Interventional Radiology Nurse

Interventional Radiology Nurse (Band 6 x 3) - Sutton site Part-time @17 hours/week. Following the expansion of our Interventional Radiology (IR) service, we are excited to build our pioneer IR nursing workforce at the new Royal Marsden IR Unit in Sutton. As we establish this new service, we are accepting applications from nurses who are currently working independently in IR or from other clinical areas such as endoscopy, cath lab, theatres, or ICU where you can evidence transferrable skills that are essential to the role.

Successful applicants will be expected to rotate through the different clinical areas within IR and demonstrate the required clinical skills, including:

• Assisting or scrubbing in the procedure room
• Providing nurse led conscious sedation
• Caring for patients in Stage 1 recovery

Shifts are allocated according to service needs every Tuesday and Thursday:

• Procedure Room / Sedation RN: 08:00–17:00 or 08:30–17:30
• Recovery RN: 09:00–18:00 or 09:30–18:30

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future operation of the service and gain experience in opening a new clinical unit.

Main duties of the job:

• The post-holder will have responsibility for the clinical nursing care of patients attending the Diagnostic Imaging Department.
• This includes rotating within all disciplines of interventional radiology nursing as outlined in this job description.
• The post-holder will assess the needs of patients and evaluate appropriate care within the department ensuring that procedures are carried out within Trust policies and procedures.
• The post-holder will meet the requirements of the NMC’s Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice, with particular reference to personal accountability for nursing duties undertaken.
• The post-holder will work with other members of the internal and external multidisciplinary team, to ensure the delivery of a safe, efficient and effective service.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Support and inform family members and carers who often accompany patients for both elective and emergency procedures
• Liaise with referring doctors and ward staff to ensure pre-procedural work is completed
• Prepare equipment for the safe care of the patient during procedure
• Communicate with other members of the interventional radiology team regarding the patient
• Identify and act upon potential hazards to both patient and staff and where appropriate act to prevent injury
• Identify potential of various drugs used during the procedure including contrast
• Be able to talk about patients’ consents for procedures in line with local policy

Person specification:

• NMC registered nurse with no practice restrictions
• Current or recent IR/endoscopy/Cath lab/theatres/ICU experience
• Competent in intravenous medication administration
• Travel to Chelsea to complete competency assessments and maintaining IR competencies
• Able to wear lead gowns as required
• Able to stand continuously for long periods of time (e.g. 45‑60 mins at a time)
• Safely organise / lead / co‑ordinate a procedure list
• Experience in scrubbing, assisting during procedures, providing nurse‑led conscious sedation and stage 1 recovery post sedation
• Experience in running nurse‑led pre‑assessment clinics
• Completed the nurse‑led sedation competencies
• Experience in deputising for the unit manager

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff:

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.