Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6938679
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Radiology Department- X-Ray B
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 PA Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Radiology Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has risen for a band 5 staff nurse within our motivated and well established Interventional team. Due to the diversity of patients who attend for treatment the successful applicant will be caring for a wide range of patients of all ages from Emergency, Medical, Surgical and urological specialties.
This dynamic department includes a wide range of x-ray, CT and Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic treatments. The unique and varied nature of the specialty means that there is always something new and interesting to learn.
The Interventional Radiology team is formed of a small team of nurses that care for patients attending for interventional procedures pre, peri and post procedure making sure that the patients is safe, comfortable and supported.
We understand that starting a new role is a big step and we are committed to supporting you, both during this transition and after. We will endeavour to support you in all aspects of your role, from day-to day management of patients to providing bespoke training for your continuing development.
Main duties of the job
The Interventional Radiology nurse will assist Radiologists during interventional procedures . The nurse will also care for the patient during the procedure, including the initial assessment, the plan of care, administering medication, checking pathology results, and reviewing the patient's medical history.
The post holder should have an attitude based on strong nursing values and an overall commitment to provide patients and their families with care that is first and foremost based on a culture of compassion, professionalism and respect.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for effectively delivering skilled nursing care to patients using a systemic approach of assessing planning, implementing and evaluating to ensure a high standard of care. The post holder will assist in the admission and discharge processes for patients in line with local procedures.
They will proactively engage with patients, relatives and carers to seek their views, gain agreement and keep them informed about their treatment and care. They will demonstrate compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive and helpful way.
Maintain registration, and nursing competencies, and comply with NMC code of Professional Conduct and related documents.
To be flexible to work within other areas or departments to meet the demands of the trust workforce model and changing service needs.
- If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £21.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Education & qualification
Essential criteria
- Full State registered Nurse with NMC
- Evidence of CPD relevant courses appropriate to clinical area
skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Good written & verbal communication
- effective time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- ability to work effectively within a team
- ability to use own initiative
- ability to adapt and cope with change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- computer literacy
Experience
Essential criteria
- experience of working in clinical area and delivering patient care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kristy Williams
- Job title
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5592
- Additional information
If you are interested in this position we would welcome you to come and meet the team and have a look round the department. Please feel free to contact us for more information .
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