Radiology Staff Nurse | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

As a Radiology Staff Nurse you will support the Radiology team of Radiology Assistants, Radiographers, Radiologists & all other staff within the department. Assisting & supporting with all invasive procedures, being elective, diagnostic & therapeutic procedures within all modalities of the department. Admitting, assessing & supporting both patients & their relatives during their journey/experience in Radiology. To admit & assess patients pre & post elective, diagnostic & therapeutic procedures into a Day Case Unit.

To assist & scrub with the Radiologist in the Interventional Rooms for all procedures. To be responsible for monitoring the patient throughout the procedures & acting as a circulating Nurse, providing equipment to both the scrub person & Radiologist. When all competencies have been achieved, further development will be taken in management of the airway with conscious sedation. You will be part of the on-call team to cover a weekday a week and 1 in 4 weekends a month.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

• To be a member of the multi disciplinary team delivering high quality, evidence based, holistic care to radiology patients.
• To promote a collaborative approach to care whilst supporting and facilitating the learning of others.

• Clinical – To be responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients and his/her relatives without direct supervision according to level of competency.
• To develop skills at interpreting complex clinical information, responding to changes promptly and appropriately and developing specialised plans of care for radiology patients.
• Following training be able to care and scrub for all diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• To recognise the nurses role in health education and incorporate this function within clinical practice.
• To demonstrate use of effective communication skills when dealing with patients and their families and to promote effective collaboration within the multidisciplinary team.
• To demonstrate and promote a patient-centred style of practice.
• To develop and expand within the role, with training, support and supervision, to be able to care for their patients holistically and to meet the clinical needs of the unit and show a commitment to learning.
• To be aware of own limitations and developmental needs and actively seek to address these with support from mentor and the individual performance review process.
• Contributes to the development, evaluation and audit of specialist protocols and guidelines.
• To participate in and support research projects undertaken in the clinical area.
• To plan, organise and prioritise own workload efficiently for a group of patients and to regularly co-ordinate the day case unit required.
• To respond promptly to emergencies by taking immediate action, requesting assistance /support as indicated, maintaining control and assisting with the support of the patient/relatives and junior staff.
• To appropriately report adverse incidents, according to local policy and to support team members in doing the same.
• To ensure all equipment is stored, cleaned and operated safely according to Trust /Local policy and to assist with the training of staff.
• To adhere to COSHH and Infection Control guidelines and policies (Trust and Local) to actively prevent cross infection / identify and minimise potential hazards whilst promoting this in others.
• To demonstrate dexterity, accuracy and attention to detail in the preparing of specialist equipment for procedures to be undertaken within the unit whilst adhering to Local and Trust policies.
• To utilise all resources efficiently and effectively and assist with the maintenance of stock levels for disposables and drugs…