Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-FSS2810
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site mainly HRI
- Town
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/06/2025
Employer heading
Radiology Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The radiology nursing team provide an extensive range of cover throughout the radiology department, in the Angio lab, CT, ultrasound and day case units within radiology at both HRI and CRH.
The nursing team assist the radiologist with interventional radiological , from diagnostic to therapeutic procedures. This ranges from assisting with a biopsy or drain in ultrasound or CT to being the scrubbing nurse during a vascular case.
Main duties of the job
- Providing care for patients from admission to discharge in the radiology day case units.
- Assist the radiologist with CT and ultrasound, biopsies, drains and aspirations.
- Act as a scrub or circulating nurse in the angio lab during more complex inteventional radiology procedures.
- Carry out pre-assessments.
- To assess, plan, implement and assess patient care. Then escalate you concerns to relevant practitioner.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide patient centred care.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within the CHFT policies and procedures.
- Work with the NMC code.
- Assisting in the training of students and new staff.
- To provide compassionate care to patients and work within the trusts core values.
- Be the patients advocate and involve them and their relatives in any care provided.
- Be willing to take on any relevant training to required to do your job.
- Attend all mandatory training and ensure professional registration is maintained.
- Be flexible in working pattern in order to meet the needs of the service.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice (or within 6 months of completing a validated BSc or MSc course, resulting in NMC registration)
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
- Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post
- Teaching Qualification
- Leadership Qualification
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post
- Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
- Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
- Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures
- IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems
- Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience in the specialty of the post
- Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice
- Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
Desirable criteria
- Human Factors awareness
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Andrews
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01484 355589
- Additional information
Strongly recommend an informal visit to the department
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