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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
234-23-CS3050
Employer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Town
Norwich
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2024 23:59
Interview date
21/08/2024

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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Registered Nurse/ODP/Interventional Radiology Paramedic.

NHS AfC: Band 5

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team. 

NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

Excellence

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital. 

Wish you were here? So do we.


We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be.  We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.


At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job overview

The Norfolk Centre for Interventional Radiology (NCIR) at the Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Hospital are looking for Nurses, Operating Department Practitioners or Paramedics to join our team to further develop and progress your career.

 We have an exciting opportunity to become part of a unique team in a highly patient-focused role to collaborate with colleagues on shaping and developing patient service to put us at the cutting edge of IR developments as we grow as a team.

 NCIR aims to recruit, nurture, and develop talent through our in-house specialist training programs, with supernumerary status for the first six weeks. Previous Interventional or scrub experience is not required as you will have a robust program of induction, supporting your continuous professional development by the experienced NCIR team. Radiology Nursing has a dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator, and we often provide teaching sessions for all staff to support skill progression.  

 We operate a seven day a week service from 07:30-18:30 Monday to Friday, providing an On-Call service commitment every day from 18:30-07:30 and all weekend. 

 You are required to live within 30 minutes of the NNUH when On-Call. Full time and Part time hours available.

Main duties of the job

NCIR comprises of a 16-bed recovery multi-disciplinary service for elective patients, inpatients and emergencies, with four state of the art theatre suites which aim to provide minimally invasive procedures using advanced radiological image guidance (x-rays, ultrasound and CT). As part of our team, you will work alongside Nurses, ODP’s, Paramedics, Radiographers, Radiologists and Radiology Support Workers, as well as theatre teams from Vascular to Obstetrics.

The NCIR is committed to provide every patient with a high standard of safe patient care. This role involves a combination of working within both recovery setting and a theatre environment.

Recovery – You will be providing individualized patient care peri and post procedure. You will be managing patient admission to the area, undertaking our safety check lists prior to their interventional procedure, giving premedication, assessing fitness for procedure and escalating to the Radiologist, when necessary. Post procedure you will be caring for the patient assessing their NEWS2, pain score and reviewing surgical sites before escorting the patients to the ward or discharging them home.

Theatre – You will be assisting the Radiologist by surgically scrubbing alongside them or supporting the patient throughout the procedure by observing their NEWS2, assessing pain and administering medication such as analgesia and/or conscious sedation.

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register, ODP or Paramedic on the Health & Care Professions Council register
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration qualification relevant to the clinical area
  • Working towards a health-related degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to further develop knowledge and skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStonewall Health ChampionsMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Philippa southall
Job title
Radiology Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603 286690
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