Spec Peri-operative Practitioner (XR06)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is offering a training role for a Nurse within the Interventional Radiology department. Candidates will rotate across three sites and develop key skills in peri-operative care, working alongside a multidisciplinary team. This role is ideal for those aiming to advance to a Band 6 position, focusing on high-quality patient care and innovative medical procedures.

Benefits

Structured mentoring program

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Significant post registration Peri-operative or equivalent experience.
• Insight into clinical speciality and standards of professional practice.
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate activities within the peri-operative environment.
• Assess patient care needs and develop programmes of care.
• Act as a role model and promote quality evidence-based practice.

Skills

Teaching and assessing skills

Understanding of research based practice

Team player

Ability to act professionally

Education

Registered Nurse

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

Are you a Nurse and are looking for a newchallenge, then the exciting and ever-growing speciality of InterventionalRadiology may be just for you? This training role will suit you whether youhave previous experience in theatre or just starting out in your career andinterested in a fast-paced department. We are looking for a highly motivatedand enthusiastic individual to join our team. The team is looking forcandidates who are committed to patient centred and evidence-based care of thehighest standard, to work within the interventional radiology department hereat Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. You will rotate around 3 sites (LGI,SJUH and Bexley Wing) and enhance your knowledge of radiology-based proceduresas an interventional radiology nurse. This involves the care of the consciouspatients undergoing elective and acute, diagnostic and sometimes complexmulti-organ vascular procedures such as embolisation of tumours/haemorrhage,angioplasty, stenting, nephrostomy insertion, tumour ablations, and acuteurological and vascular procedures and stroke thrombectomy. This post is beingadvertised as B6 annex 21. It is aimed but not exclusive to candidatescurrently working at Band 5 who are ready to develop specialist nursing skillsassociated with interventional radiology theatres and looking for a progressiverole to a band 6 position. All candidates will be considered based on theirexperience, knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

Thistraining role offers an excellent opportunity to develop key skills, especiallyin scrubbing to assist with theatre procedures. You'll be involved inperioperative patient care, including administering IV

medication and post-operative care such as sheathremoval. The role requires close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team,including consultants, radiographers, and other healthcare professionals. A newradiology development pathway is available to support your growth, helping yougain the competencies needed for the Band 6 Specialist Peri-OperativePractitioner role, with training lasting up to 24 months. As you progress,youll be able to work on call across both sites. This role is ideal for thosepursuing a career in radiology theatres, offering the chance to gain essentialcompetencies under the guidance of experienced colleagues. You'll buildspecialist knowledge, preparing you for a Senior Peri-Operative Practitionerrole. You'll deliver high-quality patient care while ensuring efficient use ofresources. After completing the training, you will lead a sub-specialty withinInterventional Radiology, such as neurology, tissue viability, or infectioncontrol. You'll work with the multidisciplinary team to improve patient care,theatre performance, and quality, while also contributing to the evaluation ofpre- and post-operative care. Regular updates with the senior nursing team arealso included in the role.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals has one of the largest Interventional Radiology departmentsin the UK and is a regional, national and international centre for some of themost innovative treatments available. This is an exciting opportunity forsomeone wishing to develop new clinical skills and knowledge in an exciting,cutting edge speciality, through a structured mentoring and preceptorshipprogramme that will be tailored to your learning needs and will encourage yourown development within the role. You will rotate around three sites (SJUH, LGIand Bexley Wing) and gain an insight into the specialist nursing role withinInterventional Radiology. We are very interested in hearing from you, includingthose of you who are students expecting to graduate in the coming months Thedepartment is cross site at Leeds General Infirmary and St. James Hospital andtypical working hours of: Mon-Fri 08:00 to 17:00hrs.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions

Job responsibilities

As an experienced practitioner the jobholderwill co-ordinate activities within the peri-operative environment ensuringeffective communication is maintained at all times, providing support toqualified and unqualified staff within the department. He/she will play a keyrole in the assessment of patient care needs and the development,implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will play anessential role assisting deputy/team leader in leading and teaching theperi-operative teams throughout the 24 hour period. The jobholder will act as arole model, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing theperi-operative team and ensuring effective management of the department in theabsence of the deputy/team Leaders. The jobholder will work within anenvironment for peri-operative patients Please see supportive addendum forfurther information.

See attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or demonstrable teaching /assessing evidence
• Relevant documented evidence of role competencies detailed within the SPOP development plan (Please see addendum) Alternatively, under Annex 21 working towards (up to a maximum of 2 years) relevant course completion

Skills & behaviours

• Teaching and assessing skills
• Understanding of research based practice research conscious
• Team player
• Ability to act professionally at all times
• Understanding of the process of change
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

Experience

• Significant post registration Peri-operative or equivalent experience at Advanced within relevant specialty
• Insight into clinical speciality
• Standards of professional practice
• Broad based experience
• Experience of surgical specialty.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.