development, and supporting audit, quality improvement, governance and service development activities. You will also undertake delegated management responsibilities, including appraisals, sickness management and e-rostering, and deputise for the Senior Sister when required.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Interventional Radiology Charge Nurse/Sister, you will provide expert nursing care and clinical leadership within a busy specialist service. Working closely with Consultant Interventional Radiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate and deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred care across a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care throughout the patient pathway, while coordinating day‑to‑day clinical activity, patient flow and staff deployment to ensure a safe and effective service. You will provide visible leadership, supporting and developing nursing, support and student staff through supervision, mentorship and education.

The role includes supporting patients undergoing procedures under conscious sedation, responding to deteriorating patients and emergency situations, and promoting safe clinical practice. You will contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives, helping to enhance patient outcomes and drive innovation.

You will also undertake delegated management responsibilities, including staff supervision, appraisals, sickness management and rostering, and deputise for the Senior Sister when required. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for patient care, leadership and service development.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We recognise Interventional Radiology is progressing rapidly as technology and new skills are developed within our speciality and we therefore encourage enthusiasm within our nursing team to develop and expand nursing knowledge and skill sets. We are currently undergoing a refurbishment at the Royal Hallamshire to include 2 new Angio suites and associated facilities to support our services and teams.

We are looking to embrace exciting new developments in the future within the department at STHFT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to nursing practice
• Evidence of professional development in management, leadership, clinical education or service improvement
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Evidence of training and competence in conscious sedation within an approved, governance supported, competency framework

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or sensitive information clearly and professionally
• Ability to provide visible clinical leadership and coordinate the day‑to‑day delivery of a specialist clinical service
• Ability to prioritise patient flow, workload and available resources in response to changing and unpredictable clinical demands
• Ability to work safely and effectively across multiple specialties
• Ability to administer medicines safely in accordance with professional and organisational standards
• Ability to make timely clinical and operational decisions within professional competence and delegated authority
• Ability to supervise staff, assess competence and provide constructive feedback
• Good IT skills relevant to clinical systems and documentation
• Ability to manage challenging conversations and conflict constructively, using negotiation, de‑escalation and appropriate escalation
• Ability to work independently to organise own work and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Sound organisational skills
• Flexibility
• Recovery and assessment skills
• Understanding of patient‑centred care
• Understanding of clinical governance principles
• Understanding of consent, confidentiality and information governance
• Understanding of risk management and incident reporting
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our PROUD values every day
• Knowledge of conscious sedation, including patient selection, monitoring, capnography where used, recovery standards, potential complications and escalation requirements
• Ability to develop or review clinical guidance, procedures, competencies or training materials
• Knowledge of Interventional radiology procedures and patient pathways
• Understanding of recovery care nursing skills following invasive procedures
• Knowledge of radiation safety and working within a radiation‑controlled environment

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrate calm, credible and visible leadership demonstrating resilience and appropriate professional boundaries
• Flexible and adaptable in response to changing clinical and operational demands
• Demonstrate integrity, discretion and confidentiality
• Strong communicator, with professional assertion willing to challenge unsafe practice appropriately
• Organised, methodical and able to manage competing priorities
• Approachable, respectful and supportive to patients, carers and colleagues
• Self‑motivated, accountable and committed to continuous improvement
• Ability to wear radiation‑protection equipment and work within designated radiation‑controlled areas

Experience

• More than 2 years post registration NHS Nursing experience
• Recovery experience
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience maintaining accurate clinical records and documentation
• Experience in coordinating a clinical area, shift or team, including patient flow, workload prioritisation and staffing allocation
• Experience of managing competing priorities, operational pressures and challenging clinical situations
• Experience contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement or service development
• Acute Surgical experience
• Procedural experience in areas such as operating theatres or Endoscopy
• Scrub/circulating experience
• Experience working in Interventional Radiology
• Experience of patients undergoing invasive procedures
• Experience supporting students, learners or newly qualified staff in clinical practice
• Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification
• Practice assessor or practice supervisor qualification
• Additional study relevant to Interventional Radiology, Recovery or Vascular Access nursing
• Experience administering and monitoring conscious sedation within an approved competency framework

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Alexander Pickering Job title Senior Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0114 2713029 Additional information

Rachel Butcher

Interventional Radiology and Nursing Manager

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