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Radiology Staff Nurse

Band 5

• Interventional Radiology
• Band 5
• Fixed term: 7 months (Maternity Cover)
• Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days a week)
• 427-7467868

• Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
• Bath
• £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
• Yearly
• 01/10/2025 23:59

Job overview

To work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines to provide a high standard of patient care using a flexible patient centred care approach.

Radiology department at the Royal United Hospital is looking for a band 5 Radiology Nurse on a part time post to support the team in our recovery area, admission of patients undergoing interventional procedures and assisting Interventional Radiologists. The successful candidate could upskill to manage airways of sedated patients undergoing certain Interventional procedures.

Post holder will work alongside with the Radiologist, radiographers, radiology nurses and multidisciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing, patients care and staff development, as part of the perioperative team

Provide high quality nursing care showing evidence of the specialist skills and knowledge that will enable you to deliver to patients pre, peri and post diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures.

Main duties of the job

• To provide individualized holistic care to in-patient and out-patient interventional radiology patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs.
• Assist in the assessment of patient's suitability to undergo specific diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Provide physical, verbal and psychological support to patients undergoing diagnostics and interventional radiology procedures.
• To perform venipuncture and cannulation as required.
• Provide patient handover to the nursing team and/or multidisciplinary team as required.
• To give sedation safely to patient undergoing to a certain interventional procedure after having the training.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• registered adult nurse

Desirable criteria

• minimum 2 years experience as a staff nurse

Experience

Essential criteria

• willing to learn

Desirable criteria

• experience in radiology/ theatre setting

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

• Name
• Erlyn Soriano
• Job title
• Radiology Sister
• Email address
• erlyn.soriano@nhs.net
• Telephone number
• 01225824365
• Additional information

• For further information about the role or for an informal chat or a visit please contact: Erlyn Soriano, Radiology Department. on 01225 824365

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