We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Registered Nurse to join our dedicated nursing team within the Interventional Radiology Units at MFT.
The post holder will be based within our Interventional Radiology (IR) team at Wythenshawe Hospital and will also work at Manchester Royal Infirmary on a rotational basis. Staff may also be required to work with the small IR team based at North Manchester General Hospital when required for operational reasons or to facilitate training.
This post is full-time at 37.5 hours per week.
The shift pattern is 4 days Monday-Friday at both sites, with shifts at Wythenshawe Hospital being 08:00-18:00 and at Manchester Royal Infirmary 08:00-18:00 and one longer day 08:00-20:00.
Required
We are committed to excellent development and progression opportunities which include supporting staff to gain the knowledge and skills required to care for patients during their journey in IR including:
- Admission and pre-procedure preparation
- Safe administration and monitoring under sedation
- Undertaking the role of scrub nurse during procedures
- Post-procedure recovery
A wide range of vascular & non-vascular procedures are completed in IR at MFT including as angioplasty & stenting, embolisation, ultrasound guided & CT guided biopsy, nephrostomy insertion & exchange, and gastrostomy (RIG) insertion.
The IR nurses work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Consultant Radiologists, Radiographers & administrative staff.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather Proverbs Job title: Senior Sister - Interventional Radiology Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0161 291 2191
Please contact Heather to have a chat about the role in more detail or to arrange a visit to the department.
