Staff Nurse – Radiology
Closing date: 26 May 2026.
We are delighted to offer a substantive Band 5 Staff Nurse opportunity within our Interventional Radiology service, working 23 hours per week across three days. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, dynamic and friendly team who take pride in delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse who is keen to develop new skills in a specialist clinical area. You will be well supported through a structured induction and ongoing training, with encouragement to grow in confidence and competence within this exciting and evolving service.
Main duties
- Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and work within the limits of competence as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Maintain Health & Safety of patients and colleagues at all times by complying with all relevant Trust policies.
- Have knowledge of and adhere to radiation regulations.
- Attend Trust mandatory, in‑service and staff development training sessions.
- Adhere to Trust procedures, guidelines and policies for Infection Prevention.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care without direct supervision.
- Be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, leading, liaising and communicating as necessary and supporting junior staff.
- Prepare rooms, trolleys and equipment prior to procedures.
- Prepare patients prior to procedures.
- Maintain a high standard of nursing care by acting as a professional role model to others.
- Assist radiologists with any process or procedure necessary for examination, investigation and treatment of patients.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate pre‑, peri‑ and post‑interventional care to radiology patients and liaise with other disciplines and departments over that care.
- Ensure the custody and administration of drugs and therapeutic substances in accordance with Trust and department policies.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job responsibilities
- Administer drugs and other treatments and record as appropriate.
- Liaise with staff and wards/departments regarding patients’ needs prior to and after procedures.
- Complete any documentation of an immediate and essential nature.
- Maintain good working relationships and achieve effective coordination with departmental medical, nursing, radiographic, clerical, portering and domestic staff.
- Actively promote and implement research‑based practice.
- Participate in audits as required.
- Demonstrate evidence of current professional knowledge through the application of theory and research to patient care.
- Be responsible for personal professional development and meet the requirements for professional updating.
- Maintain the standard set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for continued effective registration through professional updating demonstrated by keeping a personal professional profile.
- Undertake training in expanded nursing duties as appropriate.
- Provide teaching for nursing and radiography students.
- Participate in the Personal Development Plan system.
- Provide effective communication both written and verbal.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Carry out any other duties as required to achieve the overall purpose of this post.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- Supervisor and Assessor Training.
- Management/team‑leading qualification.
- Leadership (LEO) course or equivalent.
- Radiology nursing or radiology experience.
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to lead and work effectively within a team.
- Good interpersonal skills which nurture effective working relationships with staff.
- Ability to role‑model good practice and appropriately challenge poor practice.
- Accurate document presentation and attention to detail.
- Broad range of expanded roles.
- Accountability.
- Respect.
- Empowerment.
- Support.
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 to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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