Job overview

Band 7 Interventional Radiology Lead Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner

Full‑time | Permanent | NHS Band 7 Location: University Hospital Plymouth Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum per annum (AFC Band 7 2025/26 rates)

🩺 About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Interventional Radiology (IR) Lead Nurse/ODP to provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership within our expanding IR service. This is a pivotal role supporting the delivery of safe, high‑quality, patient‑centred care across a wide range of interventional procedures, including vascular, non‑vascular, oncology, and emergency interventions.

You will work closely with the IR Service Lead, Consultant Radiologists, Radiographers, and wider MDT to ensure the smooth running of the department, effective patient flow, and continuous service improvement.

Main duties of the job

🌟 Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership and act as a role model for surgical excellence within IR.
• Lead and coordinate day‑to‑day operational activity, ensuring safe staffing, effective skill mix, and high standards of care.
• Oversee patient pathways, including pre‑assessment, intra‑procedural care, and post‑procedure recovery.
• Support the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, safety standards, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Lead on governance activity including incident review, audit, risk management, and compliance with IR(ME)R and other regulatory frameworks.
• Promote a culture of learning, supporting staff development, competency assessment, and education.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT to enhance service efficiency, patient experience, and innovation in interventional practice.
• Contribute to strategic planning for service expansion, new technologies, and workforce development.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.