Job summary
The successful candidate will be involved in admitting patients for their procedure
Assisting and circulating in the Interventional Radiology Suite
Develop skills in conscious sedation and become ILS trained
Develop skills and experience in recovering post general anaesthetic patients, and pain management.
Closing date: 17/05/2024
Interview date:
Main duties of the job
The Interventional Radiology departments run a fully staffed weekday service with varying shift patterns across three sites and provide cover for our 24 hour on call service including weekends and bank holidays.
The nursing team is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse to join the Department of Interventional Radiology at GSTT. The successful candidate will make an important contribution to the care and management of both inpatients and outpatients requiring interventional procedures in an acute Trust setting. The individual will work closely with the Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse, Sister/Charge Nurse and Matron to promote continued development of the service to deliver a high standard of care and positive patient experience whilst being responsive to the needs of other clinical directorates within GSTT.
In addition, you will participate to the care of paediatric patients in the Evelina Children's Hospital, interventional radiology and cardiac cath Lab.
The applicant must be a registered nurse and demonstrate commitment to their own personal development and show keen interest in the future development of the profession and Interventional Radiology.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities but not limited to are:
Assessing patients needs
Circulating in the I.R suite
Sedating patients (once signed off as competent)
Assisting the radiologist as a scrub nurse
Recovering post G.A patients
Administrating I.V medications/ I.V blood products (training will be provided)
Please see attached Job description for full details
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification
Essential
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 Registered Nurse on the NMC register.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent in communication
- Able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care
- Competent in basic life support
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Ability to work as an effective team member
Values and behaviour
Essential
- Flexible and positive approach to work
Previous experince
Essential
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
Desirable
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Thomas hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH