Senior Staff Nurse/ODP - Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Cath Lab in London

Are you looking to learn and develop highly specialised skills in a supportive and innovative department where provision and maintenance of high quality & excellence of service to patients, parents and families is key? Do you have existing leadership/management skills and experience or feel that you have excellent leadership potential waiting to be developed? Do you want to work in a leading Paediatric Centre and to join our friendly and Child centred Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Cath Lab Team? If your answers to the above are ‘Yes’, then this position could be for you!

You will work within the Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Cath Lab Department; therefore, peri-operative experience, such as scrub and circulating, would be desirable. However, you will be given training and support in our specialist skills and in peri-operative care. We have an excellent and supportive Practice Education Team who will assist with your orientation and ongoing professional development. The Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Catheter Lab runs Monday to Friday 0800-1800hrs, with a 24h on-call service, including weekends and Bank holidays.

Main duties of the job:

• The Interventional Radiology Team perform procedures that include central venous access device insertion, biopsy, airway intervention, feeding device insertion, vascular intervention, angiography, and angioplasty.
• To provide clinical leadership to a designated nursing team and ensure the provision of high quality nursing care to children and families.
• To act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
• To assist in the safe, effective and efficient management of the department within allocated resources.
• To promote a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research and evidence based practice.
• To undertake delegated responsibility for the department in the absence of the Ward Sister/Charge Nurse.

The Cardiac Cath lab carries out many cardiac procedures including ASD/PDA closures, ICD implants, diagnostic catheters and combined MRI/angiography cases in our state of the art Cardiac Cath Lab suite. In addition, we provide continuing care to our heart and lung transplant patients.

Working for our organisation:

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Person specification:

Combined Values - Essential criteria:

• NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC registered ODP (appropriate to clinical speciality).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relating to clinical speciality – University Accredited modules, Theatre Course, Leadership course, Assessor or practice supervisor qualification/experience.

Experience/Knowledge - Essential criteria:

• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Experience of having worked with acute/chronically sick children or specialised transferable skills.
• Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Understanding of the importance of research and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
• Basic knowledge of computer skills.
• Understanding of safeguarding issues according to Trust policies and procedures.
• Understanding of principles of clinical governance (risk management, audit, quality).

Desirable criteria:

• Understanding of nursing practice and innovation outside of GOSH.
• Knowledge of clinical incidents and complaints and reporting.
• Previous experience in the relevant specialty of post (preferably in an NHS setting).

Skills/Abilities - Essential criteria:

• Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients.
• Committed to family centred care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Good time management and teaching skills.
• Ability to work well both in a team and on own initiative.
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate.
• Demonstrates compassion in practice.

Desirable criteria:

• Central venous access management.