Job description

Job responsibilities

• To maintain confidentiality surrounding patient treatment at all times.
• To ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using Hospital approved documentation, in line with NMC and Hospital guidelines.
• To have knowledge of and adhere to the department and Hospital policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise and report any areas of concern to line managers.
• To demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the Hospital Code of Conduct and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.
• To participate in staff appraisal, staff development and in service training activities.
• To meet revalidation requirements. To identify own learning needs and ensure own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.
• Act as scrub practitioner for a variety of different interventional procedures under fluoroscopic control
• Assisting Consultant Radiologists with biopsies, FNAs, drainages and other interventional procedures under imaging control
• Pre and post procedural care for imaging day cases examinations including close observations in line with national guidance and departmental procedure
• Provide health promotion advice to patients for diagnostic and interventional procedures and liaise with ward nursing and medical staff regarding pre and post-procedural care.
• Working closely with radiology consultant, radiographers and RDAs within the department
• Provide emotional support to patients by displaying a caring and empathetic attitude at all times.
• Initiate and participate in departmental developments and take a proactive role in the implementation of procedures and policies to improve patient care.
• To be competent in the administration of i.v and oral drugs used in Interventional Radiology and to undertake relevant drug administration training to comply with national and HJE guidelines.
• Make appropriate and safe decisions relating to patient needs and communicate this effectively to other members of the multi-disciplinary team caring for the patient and their family where necessary.
• To develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide holistic, evidence based nursing care. This includes completion of training and development identified as part of appraisal and personal development (PDP) planning.
• Maintain patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patients medical and nursing notes.
• To work in a collaborative way with all staff associated with the imaging department to ensure smooth clinic flows and to anticipate issues in advance and resolve where possible before escalating to line management.
• Assist in ensuring the safety of the department, and the risk management process by actively participating in risk registers and assessments, clinical audit, clinical risk and quality issues, including the managing and reporting of incidents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC registration in adult or general nursing
• Educated to first degree level or equivalent
• Imaging department experience Significant post registration skills

Desirable

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communicator
• Professional commitment and self-awareness
• Work without direct supervision
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills in a variety of clinical

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH