Registered Nurse - Radiology and Outpatients

at  York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our friendly team in the Radiology Department within the Outpatient Service at York Hospital.
We are currently open Monday-Friday between 8am-6pm. Providing the local community with high quality care and services across a wide variety of specialties.
You will assist consultants to run specialist clinics and p rovide patients with treatments and procedures in a variety of different clinics.
You will work alongside Healthcare Support Workers to provide safe and efficient patient care. Please note - this role is between the Radiology and Outpatient department in York Hospital.
Please note - this role will involve working in radiology with the requirements of wearing lead protective aprons.
Maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust policies and procedures
Maintain a safe and clean working environment
Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for patients, ensuring accurate written records are kept.
Communicate with patients and carers to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the patient
Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct
Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands
Demonstrate personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures
Education and Training
This description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be a complete list. It will be amended as necessary in the event of future changes.
Our benefits

WE OFFER A RANGE OF BENEFITS TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF INCLUDING:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Clinical Skills within Radiology

• Medication management including contrast
• Administration of Contrast enemas - Following trust pathways and pre procedure checks to ensure patient safety at all times.
• Assisting radiologists and radiographers with biopsies (Ultrasound, X-Ray and CT guided) including renal, liver, lung and node biopsies.
• Assisting with a variety of procedures requiring radiological support for both outpatient and inpatients lists.
• Working with adult and paediatric patients .

Clinical skills within Outpatients

• Safe administration of medication, including intramuscular injections
• Wound care using ANTT for a variety of wounds on both vascular and plastic surgery clinics. Following and creating wound care plans and providing health information for patients.
• Patient assessment, including A to E assessment and escalation of assessment to the appropriate clinician.
• Undertaking ECGs competently.
• Working with student nurses to support them with their competencies and objectives.
• Working alongside the Nurse in Charge to coordinate the morning or afternoon clinics, considering skill mix and staffing.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. recruitment@nhs.net .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else

Please refer the Job description for details