Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Registered Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team within the Interventional Radiology Units at MFT.

The post holder will  be based within our Interventional Radiology (IR) team at Wythenshawe Hospital and at Manchester Royal Infirmary, working at both sites on a rotational basis. Staff may also be required to work with the small IR team based at North Manchester General Hospital when required for operational reasons or to facilitate training.

This post is full-time at 37.5 hours per week.

The shift pattern is worked over 4 days Monday-Friday at both sites, with out of hours-on-call duties overnight during the weekday and covering 24 hours at the weekend.

Main duties of the job

We are committed to excellent development and progression opportunities which include supporting staff to gain the knowledge and skills required to care for patients during their journey in IR including:

• Admission and pre-procedure preparation
• Safe administration and monitoring under sedation
• Undertaking the role of scrub nurse during procedures
• Post-procedure recovery

A wide range of vascular & non-vascular procedures are completed in IR at MFT including as angioplasty & stenting, embolisation, ultrasound guided & CT guided biopsy, nephrostomy insertion & exchange, and gastrostomy (RIG) insertion. Wearing a lead apron is required for PPE during the majority of IR procedures.

The IR nurses work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Consultant Radiologists, Radiographers & administrative staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.  So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!