Registered Nurse
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Date: 19 hours ago
City: Wakefield, England
Contract type: Full time
Please contact Emily Geddes if you have any enquires about the role.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01924319130
About The Role
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of Cardiac and Vascular diagnostic and interventional services to patients with Cardiovascular Disease including Cardiac and Vascular Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) including Pressure Wire assessment, Intravascular Ultrasound and Rotablation, Insertion of Temporary and Permanent Pacemakers, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) and Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices reveal devices, pericardiocentesis, as well as Vascular and non-Vascular interventions; Peripheral Angioplasty, Line Placements, Urology and Gastrointestinal procedures, Biopsies, Drainages and many more. These services are also utilised by neighbouring Trusts
The role of the interventional nurse is to provide high quality care to a wide range of patients who require our service. The role includes scrubbing and circulating during procedures and rotation into the day case/recovery area to expand knowledge of caring for patients post procedure and post sedation.
We are looking for hard working, driven individuals who are both flexible and versatile in their approach to work to join our excellent and friendly nursing team. You must be able to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment. You will be a strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. You will possess a positive attitude and be constructive toward change.
Main duties
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
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Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01924319130
About The Role
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of Cardiac and Vascular diagnostic and interventional services to patients with Cardiovascular Disease including Cardiac and Vascular Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) including Pressure Wire assessment, Intravascular Ultrasound and Rotablation, Insertion of Temporary and Permanent Pacemakers, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) and Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices reveal devices, pericardiocentesis, as well as Vascular and non-Vascular interventions; Peripheral Angioplasty, Line Placements, Urology and Gastrointestinal procedures, Biopsies, Drainages and many more. These services are also utilised by neighbouring Trusts
The role of the interventional nurse is to provide high quality care to a wide range of patients who require our service. The role includes scrubbing and circulating during procedures and rotation into the day case/recovery area to expand knowledge of caring for patients post procedure and post sedation.
We are looking for hard working, driven individuals who are both flexible and versatile in their approach to work to join our excellent and friendly nursing team. You must be able to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment. You will be a strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills. You will possess a positive attitude and be constructive toward change.
Main duties
- Participating in the assessment of health-related needs of patients and their families/careers.
- Contributing towards the formulation of a plan of care with the patient and their family/carers
- Receive training and be assessed as clinically in achieving radiology nursing competencies following the designated framework.
- Prepare Cath & Intervention labs and recovery/day case areas for admission of patients ensuring all equipment is available, correctly assembled and functional.
- Act as scrub nurse and circulating nurse during differing interventional procedures whilst under x-ray guidance.
- Ensure personal and equipment sterility is maintained throughout the procedure and ensure safe disposal of all equipment in accordance to Trust guidelines.
- Recovery/day case nurse - assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care.
- Continually assessing and evaluating the patient’s condition and the effectiveness of the care delivered.
- Maintain constant clinical observations during procedures and recognise changes in patients’ conditions which require the intervention of others and ensure that timely referrals are made, or escalation procedures enacted as appropriate. .
- Administer medicines to patients, including intravenous sedation, in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Medicines Management and Trust policy..
- Diagnostic and interventional procedures for Cardiac, vascular and non-vascular. E.g., percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) Pacing, temporary wire and pericardial drains. Angioplasty and stent, IVC filter and nephrostomies and more.
- CT and ultrasound drainages and biopsies.
- Safely prepare sterile trolleys rigorously applying universal precautions to minimise the transmissions of infection using appropriate techniques.
- Receive training and to be assessed as clinically competent using monitoring equipment and procedural equipment required during radiological procedures.
- Respond appropriately in emergency situations to support the multidisciplinary team and actively participating in emergency.
- Safely prepare patients for ward transfers or discharge home. Communicate verbally and in writing clear relevant information to receiving wards, specialist clinical teams, patients and carers, and other disciplines.
- Actively involve in internal rotation within interventional radiology to develop clinical knowledge and skills and insure a safe patient and staff environment in times of peak activity.
- Complete a competency programme to become part of the on-call rota.
- Participate in safe practices as required by the radiation protection policy and guidance.
- Registered Nurse
- UK NMC registration
- UK Driving Licence
- BLS provider
- Post registered experience 2 years
- Preceptor/mentorship skills
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant speciality, statutory and mandatory training
- Up to date knowledge of current nursing issues and practice
- Ability to plan, asses, implement and evaluate patient care
- Prioritise tasks
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships
- To have basic computer literacy in hospital systems
- Willing to participate in an on-call rota.
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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