Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Warwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Warwick is seeking advanced practitioners in Ultrasound to join their outstanding team. Responsibilities include performing and reporting on various ultrasound examinations while supporting student sonographers. Applicants should possess a Post Graduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound and relevant registration. The organization is dedicated to providing safe, inclusive, and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Hold a Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound from a CASE accredited institution.
• HCPC / NMC registered or on the Voluntary register of sonographers.
• Experience in MSK, Gynae, General medical, Vascular, and Paediatric scans.

Responsibilities

• Independently report on Ultrasound examinations to a high standard.
• Perform ultrasound examinations according to recognized modalities.
• Participate in the training of student sonographers.

Skills

Ultrasound examinations

HCPC / NMC registration

Teaching student sonographers

Education

Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ultrasound team at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation trust, serving the populations of Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding area. The main hospital site is based in Warwick, but there are smaller community hospitals in Stratford upon Avon and Leamington Spa.

Qualifications

Development of the Ultrasound department means that we are looking for Advanced practitioners in Ultrasound to join our team. The successful candidate should hold a Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound from a CASE accredited institution and is expected to be HCPC / NMC registered or on the Voluntary register of sonographers held by the Register of Clinical Technologists.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for carrying out and independently reporting on Ultrasound examinations to a high standard and in a professional manner. The current workload within the trust covers MSK, Gynae, General medical, Vascular and Paediatric scans, previous experience within these modalities would be advantageous but training will be supported.
• To perform ultrasound examinations and independently report those examinations according to the modalities in which qualified and recognised by a Post Graduate qualification in Ultrasound from an accredited university.
• To take part in the practical and clinical teaching of student sonographers.

Benefits

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As Part Of Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion We Encourage All Applicants To Complete a Short Survey. This Can Be Accessed Via The Link Below

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Oliver Letchford Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail]

Tracey Arji

Clinical Lead

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