Radiology Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated individual who is committed to working as part of our expanding Interventional Radiology Team. This is a full-time, Monday to Friday position with exciting opportunities ahead for our service. We are looking forward to welcoming new members into the team who share our vision for an efficient and responsive service for the Trust.

The advert is for an experienced B5 nurse however, professional and specialist supervision is available from senior members of staff, and successful candidates will be working closely with all areas of the MDT.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Snr. Sister Rachel Dobson on rachel.dobson3@nhs.net/ 01722 336262 #4830 or Sister Karen Herring karen.herring@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Provide highly skilled nursing support to patients undergoing a range of radiological procedures, from pre-assessment through to discharge from Radiology care.

Support the Lead Nurse and Radiographers with the day-to-day planning and delivery of a high quality nursing service.

Work as part of the Radiology team alongside Radiologists, Radiographers and Sonographers, delivering a high quality and safe service to patients. This may involve critical and high stress situations.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk