Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Interventional Radiology Nurse/ODP - Open to Newly Qualified Nurses
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Interventional Radiology Team at Frimley Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Interventional Radiology is a rapidly developing specialty that delivers a wide range of minimally invasive, image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, providing effective alternatives to conventional surgical interventions.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care to patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, they will contribute to the assessment, preparation, monitoring and recovery of patients, ensuring an excellent patient experience throughout their care pathway.
The successful candidate will work closely with Consultant Interventional Radiologists, nurses, operating department practitioners and other healthcare professionals to facilitate the smooth running of the service. Many procedures are performed under local anaesthetic and conscious sedation, requiring a high standard of clinical knowledge, patient monitoring and communication skills.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within a technologically advanced and expanding service, whilst contributing to the delivery of evidence-based care and the continuous development of Interventional Radiology services across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Provide high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the patient pathway, from pre-assessment to discharge.
- Support the delivery of a wide range of elective and emergency interventional radiology procedures within dedicated IR suites.
- Undertake patient assessment, preparation and ongoing monitoring before, during and after procedures.
- Deliver perioperative care, undertaking both scrub and circulating roles as required.
- Provide post-procedure recovery care, ensuring patient safety, comfort and wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with Interventional Radiologists, nurses, ODPs and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure effective service delivery.
- Assist in the care of patients undergoing a variety of image-guided procedures, including endovascular interventions, CT-guided procedures, ultrasound-guided procedures and biopsies.
- Support the administration and monitoring of conscious sedation following completion of the appropriate training and competency framework.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and adhere to Trust policies, procedures and professional standards.
- Contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care within a specialist environment.
- Participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives and ongoing professional development.
- Undertake specialist training and competency programmes to develop the knowledge and skills required for the role.
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing or ODP qualification with NMC/HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Sedation Safe Practice
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant specialist course
- Undertaking or completed further academic study
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer Literate
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Able to manage conflicting priorities and work to deadlines
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control and aseptic technique
- Understanding of safeguarding, consent, confidentiality and information governance.
- Awareness of current professional peri-operative practice issues
- Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing clinical demands, including urgent and emergency referrals.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness/experience of procedural sedation and associated patient monitoring.
- Awareness of radiation safety principles within an Interventional Radiology environment
- Knowledge or experience of caring for patients undergoing invasive diagnostic or interventional procedures
Professional Experience
Essential criteria
- Any Interventional Radiology Experience
- Post Registration nursing experience in an acute clinical environment.
- Experience of caring for patients before and after clinical procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in Interventional Radiology, Theater, ED or another procedural environment
- Experience of managing patients with complex clinical needs in a high-acuity procedural environment
Special Requirement
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced procedural environment.
- Ability to undertake regular on-call duties on top of the 37.5 hours, in line with the requirements of the service.
- Ability to respond flexibly to changing service demands, including inpatient, outpatient and emergency referrals.
- Ability to work in darkened rooms daily
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including assisting with patient movement, positioning and manual handling activities as required.
- Ability to wear lead protective equipment and undertake prolonged periods of standing during Interventional Radiology procedures.
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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