Job summary
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Leader ODP - Radiology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Interventional Radiology is an expanding service providing excellent care now to include admission and recovery of elective patients and a continued emergency service for the Trust. This role may be of interest for nurses who have experience in either Radiology, Operating Theatres, Day Surgery, Endoscopy and or general surgical experience.
The team currently covers Monday to Friday but will expanding to provide a seven-day service, so candidates will be expected to work evenings and weekends as part of a rotation with other team members.
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.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the management and co-ordination of the Nursing Team in the Radiology Department.
To act as a role model for the clinical practice during interventions - effective time and resource management.
To participate as a member of the nursing team, providing a high standard of research based individualized care to all Radiology patients.
Provide advice and support to the team of staff working in all interventional areas in order to deliver a quality service that is linked to high standard of patient care.
To take charge of the Nursing Team in the absence of the Senior Sister, co-ordinate the worklist and liaise with Operational Leads.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
o Hertford County, Hertford
o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
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; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of post registration working in an acute trust environment.
- Evidence of experience in interventional skills with scrub and recovery experience.
- Pre-assessment skills for elective and emergency cases.
- Safe discharge of a patient
Desirable
- Skill to demonstrate acting up for the sister/charge nurse in his/her absence
- Managing staff skill mix, work load and utilisation of working lists
Skills
Essential
- Can perform in the role of either scrub or circulating assistant, recovery person
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Demonstrates clear communication
- Can delegate work when appropriate
- Ability to organize and prioritize
- Can perform effectively in an emergency situation
- Places value on the patient experience
Desirable
- Has specialist skills in a relevant area of radiology and breast work
- Has leadership skills
- Can develop a group of people into a team
- Is self-aware
- Can participate in resource management
- Knowledge of monitoring conscious sedation patients in Radiology
- Experience in Pre-assessment
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- RGN /ODP
- Registration with NMC/HPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of mentorship and preceptorship training
Desirable
- Continuing clinical qualifications/Cannulation/IV Drug Administration
- Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patient's staff and visitors.
- Pre-operative/assessment skills for patient preparation
Desirable
- Resource management awareness.
- Budget awareness
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of post registration working in an acute trust environment.
- Evidence of experience in interventional skills with scrub and recovery experience.
- Pre-assessment skills for elective and emergency cases.
- Safe discharge of a patient
Desirable
- Skill to demonstrate acting up for the sister/charge nurse in his/her absence
- Managing staff skill mix, work load and utilisation of working lists
Skills
Essential
- Can perform in the role of either scrub or circulating assistant, recovery person
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Demonstrates clear communication
- Can delegate work when appropriate
- Ability to organize and prioritize
- Can perform effectively in an emergency situation
- Places value on the patient experience
Desirable
- Has specialist skills in a relevant area of radiology and breast work
- Has leadership skills
- Can develop a group of people into a team
- Is self-aware
- Can participate in resource management
- Knowledge of monitoring conscious sedation patients in Radiology
- Experience in Pre-assessment
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- RGN /ODP
- Registration with NMC/HPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of mentorship and preceptorship training
Desirable
- Continuing clinical qualifications/Cannulation/IV Drug Administration
- Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patient's staff and visitors.
- Pre-operative/assessment skills for patient preparation
Desirable
- Resource management awareness.
- Budget awareness
Other requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
