Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Experienced registered 1st Level Nurse with a minimum of one years working experience or evidence of the required transferable skills.
2. Registered with the NMC.
Desirable criteria
3. A Post Basic Qualification appropriate to this speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Either surgical/medical/theatre experience in the acute care setting. .
5. Experience in pre and post procedural care of Day Care or Short Stay Surgery or Investigations.
Desirable criteria
6. Experience with caring for patients who have undergone interventional radiological procedures.
Technical skills
Essential criteria
7. Experience or awareness of aseptic scrub skills and techniques
8. Working in a theatre style environment required for major Interventional Radiology procedures.
9. IV drug administration or willing to undertake
10. Basic Life Support with adjuncts and willing to advance to next level of Immediate Life Support, ILS.
11. Computer skills
12. Experienced in complying with working Policies and SOP’s, Infection Control and Risk Management Policies set by previously employing health care organisations
Desirable criteria
13. Central venous devices access management
14. Totally implanted venous access devices management.
15. Willing to learn venepuncture and cannulation
16. Blood Transfusion competencies.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. An understanding of nursing care requirements for the provision of pre and post care for surgical and or radiological interventions and medical investigations
18. Knowledge and understanding of the principles of aseptic technique and infection control.
19. Knowledge of Data protection act and patient confidentiality
20. Willing to develop one’s own knowledge base and clinical and organisational skills.
21. To demonstrate the ability to reflect upon practice in order to gain insight into clinical practice, self-growth and development within a specialist area.
22. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
23. Knowledge of caring for patienst with peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal and urological disease,
24. Has attended study days or gained experience within specialities associated with or in working partnership with Interventional Radiology
Other requirements
Essential criteria
25. Adaptable to emergency situations and pressurised envirioment.
26. Ability to cope with rapid through-put of patients and meeting individual patient needs.
27. Participate in on call service.
28. The wearing of lead aprons (PPE) during diagnostic, fluoroscopy and interventional procedures
29. Motivated and adaptable to change
Desirable criteria
30. Working in support services sector.
Personal attributes.
Essential criteria
31. Flexible to service needs and expanding radiology services
Desirable criteria
32. Experience in the provision of sessional services or time tabled care provision
Language requirement
Essential criteria
33. Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role