Staff Nurse, Interventional Radiology

The post holder will work across the services of Interventional Radiology (IR) and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Team (OPAT) to deliver high standards of patient care and quality of service provision. The post holder will support the team in making the best use of resources to ensure efficient delivery of planned and emergency workload. This post will involve working in the Interventional Radiology lab, the Interventional Ultrasound (US) lab and the day care unit.
You will be a part of our friendly team of fellow Nurses, Clinical Specialists, Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists.
The team will support you with the new management aspects that this role requires, whilst also enabling you to develop and learn with host of internal and external courses that Croydon Hospital can provide you.

• Monday - Friday working hours


• Great work-life balance


• Learn and develop new clinical skills, Working hours - Between 0800 and 1800

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse to join the Interventional Radiology team in their department at Croydon University Hospital.
You will provide care and support to patients undergoing Interventional procedures. You will act as a scrub/circulating nurse within the Interventional Lab for numerous procedures, including angioplasty, nephrostomy and embolisation. Following an agreed training programme, you would be expected to participate in nurse led conscious sedation and possibly an out of hours emergency service.
Prior experience in Radiology or an acute setting would be an advantage.
Informal visits are encouraged.
Interviews: tbc

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.