Radiology Clinical Sister

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Radiology Clinical Sister to provide high-quality nursing care. This role involves creating supportive learning environments, engaging in quality control, and supporting clinical staff while rotating across multiple sites to ensure comprehensive patient care. Candidates with no prior Radiology experience will receive six months of training.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a band 5 nurse required.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance essential.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working is important.

Responsibilities

• Create a learning environment for students.
• Lead on quality and patient experience.
• Support clinical staff in conducting investigations.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Ability to work under pressure

Good leadership skills

Ability to manage complex patients

Education

BSc Nursing or Equivalent

Current NMC Registration

Job description

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about ourTrust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• E quity
• A ccountability
• R espect
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Are you searching for a change or maybe an opportunity to develop? You might just be who we are seeking.

We have an exciting opportunity available as Radiology Clinical Sister to work at our Central Middlesex site ( main Radiology and St Marks) with an expectation of occasionally rotating to the other two sites (EH&NPH).

As a highly experienced Radiology nurse, you will provide a high standard of expertise in nursing care and evaluate the care delivered to our patients within the department .

Successful candidates with no previous Radiology experience with be provided with a 6 months training and development tool/programme

Able to work flexibly within radiology nursing, clerical , clinical staff and MDT.

Main duties of the job

Create a learning environment for students and other groups of staff during their allocation to the CDC department.
• To work with the CDC teams in regularly reviewing and updating documentation and patient information sheets.
• To lead on quality, patient experience, infection control and promote engagement and lead by example.
• To support clinical staff in conducting clinical investigations

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Nursing or Equivalent
• Current NMC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Additional specialist qualification related to Management of Deteriorating Patients.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience as a band 5 nurse
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Teaching, supervising and assessing students, new or junior members of staff
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge and experience of caring for GI patients
• Evidence of continuing professional developmnet

Desirable criteria

• Experience within the Diverse environment
• Awareness of Health and safety including IRR and IRMER regulations.
• Experience in Radiology or Endoscopy

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good leadership skills
• Able to prioritise and meet guidelines
• Resilient and highly adaptable to a dynamic working environment
• Ability to manage complex patients and situations

Desirable criteria

• Competent on Venepuncture and cannulation

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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

• Job Description (PDF, 360.4KB)
• JD (PDF, 368.4KB)
• Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB)
• What makes us Special - Mobile friendly version (PDF, 379.0KB)
• What makes us special? (PDF, 891.8KB)
• HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)