Staff Nurse

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their Interventional Radiology team. This role involves caring for a diverse range of patients undergoing emergency, medical, surgical, and urological procedures. The position offers the chance to deliver high-quality nursing care and engage with patients compassionately. Candidates should be fully registered nurses with the NMC and possess relevant clinical training. The position provides flexible working conditions and a supportive environment for ongoing professional development.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance for loans and savings

Local financial advice through Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Must have experience of working in a clinical area and delivering patient care.
• NMC code compliance and maintaining nursing competencies.

Responsibilities

• Assist Radiologists during interventional procedures.
• Care for patients during procedures, including assessment and plan of care.
• Engage with patients and families to ensure informed care.
• Deliver skilled nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Skills

Effective time management

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to work effectively within a team

Ability to use own initiative

Ability to adapt and cope with change

Education

Full State registered Nurse with NMC

Evidence of CPD relevant courses

Job description

An exciting opportunity has risen for a band 5 staff nurse within our motivated and well established Interventional team. Due to the diversity of patients who attend for treatment the successful applicant will be caring for a wide range of patients of all ages from Emergency, Medical, Surgical and urological specialties.

This dynamic department includes a wide range of x-ray, CT and Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic treatments. The unique and varied nature of the specialty means that there is always something new and interesting to learn.

The Interventional Radiology team is formed of a small team of nurses that care for patients attending for interventional procedures pre, peri and post procedure making sure that the patient is safe, comfortable and supported.

We understand that starting a new role is a big step and we are committed to supporting you, both during this transition and after. We will endeavour to support you in all aspects of your role, from day-to day management of patients to providing bespoke training for your continuing development.

Main duties of the job

The Interventional Radiology nurse will assist Radiologists during interventional procedures . The nurse will also care for the patient during the procedure, including the initial assessment, the plan of care, administering medication, checking pathology results, and reviewing the patient's medical history.

The post holder should have an attitude based on strong nursing values and an overall commitment to provide patients and their families with care that is first and foremost based on a culture of compassion, professionalism and respect.

They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will assist in the admission and discharge processes for patients in line with local procedures.

They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.

Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.

To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.

If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

• Full State registered Nurse with NMC
• Evidence of CPD relevant courses appropriate to clinical area

skills and abilities

• effective time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• ability to work effectively within a team
• ability to use own initiative
• ability to adapt and cope with change

Knowledge

Experience

• experience of working in clinical area and delivering patient care

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata per annum