Neuroradiology Nurse

Job overview

• Are you an experienced nurse looking for a new challenge?
• Are you passionate about providing safe and excellent care at all times?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to learn and develop professionally?
• Are you a team member able to work well with a range of professionals?
• Are you looking for experience delivering care for people of all ages?

If you answered ‘Yes’ to the above, you are what we are looking for!

This is an exciting time to join the Interventional Neuroradiology team in the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford!  Our service is expanding with the planning for second biplane neurointerventional suite.  We provide literal life changing care for patients within Oxfordshire and its surrounding counties. We have two full time band 6 nurse vacancies in our team! This post includes on call working on nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

We are a friendly team of nurses, radiographers, radiologists and radiology assistants delivering a high standard of care. The unique and varied nature of the speciality means that there is always something new and interesting to learn. Your role is to work as a scrub or a circulating nurse in our angiography suites as well as admitting and looking after our day case patients in the unit.

This is an opportunity for you to deliver high standard of 1 to 1 patient care. Previous experience working in a theatre environment, interventional radiology, neurosciences or stroke is desirable but not essential. You will be fully supported during your first 6 months with mentorship and a competency training package.

We have flexible shift patterns covering Monday to Sunday 7am-8pm. On call service is provided from 8pm till 7am Monday to Sunday and all day on bank holidays.  Participation in the on call rota is required once sufficient experience and competency is achieved.

If you are interested in working in our small friendly team please contact us or pop in for a visit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a senior member of the neuroradiology nursing team you will demonstrate compassionate leadership and commitment to evidence-based high standard of nursing care.

We work closely with our anaesthetic colleagues as well as our colleagues from University of Oxford, stroke department and Neurosciences.

Scope of the role:

• Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by evidence based practice and OUH values.
• Scrub and circulating nurse duties in our angiography suites.
• Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient.
• To ensure that patients and relatives are given accurate information and advice on radiological procedures. Participate in the review and update of the patient information leaflets.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi disciplinary team to ensure the relevant information regarding the patients needs/condition are communicated to them, and that any instructions from them regarding the patients care/condition are acted upon.
• Demonstrate high standards of nursing care, reflecting the beliefs about professional nursing practice and patient care commensurate with The Oxford Model for Exemplary Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice.
• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the clinical area.
• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of equipment used in specialty.
• Undertake the responsibilities associated with being a practice assessor and supervisor to nursing students.
• Demonstrably contribute towards the continuing development of professional nursing practice in the department.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to others at all times commensurate with The Code (NMC 2015).
• Work proactively to ensure every hospital visit meets the needs of the patient and that they are discharged in a timely manner.
• To anticipate day to day staffing problems and take appropriate action in conjunction with the deputy sister, sister and matron, to ensure good standards of care for the patient are maintained at all times.
• To take responsibility for managing and coordinating the angiography suites as required.