Radiology Nurse​/Operating Department Practitioner

Radiology Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

Closing date: 26 June 2026.

Go back East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.

We are recruiting for a Radiology Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Radiology Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner will participate as a member of the nursing team in providing a high standard of evidence‑based patient care within the Radiology Department. The post holder will provide advice and support to the team of staff working in all interventional areas including Admission and Recovery in order to deliver a quality service that is linked to a high standard of patient care.

Working hours 8:00 am – 6:00 pm with an on‑call element 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. The post holder will take charge of nursing in the absence of the Senior Sister or Sister/Charge Nurse.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:
Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies.

Adhere to the Ionising Radiation, Medical Exposures Regulations (IR (ME) R, 2000) which includes the wearing of lead protective clothing.

Maintain good communication links with patients, relatives, members of the multi‑disciplinary team and all departments and wards for elective and emergency patients.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to promote good communication and an approach to patient care. Visit inpatients to explain procedures and to give information to patients and ward/medical staff. Ring patients to pre‑assess prior to admission.

At all times act as the patient’s advocate.

Maintain accurate and comprehensive nursing records using appropriate nursing documents.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our roughly 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work‑life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek flexible working patterns and we are committed to listening to and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Evidence of further education, training and ongoing learning
• Ability to produce an updated personal professional portfolio
• Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

• Working in an acute surgical setting/operating theatres/endoscopy
• Recovery and assessment skills
• Acute Surgical experience
• Procedural experience in areas such as operating theatres or Endoscopy
• Scrub/circulating experience
• Recovery experience
• Ability to act up for the sister/charge nurse in their absence

• Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Good self‑awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skills
• Venipuncture and…