Lead Sonographer with Education

NHS Jobs; Liverpool; Vor Ort; AUD 95.000 - 109.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

RRP offered

MDT leadership role

Zusammenfassung

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Ultrasound Advanced Practitioner to lead the ultrasound service within the MDT, ensuring adherence to clinical protocols, safety governance and KPIs.

You will communicate with referrers, radiologists and service managers, supervise staff, organise work patterns, and provide high-quality ultrasound reports to aid diagnosis and patient care.

Qualifikationen

• Lead and disseminate advance practice within the Ultrasound service.
• Communicate effectively with referrers, radiologists and service managers.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and staff supervision within a busy department.

Aufgaben

• Carry out all aspects of Ultrasound examinations as autonomous practitioner and as part of the MDT.
• Organise and manage sonographers' working patterns to ensure patient safety.
• Provide high-quality ultrasound reports to aid diagnosis and treatment.

Kenntnisse

Ultrasound imaging

Clinical governance

Stakeholder communication

MDT collaboration

Tools

Ultrasound equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Be responsible for effective communication within the Ultrasound team, MDT and department with regards to clinical protocols, safety issues, governance, and KPIs. Communicate with referrers, radiologists, imaging service managers and the wider MDT to ensure appropriate referrals, and to ensure the patient pathway is seamless and that care is optimised. Communicate multifaceted and difficult information to patients/carers to gain their cooperation and understanding especially in stressful situations or more complex procedures, or where there are barriers to understanding. Give specialist advice to patients with regards to services available to them and contact numbers they may require. Communicate specialist information regarding Ultrasound Imaging to users of the service, patients, relatives and other health professionals. To act as an expert practitioner leading, demonstrating and disseminating advance practice and knowledge within the Ultrasound service in conjunction with the North-West Imaging Academy. Discuss issues of image interpretation with clinicians to ensure optimum outcome for the patient at the time of attendance to include recognition of acute pathology which may be also discussed with a radiologist. Interpret clinicians requirements to determine the appropriate scanning technique and ensure it is performed and reported on, in accordance with best practice. Use discretion to work outside of departmental standards when clinical circumstances necessitate. To carry out all aspects of Ultrasound examinations both as autonomous advanced practitioner and as part of the MDT. Develop and maintain skills to the highest level. Responsible for all staff within the Ultrasound department on a daily basis. To facilitate, organise and manage the sonographers working pattern, ensuring staff and patient safety at all times. To perform and offer reports for high quality ultrasound imaging to assist in diagnosis and treatment

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. RRP is also offered for this role.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust