Lead Clinical Sonographer

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a specialist to manage and develop its maternity and gynaecology ultrasound services. This role involves a blend of clinical and managerial duties, providing expert consultation and leadership in a vital area of healthcare. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in ultrasound, with a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care while ensuring adherence to national screening agendas. The trust is committed to professional development and offers attractive benefits.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site Nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Career development support

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Proven management experience in healthcare settings.
• Strong understanding of ultrasound examination protocols.
• Ability to lead and train a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage maternity and gynaecology ultrasound services.
• Provide expert advice to healthcare professionals.
• Ensure compliance with NHS guidelines and protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Expertise in ultrasound examination

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or certification in ultrasound

Tools

High specification ultrasound equipment

Job description

Job Overview

The post holder will be responsible for the management and development of the maternity and gynaecology ultrasound services, ensuring optimum use of staffing and equipment resources to ensure the achievement of local and national screening agenda.

Be a key member of the senior maternity team, reporting directly to the Head of Midwifery. Responsible for the management and clinical leadership and the day-to-day delivery of the maternity and gynaecology ultrasound service across the Trust. The job plan will be split into 50% clinical and 50% management. The post holder will be responsible as line manager for clinical sonographers and student sonographers.

To act as an expert practitioner demonstrating and disseminating advanced practice and knowledge in ultrasound examinations.

Provide and lead on an expert ultrasound service in line with nationally and locally recommended guidance and protocols.

Provide specialist and expert advice to other Sonographers & Health Professionals regarding ultrasound examinations.

Maintain and develop links with clinical leads and experts to ensure that standards and scope of training provide staff with appropriate levels of knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the service.

To lead on and develop a regular programme of audit open to a multi-disciplinary team ensuring inclusivity of all aspects of clinical practice within the department related to Ultrasound.

• Contribute to the development of the Obstetric ultrasound Department providing leadership within its strategic work plan.

Provide expert clinical and professional leadership and supervision to the trust.

Act as the Screening Support Sonographer and follow NHS FASP requirements as specified in the NHS FASP handbook and by DQASS.

Link with networks across the wider health community at both national and local levels to develop and plan strategies for service.

About the Trust

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Additional Information

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:

www.asph-careers.org

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure that the operational practices and requirements are adhered to.
• To use high specification technical ultrasound equipment and ensure it is in good working order.
• Assist in the evaluation and selection of ultrasound equipment as required.
• Support the investigation of complaints/PALS enquiries, clinical/nonclinical incidents and near misses. Ensure that issues arising from the investigation are suitably addressed and also used as an opportunity to improve and learn within the service. Some of these issues can be of a complex nature.
• Ensure that incidents are appropriately investigated in line with the Patient Incident Response Framework and where necessary reports are provided / presented to the clinical governance review group.
• Ensure the data for the key performance indicators for the FASP (Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme) is produced for quarterly submission to NHS England.
• Accountable for ensuring Infection Control and Clinical Governance protocols are complied with, records maintained and corrective action taken where required.
• Setting the standard for and coordinating Quality Assurance processes.
• Be responsible for equipment testing, quality audit and reject analysis. Ensuring all results are documented and reported. Implementing any change on the results found.
• Monitoring, reporting and acting on equipment faults, determining the severity of the problem and its probable impact on the service and Trust. Be accountable for a service continuity plan to be in place for the service and that this is communicated to all relevant staff groups.
• Take a role in the technical and patient focused aspects of the department’s Audit programme.
• To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.