Radiology Staff Nurse | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse for the Interventional Radiology department. The ideal candidate will have leadership skills and experience in IR or related fields. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care, assisting in procedures, and developing care plans. The position comes with competitive salary and various working patterns, alongside a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills and evidence-based practice.
• Nursing qualification and relevant experience required.
• Ability to assess emergencies and coordinate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care in the Interventional Radiology department.
• Assist radiologists during minimally invasive procedures.
• Develop individualised care plans and ensure medication administration.

Skills

Leadership skills

Experience in IR, Cath lab, theatre or recovery

Sedation or anaesthetic experience

Pain management experience

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

The Imaging Service and departments exist to provide support to the clinicians in charge of the medical care and treatment of patients attending the Trust. It aims to do this speedily and to provide interpretation and advice on results. The department supports the teaching functions of the Trust and its commitment to the research and development of new modalities. The Imaging department works within a high quality management system and has been awarded UKAS QSI Accreditation.

This band 6 Senior Staff Nurse role is for those not simply interested in the routine, day-to-day nursing positions, which may be offered elsewhere. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust believes that our people will get out what they put in, and that requires our active support to develop our people, so we make it a top priority that our nurses always feel valued and part of something bigger. This post is ideal for candidates who are looking to join the NHS and gain some leadership experience. The post is ideal for a nurse who has IR, Cath lab, theatre or recovery experience, sedation or anaesthetic nurses, and nurses with pain management experience.

Interventional Radiology provides necessary training and practice skills for a broad range of specialist procedures. We are seeking senior nurses who wish to work at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital so that people who put patients first but are also keen to invest in themselves and the organisation surround them. The Trust has a commitment to develop our radiology nurses by exposing them to all Imaging and IR specialised procedures including:

• Uterine Fibroid Embolisations
• Paediatric Interventions
• Sclerotherapy
• IR under General Anaesthetic
• Radio-Frequency Ablations
• Varicocele embolisations
• Prostate Artery Embolisations
• SIRT (Selective Internal Radiation Therapy)
• TIPS
• CT and Ultrasound guided biopsies
• Picc line, Hickman line and Portacath insertions
• Gastrostomy insertions

On offer is a range of working patterns throughout the week and an on-call commitment which provides a lucrative incentive in addition to the basic salary. In addition, co-operating with the need for occasional and necessary overtime to ensure that any procedure in progress can be completed safely and in the usual fashion, such as extra working time usually being compensated by time in lieu or overtime payment, in accordance with line management.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.

The post holder will have the responsibility for the clinical nursing care of patients attending the Interventional Radiology department. Key responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and evidence-based practice.
• Participate in rostering and assisting with changes while liaising with the team.
• Work alongside the radiologist as a scrub nurse for minimally invasive radiological procedures such as embolisations, stenting and biopsies.
• Develop individualised care plans based on each individual patient’s condition.
• Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products.
• Assess and recognise emergencies in the specialty, interpret information and take appropriate action, and lead others to do the same.
• Ensure suitability of patients for intravenous administration of medications.
• Provide pre and post-procedural care in recovery.
• Coordinate the daily patient list.
• Cover an on-call service in partnership with the Royal Marsden Radiology Nurse.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.