Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Interventional Radiology

Job summary

RWT Radiology is a progressive and dynamic service offering patients and staff a safe and effective, care and work environment.

We strive for excellence in all that we do, and we hope that you will be our next key team player on this journey.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious senior nurse with excellent communication skills and a strong clinical background in Interventional Radiology or Theatres to lead our Radiology Nurses in tandem with the Superintendent Radiographer lead for the service.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience managing a large team and have good knowledge of governance, risk management, service-relevant key performance indicators and budget management experience.

The successful candidate will be keen to implement change and embrace the fast paced nature of the service, demonstrating a high level of resilience and problem solving matched with excellent organisational skills.

Radiology currently has 2 newly refurbished interventional theatres with a 10-bedded day case recovery unit. Our Nurses work in a multidisciplinary setting and contribute to procedures throughout all modalities in Radiology.

In return, we offer a strong, open and approachable operational management team with opportunities for post graduate learning and development.

Main duties of the job

To be professionally accountable for and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.

Supervision of clinical practice, clinical audit, research, and teaching, to set, monitor and improve standards of care in addition to efficient and effective use of resources.

To be accountable for:

Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice

Enhancing the patient's experience

Managing and developing the performance of the team

Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives

Deputising for Matron/Superintendent Radiographer

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.