Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Clinical Specialist Sonographer EPS

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Staff development

Auto-enrolment to Temporary Workforce

Onsite nurseries access

Staff restaurants and accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme (psychos

Onsite parking £50/year

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Early Pregnancy Sonographer to provide specialist ultrasound assessment for women in early pregnancy and gynaecology services. The role involves acquiring and interpreting high-quality images, producing independent reports, and determining when further imaging or referral is needed.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and support governance, audit and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with competence in obstetric ultrasound.
• Ability to interpret and report ultrasound findings independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform, interpret and report early pregnancy ultrasound examinations.
• Identify when further imaging, review, or onward referral is required.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to governance, audit and service improvement.

Job description

The Early Pregnancy Sonographer provides specialist, autonomous ultrasound assessment for women attending Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Services. The role includes independently undertaking, interpreting and reporting ultrasound examinations for women presenting with pain, bleeding, pregnancy of unknown location, suspected ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage and other early pregnancy complications. The sonographer contributes to clinical decision-making, identifies when further review or referral is required, communicates findings sensitively and compassionately, and supports clinical governance, audit, education and service improvement within the Early Pregnancy Service.

Early Pregnancy Sonographer

The Early Pregnancy Sonographer provides specialist, autonomous ultrasound assessment for women attending gynaecology and early pregnancy services. The role is responsible for acquiring and interpreting high-quality ultrasound images, producing independent reports, identifying normal and pathological findings and determining when further imaging, clinical review or onward referral is required. The sonographer works closely with the multidisciplinary team, communicates findings sensitively, including pregnancy loss or other unexpected outcomes, and supports the quality assurance, training, audit and development of ultrasound practice within the service.

Alongside clinical practice, the postholder will provide visible clinical leadership and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to develop safe, effective and responsive early pregnancy pathways. They will contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, education, quality improvement and the implementation of evidence-based standards, helping to improve patient experience, access and outcomes.

• A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries.
• staff restaurants and accommodation.
• In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.