Registered Nurse - VIU

Job summary
An exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience and knowledge in interventional radiology and cardiology has become available. The post will be based in Vascular Imaging Unit, York Hospital with an expectation to rotate through all departments including York Main Xray, Scarborough Xray department and Pre-Assessment, when trained. There will also potentially be a requirement to undertake on call for interventional radiology.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we have had a new unit built at York Hospital and expect to move into this in November. We will be able to significantly increase the capacity of procedures we undertake.

Main duties of the job

• Managing care of patients pre, peri and post interventional radiology and cardiology procedures.
• Acting as scrub nurse and runner in procedure rooms, potentially wearing lead aprons for long periods.
• Rotating through recovery, radiology and cardiology procedure rooms, main Xray, pre-assessment and Scarborough when required
• Participate in an on call rota

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at one of our Trust sites. Remote interviews will not be available.

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.

Please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for this secondment position.

The post may become Permanent at the end of Secondment.

Closing date: 09 November 2026
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata
Band: Band 5 (Agenda for change)
Working pattern: Part-time
Contract: Secondment

Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Nurse
• Willing to undergo training as necessary.

Skills (Essential)

• Good written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Ability to demonstrate and explain skills to other staff
• Committed to working with people and can work as part of a team

Knowledge

• Essential: Understanding of skills and knowledge required to develop team members
• Essential: Knowledge of current issues in healthcare and standards of Professional Practice
• Desirable: Awareness of speciality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Amanda Fairbrother, Senior Sister, amanda.fairbrother@nhs.net, 01904726065

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