Radiology Lead Nurse

An excellent development opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Lead Nurse/ODP to join the Radiology Department. This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00.

The Radiology Department at The Christie is a busy and forward-thinking service undertaking a wide range of examinations, scans and interventional procedures. Our service delivery includes fluoroscopic-guided procedures such as vascular interventions, stenting, gastrostomy insertion, biopsies and drainages.

The Department Consists Of

2 fluoroscopy/interventional rooms and an interventional ultrasound room within the Integrated Procedure Unit

2 general X-ray rooms, 1 ultrasound room, 3 CT scanners and 3 MRI scanners within main Radiology

Our interventional service is part of the Integrated Procedure Unit, with dedicated facilities including a general fluoroscopy room, vascular room and interventional ultrasound. The service continues to expand, with ongoing introduction of innovative procedures and technologies.

The post holder will be accountable for the overall provision of excellent care within Radiology and will act as an effective role model, leading, coordinating and supporting staff as detailed in the Job description.

In addition to delivering clinical duties (scrub, circulating and recovery roles), you will coordinate patients’ pre-, peri- and post-procedure care.

You will also provide managerial support, contribute to service development and play a key role in leading high-quality patient services within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment. Prior knowledge of radiological or surgical techniques and experience of working in radiology or operation theatres would be a distinct advantage.

We are a friendly team of Radiology Registered Nurses, Enhanced Nurse Practitioners, Assistant practitioner and a Health Care Assistant. We respect each other and celebrate our diversity within the team and are committed to support staff development, innovation and continuous improvement, and the successful candidate will contribute to advancing the service in line with Trust and national priorities.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us

from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Padmarani Byrarapu Job title: IPU Matron Email address: padmarani.byrarapu2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07483 982929

Gregory Royle – Principal Radiographer and Team Lead Interventional, Plain Film and Ultrasound (Tel: 0161 446 3319)