Nurse Specialist Anaphylaxis -Radiology

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 1,000 - 2,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Nurse Specialist for Anaphylaxis Radiology. The successful candidate will manage patient care in radiology, provide emergency support, and train staff. Nursing qualifications and experience in outpatient care are essential. This role emphasizes effective communication and leadership skills, with a commitment to providing high-quality patient care.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Flexible working options

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level.
• Relevant clinical education including mentorship qualification.
• Significant experience caring for patients requiring outpatient nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide CT/MRI contrast anaphylaxis emergency support.
• Train current radiology workforce in recognizing and managing patients.
• Ensure provision of effective, patient care in the Radiology Department.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Ability to manage self and others

Flexibility

Education

First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register

Relevant healthcare related degree

Clinical post-registration education

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Leadership training

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12.08.2025

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Job overview

We are recruiting for a Nurse Specialist - Anaphylaxis Radiology who share s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,136 and a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible, with the support of the manager, for the day-to- day , CT /MRI contrast Anaph y laxis emergency support.

You will be able to cannulate and hold ILS certification as well as providing training and guidance to the current radiology workforce in recognising and managing deteriorating patients.

The post holder will be working initially within the radiology department at New QE2 Hospital .

The post holder will also ensure the provision of effective, efficient and appropriate high quality patient care within the Radiology Department.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• First level nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register, educated to diploma level
• Relevant clinical post-registration education including mentorship qualification.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to life long learning.
• Evidence of leadership training / development.
• Relevant health care related degree

Previous Experience

• Significant experience caring for patients requiring outpatients nursing
• Involvement in audit / research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Demonstrates a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department.
• Ability to use negotiating skills in a positive manner to influence change within the department.
• Ability to liaise and work with the multidisciplinary team, making recommendations to enhance the smooth running and management of the department
• Representing Senior Sister / Charge Nurse in their absence.
• Understanding of scheduling and capacity.
• Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet department expectations

Knowledge

• Has an understanding of managing an outpatients department.
• Awareness of current developments in pre and post registration nursing.
• Understanding of risk management, health and safety and other clinical governance issues
• Knowledge of local and national health care initiatives / innovation to improve patient care, experience and safety
• Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [emailprotected]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.