Interventional Radiology Nurse/ODP

Job Overview

We have one exciting opportunity to join the Interventional Radiology Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, based at Wexham Park Hospital. One full time position.

Interventional Radiology (IR) is an ever expanding speciality offering the newest most up to date technologies within modern medicine. IR procedures are less invasive than conventional treatments as most procedures can be done through small incisions. Patients are often able avoid general anaesthetic as the majority of procedures can be performed with a combination of local anaesthetic, and conscious sedation. This can provided by an adequately trained nurse or ODP.

Main duties of the job

The department consists of two theatre specification IR suites, where patients undergo their minimally invasive sterile procedures both electively and in an emergency. We are uniquely placed with a variety of work across various specialty areas. Interventional Radiology provides an extensive service. CT guided biospy's and ablations. Plus diagnostic, ultrasound, biopsy's & cardiac angio's. The role of an IR Practitioner requires a range of skills from pre-assessment, perioperative care (scrub and circulating), and post anaesthetic care following the procedure. Conscious sedation is provided, following adequate training to keep the patient's comfortable & relaxed during the procedure. Those with no experience in this area will be provided with training, competences & support.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To assist in a range of radiological procedures particularly interventional procedures
• To provide assessment of care needs together with the development implementation and evaluation of programmes of individualised care for patients attending Radiology.
• To deputize for senior members of staff in their absence.
• To behave in a manner as laid down in the NMC Code of Professional conduct and to ensure that no duties are undertaken that are outside the scope of competency.
• To promote multi –disciplinary patient centred care.
  
  

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Nursing or ODP qualifcation with NMC/HCPC registration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Relevant registration experience
• Mentorship Qualfication
• Relevant specialist course
• undertaking or completed further academic study
  
  

Specific Competences

Essential criteria

• Computer Literate
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to manage conflicting priorities
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to work to deadlines
• Excellent written/oral communication skills
  
  

Professional Experience

Essential criteria

• Clinical experience in a variety of setting
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Clinical experience in an acute setting
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

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