Sonographer - CDC

Transformationunitgm; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Main area Ultrasound Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working, Compressed Hours) Job ref 179-7093125-C

Employer West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Newmarket Hospital Town Newmarket Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/05/2025 08:00

Sonographer - CDC

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We are pleased to be offer an exciting opportunity for Sonographers who would like to join our friendly, passionate and supportive team.

We are looking to expand our team to support the newly opened Newmarket Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) based at Newmarket Community Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a brand new centre with state-of-the-art equipment in a bright, spacious and welcoming setting.

The successful candidate(s) will be based at Newmarket CDC however the opportunity to rotate to West Suffolk Hospital and other community sites is available. The Ultrasound Department offers flexible working; full and part time hours will be considered. We are working towards 8-8 7 day working at the CDC and the wider ultrasound department.

The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, diligent, and committed to providing an excellent service to our patients. You will be required to obtain high quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports within the hospital and community settings.

This is an exciting time to join the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with staff participating in the planning of our new hospital (Future System Programme). We are also working closely with other hospitals within our ICS and engaging with regional Trusts around Imaging Networks.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

· Autonomously producing high-quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports

· Maintaining high standards within the ultrasound team

· Training and supervising others, including supporting new staff in induction

· Teaching and promoting awareness and compliance with policies and protocols

· Participating in and supporting the governance programme, setting up ultrasound audits where necessary

· Participating in the ultrasound QA programme.

· Working with other senior staff to ensure essential departmental administration and organisation is undertaken

· The care of the patient for the duration of their time in ultrasound, maintaining dignity, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs

· Ensuring all personal mandatory training is kept up to date

· Carrying out tasks delegated by the Service Manager

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description attached to view full responsibilities.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

As a department we are encouraging of personal development and support training opportunities and dedicated study time in line with our documented departmental process.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• • Qualified Healthcare Professional, registered with a recognised governing body
• • Recognised post graduate qualification in medical or clinical ultrasound (or equivalent)
• • Comprehensive, up to date CPD portfolio related to advances in US imaging and management activities
• •• Additional training/ qualification in a specific area of US scanning (for example, vascular or MSK) Professional registration with a recognised governing body
• • Qualification in US guided injections (MSK Sonographer)

Experience and knowledge

• • Demonstrable clinical and leadership experience
• • Understanding of the current challenges within general, obstetric and gynaecological US scanning
• • Experience working in a hospital environment that supports a wide range of complex clinical examinations
• • Interest and experience in gynaecology and obstetric ultrasound procedures
• • A good working understanding of obstetric and gynaecology scanning in the NHS.
• • Knowledge of the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) process

Skills and abilities

• • Good written and verbal communication skills
• • Good organisational and leadership skills
• • Able to implement evidence- based practice
• • Able to use a wide range of IT systems effectively
• • Able to work calmly under pressure
• • Awareness of all current topics and developments within the field of Ultrasound
• • Acts as an effective role model, demonstrating WSFT Trust values at all times
• • High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
• • Be open to flexible working (7 day working 08.00 – 20.00 shifts)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.