Job overview
Main duties of the job
1. The post-holder will have responsibility for the clinical nursing care of patients attending the Diagnostic Imaging Department. This includes rotating within all disciplines of interventional radiology nursing as outlined in this job description.
2. The post-holder will assess the needs of patients and evaluate appropriate care within the department ensuring that procedures are carried out within Trust policies and procedures. The post-holder will meet the requirements of the NMC’s Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice, with particular reference to personal accountability for nursing duties undertaken.
3. The post-holder will work with other members of the internal and external multidisciplinary team, to ensure the delivery of a safe, efficient and effective service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
4. Support and inform family members and carers who often accompany patients for both elective and emergency procedures
5. Liaise with referring doctors and ward staff to ensure pre-procedural work is completed
6. Prepare equipment for the safe care of the patient during procedure
7. Communicate with other members of the interventional radiology team regarding the patient
8. Identify and act upon potential hazards to both patient and staff and where appropriate act to prevent injury
9. Identify potential of various drugs used during the procedure including contrast
10. Be able to talk about patients’ consents for procedures in line with local policy
11. Ensure patient’s identification
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Other Requirements
Essential criteria
12. NMC registered nurse with no practice restrictions
13. Current or recent IR/endoscopy/Cath lab/theatres/ICU experience
14. Competent in intravenous medication administration
15. Travel to Chelsea to complete competency assessments and maintaining IR competencies
16. Able to wear lead gowns as required
17. Able to stand continuously for long periods of time (e.g. 45-60 mins at a time)
18. Safely organise / lead / co-ordinate a procedure list
Desirable criteria
19. Experience in scrubbing, assisting during procedures, providing nurse-led conscious sedation and stage 1 recovery post sedation
20. Experience in running nurse led pre-assessment clinics
21. Completed the nurse-led sedation competencies
22. Experience in deputising for the unit manager
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
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Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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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.