Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Staff Nurse to join the Interventional Radiology team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves working in a multi-disciplinary team, providing patient care during various IR procedures, and supporting the development of junior colleagues. The successful candidate will benefit from excellent training and career progression opportunities in one of the largest NHS Trusts in England.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Employee support programs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of professional and clinical development.
• Completion of Immediate Life Support (ILS) course.

Responsibilities

• Provide care during angioplasty, stenting, embolisation procedures.
• Administer and monitor patients during sedation.
• Supervise and support junior staff in clinical settings.

Skills

Cannulation

Venepuncture

Analytical decision making

Education

Degree or diploma in Nursing

Mentorship qualification

Tools

Electronic health record systems

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology

The closing date is 02 July 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Registered Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team within the Interventional Radiology Units at MFT.

The post holder will be based within our Interventional Radiology (IR) team at Wythenshawe Hospital and will also work at Manchester Royal Infirmary on a rotational basis. Staff may also be required to work with the small IR team based at North Manchester General Hospital when required for operational reasons or to facilitate training.

This post is full-time at 37.5 hours per week.

The shift pattern is 4 days Monday-Friday at both sites, with shifts at Wythenshawe Hospital being 08:00-18:00 and at Manchester Royal Infirmary 08:00-18:00 and one day 08:00-20:00.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to excellent development and progression opportunities which include supporting staff to gain the knowledge and skills required to care for patients during their journey in IR including:

• Admission and pre-procedure preparation
• Safe administration and monitoring under sedation
• Undertaking the role of scrub nurse during procedures
• Post-procedure recovery

A wide range of vascular & non-vascular procedures are completed in IR at MFT including as angioplasty & stenting, embolisation, ultrasound guided & CT guided biopsy, nephrostomy insertion & exchange, and gastrostomy (RIG) insertion.

The IR nurses work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Consultant Radiologists, Radiographers & administrative staff.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level registration - Registered Nurse (Adult). Current full Registration with NMC (UK)
• Degree or diploma in Nursing
• Mentorship qualification/ Completion of SLiP course

Experience

• Evidence of professional development
• Evidence of undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
• Experience in a relevant area of practice
• Experience in a procedural area
• Completion of Immediate Life Support (ILS) course
• Experience of sedation practice
• Completion of sedation education course (e.g. National Safe Sedation, Sedate UK)

Skills & Abilities

• Awareness of own limitations
• Manages own workload & can delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff
• Cannulation and venepuncture skills or willingness to undertake
• Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
• Knowledge of relevant policies / legislation relevant to clinical area, current health policy & clinical governance
• Experience of using Hive or other electronic health record systems
• Ability to wear lead apron for IR procedures
• Ability to work in a cross-site role
• Ability work on the out-of-hours on-call rota
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
• Knowledge of IR/ radiology procedures

Personal Attributes

• Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
• Treats patients, colleagues and the public with dignity and respect.
• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe Hospital & Manchester Royal Infirmary

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-CSS-7257975*

Job locations

Wythenshawe Hospital & Manchester Royal Infirmary