Radiology Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide effective patient care whilst working as a member of the nursing team across East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care in response to service needs, currently within Radiological services most of the service needs falls between Monday Friday and within core hours of 8-6. Radiology Staff nurses provide sound knowledge and assist in a variety of clinical procedures working with both in and outpatients and utilise a multitude of skills from scrub Nurse working within aseptic technique guidelines to pre-procedure pre-clerking and medication advice.

Professional

Provide professional leadership, advice and guidance to healthcare assistants and foster collaborative partnerships with other disciplines.

Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, ensuring accurate and seamless information is conveyed and documented.

Assist in the maintenance and monitoring of agreed standards, ensuring that any shortfall is brought to the attention of the line manager.

Ensure that all quality initiatives within the nursing environment are adhered to and that the highest standards of care are maintained at all times.

Assist in the development of clinical protocols ensuring that these are reviewed in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the Radiology Nurse Manager.

Ensure that accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements.

Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency professionals.

Clinical

Undertake nursing assessments competently.

Act as the identified nurse for patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.

Supervise more junior members of staff in giving and maintaining high standards of care.

Regularly take charge of the Radiology Nursing Department in the absence of a more senior member of staff.

Demonstrate leadership in progressing the patient pathway.

Act as the patients advocate.

Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team

Participate in taking an active role in planning effective and timely patient pathway through Radiology.

Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post.

Work to eliminate all avoidable infection by acting as a role model in infection prevention and control prevention to all staff, visitors and patients.

Work in accordance with the Health Act (2006) and comply with national and

local infection control policies and procedures and any other related infection prevention policies or procedures.

Take direct responsibility for ensuring cleaning standards are maintained throughout the shift when in charge.

Research and Training

Assist in developing a research and evidence-based approach to all nursing practice linking with Trust-wide colleagues.

Seek opportunities to create changes, which will enhance standards of care and practice.

Help to facilitate the development of reflective practice.

Participate in research projects within the ward/unit

Participate in the development and delivery of appropriate training materials / programmes to promote professional development.

Provide training and support to new and junior staff in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Act as mentor to student nurses and / or NVQ assessor

Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Patient Experience

Contribute to monitoring of quality improvement metrics to measure quality of care

Identify and minimise clinical and non-clinical risk to minimise risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors.

Assist in the investigation and resolution of complaints in relation to patient care, reporting to the ward/unit manager

Monitor all aspects of clinical governance locally including clinical incident reporting.

Regularly assess and act on the views of patients, relatives and staff about the standards of care experienced by recipients of the service.

Involve patients in their care and ensure their understanding of procedures within Radiology.

Management

Remain cost aware and utilise equipment and resources in a cost effective way.

Make recommendations where it is evident that appropriate changes may improve efficiency.

Be aware of the sickness / absence control procedures and participate in any initiatives to reduce sickness absence.

Participate in department meetings when required and join the exchange of information necessary to be involved in decision making processes at the relevant level.

Keep abreast of relevant information which may affect your area of responsibility and act as a resource for other members of the team, acting as a link nurse where appropriate

Act as an innovator for the department to facilitate the provision of a flexible and responsive nursing service.

Personal Development

To keep abreast of current professional issues and maintain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform your role effectively.

Develop and maintain a professional portfolio

Ensure compliance with professional expectations as outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To participate in an annual appraisal with relevant reviews and to follow your personal development plan as agreed with your line manager

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration
• BSc Nursing or Equivalent

Desirable

• Previous experience at Band 5 within Radiology

Experience

Essential

• Full awareness of NMC Code of Conduct
• Awareness of Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Previous NHS Experience

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to develop working relationships with others.
• Patient focused approach

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

William Harvey Hospital

Ashford

TN24 0LZ

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)