Registered Nurse - Radiology

NHS; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse in Radiology at a leading healthcare provider. Join a team dedicated to providing high-quality care in a dynamic environment, with opportunities for professional development and mentoring. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong clinical skills, effective communication, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience as shift team leader.
• Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification.
• Evidence of recent professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of care to patients undergoing Radiological examinations.
• Act as a mentor or assessor for junior staff.
• Participate in Clinical Governance and auditing.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

1st level Registered Nurse

Teaching Qualification

Post registration clinical course

Tools

Peripheral venous cannulation

IV drug administration

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Registered Nurse - Radiology

The closing date is 18 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse with relevant post registration experience to join our team of nurses on the Radiology Day Care Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

The Radiology Day Care Unit cares for patients with a variety of medical and surgical conditions, both as inpatient and outpatients.

The Unit has the ability to perform procedures such as Nephrostomies, Ureteric Stenting, Biopsies, Drainages & injections as a day case procedure.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated nurse to join our friendly nursing team in the Radiology Department. Your role will involve working autonomously as a nurse and collaboratively with Radiography staff within a multidisciplinary team. You will be involved in providing high standards of care to both day care and ward patients undergoing Radiological examinations.

As a Registered Nurse you will be:Able to actively assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, incorporating the whole of the patients' pathway.

Aware of the structure and organisation of the N.H.S and regulatory body's code of practice implementing this into nursing practice.

Participate in Clinical Governance by participating in auditing effectiveness of practice and incorporating findings.

Act as a mentor or assessor in supervising and teaching of junior staff and unregistered staff.

Act as a shift leader or manage a team in the absence of the Ward Manager.

You should have good communication and interpersonal skills, innovative and a positive approach to change management. If you are a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, dedicated to improving clinical practice and committed to personal and staff development, we would be delighted to hear from you.

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• 1st level Registered Nurse
• Willingness to undertake Teaching Qualification, Mentoring / assessing qualification
• Assessors Award
• Post registration clinical course appropriate to area.
• ECDL or equivalent

Experience

• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Experience of establishing effective communication
• Experience of implementing change
• Experience as shift team leader
• Previous experience within designated area.
• Experience of mentoring and assessing junior staff.

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• Demonstrates specific clinical skills appropriate to speciality, this includes - ILS, ALERT - Peripheral venous cannulation - IV drug administration.
• Ability to develop standards of care
• Ability to respond rapidly to emergency situations
• Ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Ability to demonstrate: - oAssertiveness, oMotivational skills oNegotiation oProblem solving/Decision Making Delegation oConflict and problem solving oUp to date knowledge of professional issues oUnderstanding of current NHS issues
• Ability to communicate effectively both written & verbal.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
• Work to departmental policies and procedures
• Good interpersonal skills
• Experience as a scrub nurse/ circulating nurse in a theatre environment
• Effective leadership skills

Personal Qualities

• Adaptable to changing needs of the service
• Ability to use initiative
• Ability to act as an effective role model
• Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
• Highly Self-motivated
• Flexible
• Approachable
• Ability to organise
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to travel as required

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust