Advanced Practitioner Sonographer

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Sonographer in Hereford, where you will be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality ultrasound services across acute and community settings. This role offers a chance to shape patient-centered care and develop your professional skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience/Training in ultrasound within an NHS setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate ultrasound imaging for various clinical indications.
• Participate in audits and quality assurance programmes.

Skills

Expert knowledge of ultrasound

Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Ability to convey accurate information

Education

H.C.P.C or alternative professional Registration

Postgraduate training in Medical Ultrasound

BSC equivalent in Radiography

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Sonographer to join our team to work in the Acute Hospital, Community settings, and the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), as part of the wider initiative to improve access to diagnostic services closer to home. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a high-quality, patient-centred ultrasound service within a range of settings.

The Community Diagnostic Centre will incorporate imaging (Plain, X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, and MRI), a range of cardiorespiratory investigations including echocardiography, ECG, rhythm monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, spirometry, FeNO, lung function tests, simple field tests, sleep investigations, oximetry, blood gas analysis, and pathology services in a "one-stop" location to obtain diagnostic information in cancer, cardiac, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and other conditions. For more information about the CDC visit: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/work-with-us/community-diagnostic-centre.aspx

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering timely and accurate ultrasound imaging for a range of clinical indications, including abdominal, pelvic, small parts, obstetric, and musculoskeletal (depending on experience).

Main duties of the job

Come and join our friendly team as an Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound at Hereford Hospital, part of Wye Valley NHS Trust.

The Imaging department is in the eighth year of a 10-year Managed Equipment Service partnership with Philips Healthcare, which has resulted in new equipment and redevelopment works to create an improved working environment benefiting both patients and staff.

Our ultrasound service is provided within the acute hospital, community hospital, and the newly built CDC, providing variety; the successful candidate will rotate around all areas. Sonographers undertake a comprehensive range of ultrasound examinations, including abdominal, gynaecological, obstetric, vascular, and small parts. We are keen to extend the scope of practice for sonographers and would welcome candidates with experience in other modalities. We are also delivering a 7-day service, and flexibility of hours will be considered.

Good organisational and communication skills are essential to ensure efficient and safe workflow. You will also be expected to participate in audits and our established quality assurance programme to develop the team and department. The department has a rich history of staff development, and our five-year strategy will continue to build on this.

Previous applicants need not apply.

For an informal visit, please contact Rose-Marie Jones, Lead Sonographer via email [e-mail] or Leah Hughes, Operational Lead Radiographer.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, including Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust, and they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career, and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time... all the time.

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience/Training in ultrasound within an NHS setting

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Expert knowledge of ultrasound
• Awareness of core governance issues regarding risk, infection control, health and safety
• Expert knowledge of professional guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of patient pathways and the key role of diagnostic imaging
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Ability to analyse problems and implement effective and appropriate solutions
• Work in a logical, methodical manner
• Ability to convey accurate information to patients and colleagues
• Ability to complete documentation and collate data

Education & Qualifications

• H.C.P.C or alternative professional Registration
• Postgraduate training in Medical Ultrasound Case Accredited. Evidence of ongoing professional development, further studies or qualifications
• DRC / BSC equivalent in Radiography / or equivalent BSC degree in healthcare

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.