Radiology Staff Nurse

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Radiology Staff Nurse

The closing date is 15 December 2025

Are you a compassionate and detail oriented nurse looking to specialise in a dynamic clinical environment? As a Radiology Nurse, you'll play a vital role in supporting patients through diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures. This position combines advanced nursing care with technical expertise, ensuring patients feel safe, informed, and comfortable before, during, and after their radiology treatments.

We offer a fast paced primary imaging service to a busy Emergency Department as well as to local GPs, wards and out patients. We perform a high number of imaging examinations in our innovative new theatres, including trauma, elective surgery and urology as well as interventional work in fluoroscopy and CT.

We have heavily invested in Radiology equipment across the trust with the latest diagnostic imaging equipment allowing us to provide high quality care to all of our patients.

As a Radiology Nurse working at CDDFT, the role will encompass a wide range of examinations both diagnostic and therapeutic in nature for our patients, and will involve working within CT, Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with radiologists, radiographers, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll be responsible for preparing patients, monitoring their wellbeing, administering medications or contrast agents, and providing clear explanations to ease anxieties. Beyond direct patient care, you'll contribute to maintaining high standards of safety, infection control, and clinical excellence in a fast paced department where precision and empathy go hand in hand.

Aftercare of the patients - ensuring patients are safely handed over to appropriate departments and receive the required observations pre & post procedure.

Ensure maintenance of stock levels within the department.

Monthly checks of departmental drugs & ensuring safe and secure storage - liaising with pharmacy to ensure supplies.

Daily crash trolley checks & education surrounding the emergency equipment to the rest of the Radiology team.

First point of contact for assisting with any deteriorating patients within the department.

Ensuring the safety of patients within the department.

About us

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester Le Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and BAME candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under represented.

Full job descriptions are available in the supporting documents.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be an integral part of the Radiology team, working closely with the consultant radiologists, radiographers, radiology students and other associated radiology staff.

This is a new role designed to support staff across the trust in our expanding interventional procedures, where successful candidates will be required to work between the two main sites of Darlington and Durham each week.

The staff member will be responsible for ensuring they maintain their own continuing professional development.

To adhere to the acknowledged safe practices of radiation protection standards.

To engage with the Regional Imaging and Diagnostic Practice Nurse to promote & improve radiology nursing as a career.

Monitoring physiological observations and supporting patients during procedures.

Emotionally supporting patients and their families during their journey through Interventional Radiology.

Recovery care for patients post procedure within Interventional radiology protocols.

Infection control and audit throughout the department.

Liaising with wards and working with other Allied Health Professionals.

Comply with all radiology SOPs and policies.

Compliance with all health and safety procedures.

Person Specification Special Requirements

• Commitment to CPD
• Adaptable
• Motivated
• Team player
• Able to travel cross trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Statutory Registration

• Registered Nurse (adult or child) on part 1 of the NMC register
• Valid UK NMC PIN

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Effective communication with staff, patients and relatives.
• Professional appearance and manner.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to operate within a scheme of work using evidence based practice.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Qualifications

• BSc Nursing or Diploma in Nursing
• IV Cannulation Training

Experience

• Radiology or radiation controlled area experience
• Experience of working within a sterile field/Scrub experience

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust