Clinical Lead Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Lead Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team in the Radiology Department at the Dudley NHS Trust.

The post holder will be a senior clinical lead nurse with management/ leadership and decision making, responsibility for clinical matters / issues / concerns associated with the radiology nursing team.

The candidate will be required to demonstrate evidence of the ability to fully integrate within the multi-professional team.

We are looking for a motivated team player with previous experience in radiology,

We show our care for our staff through excellent development and progression opportunities including gaining non-medical prescribing role

The role will involve providing guidance support and decision making for the care delivery of the patients on a day-to-day basis. Ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient centred services.

If you are looking for a fantastic opportunity and a change, then this is a great opportunity to make a difference to our patients experience and the team of staff that you are leading, then this role is for you.

The successful applicant must be driven individual focused on delivering patient centred care and committed to providing a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients accessing the service., Main duties of this post will be to Lead the interventional Nursing Service and to support the community Diagnostic Hub with the radiology team to deliver seamless care for patients accessing the radiology service.

Being a named point of contact for patients support and advice.

Provide knowledge and advice regarding patients care pathway and patients onwards referral.

Develop key relationship with stakeholders to ensure quality of care to patients is maximised.

Be a nurse prescriber or prepared to work towards as this will be an essential part of the role to respond and prescribe, cannulate and administer relevant medication that may be required as part of the patient care-pathway.

The Lead nurse will be an integral part of the radiology leadership and decision making of department, service and the radiology multi-disciplinary team.

The Lead nurse will be involved in the clinical quality audits and ensure actions and learning are shared with the wider team.

The post holder will work closely with the imaging matron, imaging management team and Clinical Service Leads in radiology.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such asethnically diverse,disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.