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Interventional Radiology Sister/Charge Nurse

On-site in Sheffield·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 a year
About £2,690 - £3,180 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Sheffield
Experience: 2+ years
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 22 November

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The role

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Interventional Radiology team as a Band 6 Charge Nurse/Sister. Working within a specialist and expanding service, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures.

As a senior member of the nursing team, you will provide clinical leadership, coordinate daily service delivery, and support the effective management of patient flow, staffing and resources. Working closely with Consultant Interventional Radiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure excellent patient outcomes and experiences. You will coordinate care throughout the patient pathway, including assessment, procedural support, recovery and discharge planning, while supporting patients undergoing procedures under conscious sedation and promoting safe clinical practice.

The role includes supervising and developing staff, contributing to education and workforce development, and supporting audit, quality improvement, governance and service development activities. You will also undertake delegated management responsibilities, including appraisals, sickness management and e-rostering, and deputise for the Senior Sister when required.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Interventional Radiology Charge Nurse/Sister, you will provide expert nursing care and clinical leadership within a busy specialist service. Working closely with Consultant Interventional Radiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care throughout the patient pathway, while coordinating day-to-day clinical activity, patient flow and staff deployment to ensure a safe and effective service. You will provide visible leadership, supporting and developing nursing, support and student staff through supervision, mentorship and education.

The role includes supporting patients undergoing procedures under conscious sedation, responding to deteriorating patients and emergency situations, and promoting safe clinical practice. You will contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives, helping to enhance patient outcomes and drive innovation.

You will also undertake delegated management responsibilities, including staff supervision, appraisals, sickness management and rostering, and deputise for the Senior Sister when required. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for patient care, leadership and service development.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We recognise Interventional Radiology is progressing rapidly as technology and new skills are developed within our speciality and we therefore encourage enthusiasm within our nursing team to develop and expand nursing knowledge and skill sets. We are currently undergoing a refurbishment at the Royal Hallamshire to include 2 new Angio suites and associated facilities to support our services and teams.

We are looking to embrace exciting new developments in the future within the department at STHFT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to nursing practice
Evidence of professional development in management, leadership, clinical education or service improvement
To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Desirable

Evidence of training and competence in conscious sedation within an approved, governance supported, competency framework

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of advanced written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex or sensitive information clearly and professionally
Ability to provide visible clinical leadership and coordinate the day-to-day delivery of a specialist clinical service
Ability to prioritise patient flow, workload and available resources in response to changing and unpredictable clinical demands
Ability to work safely and effectively across multiple specialties
Ability to administer medicines safely in accordance with professional and organisational standards
Ability to make timely clinical and operational decisions within professional competence and delegated authority
Ability to supervise staff, assess competence and provide constructive feedback
Good IT skills relevant to clinical systems and documentation
Ability to manage challenging conversations and conflict constructively, using negotiation, de-escalation and appropriate escalation
Ability to work independently to organise own work and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Sound organisational skills
Flexibility
Recovery and assessment skills
Understanding of patient-centred care
Understanding of clinical governance principles
Understanding of consent, confidentiality and information governance
Understanding of risk management and incident reporting
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
Role model our PROUD values every day

Desirable

Knowledge of conscious sedation, including patient selection, monitoring, capnography where used, recovery standards, potential complications and escalation requirements
Ability to develop or review clinical guidance, procedures, competencies or training materials
Knowledge of Interventional radiology procedures and patient pathways
Understanding of recovery care nursing skills following invasive procedures
Knowledge of radiation safety and working within a radiation-controlled environment
Cannulation experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

Demonstrate calm, credible and visible leadership demonstrating resilience and appropriate professional boundaries
Flexible and adaptable in response to changing clinical and operational demands
Demonstrate integrity, discretion and confidentiality
Strong communicator, with professional assertion willing to challenge unsafe practice appropriately
Organised, methodical and able to manage competing priorities
Approachable, respectful and supportive to patients, carers and colleagues
Self-motivated, accountable and committed to continuous improvement
Ability to wear radiation-protection equipment and work within designated radiation-controlled areas

Experience

Essential

More than 2 years post registration NHS Nursing experience
Experience delivering patient care in an acute healthcare setting
Recovery experience
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Experience maintaining accurate clinical records and documentation
Experience in coordinating a clinical area, shift or team, including patient flow, workload prioritisation and staffing allocation
Experience of managing competing priorities, operational pressures and challenging clinical situations
Experience contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement or service development

Desirable

Acute Surgical experience
Procedural experience in areas such as operating theatres or Endoscopy
Scrub/circulating experience
Experience working in Interventional Radiology
Experience of patients undergoing invasive procedures
Experience supporting students, learners or newly qualified staff in clinical practice
Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification
Practice assessor or practice supervisor qualification
Additional study relevant to Interventional Radiology, Recovery or Vascular Access nursing
Experience administering and monitoring conscious sedation within an approved competency framework

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).