Staff Nurse - Radiology

Interventional Radiology, IR , is a facility offering a comprehensive specialist service to patients with acute and chronic medical conditions requiring specialist diagnostic and interventional procedures which are invasive and require undertaking sterile procedures and monitoring of the patient's condition and nursing care accordingly, thereby providing a holistic team approach to quality care.

The role is both interesting and demanding and will include assisting with interventional procedures supporting the radiology lead nurse, radiographers and the Radiologists.

We are looking for additional NMC registered nurses with a minimum of 12 months experience in acute care and an interest in developing their skills to support the Radiology Department. Primarily working with interventional radiologists to care for patients through minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. These image-guided methods include Fluoroscopy, Ultrasounds, Computerised Tomography (CT). The post will also include rotation to assist the Modality Lead and Radiographers within the Nuclear Medicine department in performing Myocardial Perfusion Stress Testing.

New developments within the department include the upcoming opening of a new day case unit/recovery bay to support interventional procedures were the nursing staff will be responsible for admitting patients, screening and preparing them for their procedures, recovery post procedure and educating patients and their family members.

You will be joining a busy multidisciplinary team that deliver a high standard of care to our patients. You should have excellent team-working and interpersonal skills, to support the Lead nurse in planning and developing interventional services and be able to organise and manage your own work-load.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.