Registered Nurse - Nuclear Medicine | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity for a band 5 Staff Nurse in Nuclear medicine has arisen. This will initially be on a 6 month secondment (potentially extended to 9 months)

The post is to provide some support in the department, and assist with radionuclide administrations to help free up our technologists, radiographers and nurses for a clinical trial.

Training will be provided and you will be fully supported by the substantive nursing team.

1. Accountable for own professional actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
2. To administer radioactive and non-radioactive pharmaceuticals required to perform Nuclear Medicine imaging and non-imaging investigations.
3. To participate in some aspects of the nuclear cardiology stressing service, working in conjunction with Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Technologists and Consultants.
4. A skilled practitioner providing support to the management team.
5. To promote a patient focused, multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients and their carers attending the Nuclear Medicine department.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

1. To educate patients and their carers in a way they can understand so they can make informed choices about their investigations
2. Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring, equipment management and administration for tests/procedures.
3. To provide nursing advise and support to the multi-disciplinary team within the department.
4. Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
5. To act as a resource, providing support for other health care professionals within primary, community and secondary care.
6. Utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient and resource data and maintain patient records. Ensure adherence to the IT policy.
7. Maintain and promote a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and Infection Control at all times.
8. Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards

For further details please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024