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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Interventional Radiology Nurse The closing date is 25 January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Interventional Radiology nursing team at Colchester General Hospital.
The Interventional Radiology team are a small and friendly multidisciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists.
Our core working hours are Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 18:00. We do provide 24/7 on call service for emergency patients which you will be included on once trained which is on a 1 in 5 rota subject to be flexible upon service need. When you are on-call you will need to be able to reach the hospital within 45 minutes of being called.
For this role you will be a nurse who has interest in developing the skills for this highly specialised area, including scrub, conscious sedation and participating in a cross site on call service.
Applications are welcome from staff with prior relevant experience; however this is not essential as full training will be given on the job. This is an opportunity to develop specialist skills and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
Informal visits are encouraged.
This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, however we would accept a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job You will work as part of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of care. To be actively engaged in the delivery of excellent patient care in the Radiology setting.
As part of the role you will act as a team leader in the absence of a senior member of staff and assist the Radiology staff to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.
You will be working in a variety of clinical areas including the vascular theatre, with all members of the multidisciplinary team. You will have good communication and organisational abilities alongside an excellent clinical standards.
About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Experience
Previous experience at Band 5
Able to competently teach and assess post registration nurses and AHP's
Experience as a team leader
Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
Scrub nurse experience (Cardiac, theatre or radiology)
Qualifications
Current NMC registration
Relevant teaching and assessment course
Undertaking current academic study
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Interventional Radiology Nurse The closing date is 25 January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Interventional Radiology nursing team at Colchester General Hospital.
The Interventional Radiology team are a small and friendly multidisciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Radiographers and Consultant Radiologists.
Our core working hours are Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 18:00. We do provide 24/7 on call service for emergency patients which you will be included on once trained which is on a 1 in 5 rota subject to be flexible upon service need. When you are on-call you will need to be able to reach the hospital within 45 minutes of being called.
For this role you will be a nurse who has interest in developing the skills for this highly specialised area, including scrub, conscious sedation and participating in a cross site on call service.
Applications are welcome from staff with prior relevant experience; however this is not essential as full training will be given on the job. This is an opportunity to develop specialist skills and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
Informal visits are encouraged.
This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, however we would accept a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job You will work as part of the nursing team, to provide a high standard of care. To be actively engaged in the delivery of excellent patient care in the Radiology setting.
As part of the role you will act as a team leader in the absence of a senior member of staff and assist the Radiology staff to develop and enhance clinical skills and practice.
You will be working in a variety of clinical areas including the vascular theatre, with all members of the multidisciplinary team. You will have good communication and organisational abilities alongside an excellent clinical standards.
About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Experience
Previous experience at Band 5
Able to competently teach and assess post registration nurses and AHP's
Experience as a team leader
Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
Scrub nurse experience (Cardiac, theatre or radiology)
Qualifications
Current NMC registration
Relevant teaching and assessment course
Undertaking current academic study
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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