Staff Nurse - Interventional Radiology

Staff Nurse – Interventional Radiology

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Staff Nurse role within our Interventional Radiology team.

Interventional Radiology at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is the leading UK centre for interventional oncology, providing a full range of interventional services. Awarded Exemplar Status in 2012, the department is an integral part of the hospital’s Major Trauma service and operates a state‑of‑the‑art hybrid theatre.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic nurse with strong communication skills to join our highly specialised team. The role offers varied clinical exposure across different specialities and no two days are the same.

• Provide a high standard of individualized nursing care in accordance with agreed policies, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for individual patients.
• Assist with interventional radiological procedures, including scrub and circulating duties, administration of IV sedation/analgesia/medication, and recovery of patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures.
• Work Monday–Friday covering shifts from 08:00 to 19:00 and participate in the 24/7 on‑call rota once sufficient experience is gained. Rota flexibility required as service expands to 6–7 days per week.
• Night duty is not required.

• Qualified nurse (degree/diploma)
• Registered nurse on the appropriate part of the register
• Knowledge of current issues within the acute health service
• Understanding of personal accountability
• Knowledge of own role within the team
• Evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice as a practice supervisor
• Awareness of evidence‑based practice
• Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
• Evidence of ongoing personal development
• Able to use initiative
• Understanding of IRMER regulations
• Experience of monitoring acute patients

• Evidence of recent study
• Previous experience/qualification in a relevant specialty
• Teaching experience
• Experience of acting as first assistant or scrubbing with a radiologist for IR procedures

• Patient First
• Working Together
• Always Improving

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider – Hospitals and Health Care

Southampton, England, United Kingdom