Midwife Sonographer/Obstetric Sonographer

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

Job summary

NHS Scotland invites applications for a midwife/obstetric sonographer at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. The ideal candidate will provide obstetric ultrasound services, ensuring high standards of care and quality assurance. Join a progressive team that values autonomy and quality in a challenging yet rewarding environment, serving a wide rural area.

Benefits

Relocation package may be available

Qualifications

• Qualified midwife or relevant degree with PGC in obstetric ultrasound.
• Up to date in practice with quality assurance evidence.
• Willing to undertake audit, teaching, and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform all obstetric examinations and produce diagnostic reports.
• Work independently and support the lead midwife sonographer.
• Participate in peer reviews and maintain high professional standards.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Diagnostic Reporting

Autonomy

Education

Relevant degree level qualification

PGC minimum in obstetric ultrasound

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Full & Part-time hours considered

We are looking for a highly motivated midwife/obstetric sonographer to join our team of midwife sonographers at the obstetric ultrasound department / fetal medicine unit at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.

Raigmore Hospital provides midwifery, obstetric and neonatal care to pregnant women and their families living in the Scottish Highlands. It covers a wide rural area of 12500 square miles and has approx 1800 births a year.

Our team of 5 midwife sonographers generate approx 11,000 scans per year. We are an independent and progressive team with a high degree of sonographer autonomy. We care about a quality assured service, participate in peer review and audit to maintain a high professional standard. For the past 6 months we have consistently achieved being in the top ten units UK wide for detection of the small for gestational age fetus.

The sonographers are fully supported by our lead midwife sonographer. We perform all obstetric examinations, including RCOG guidance on MCA PI and UAPI screening for small for gestational age babies. Our main workload includes EPAU, fetal medicine, maternal medicine, twins and specialist ANC’s, including our screening pathway scans and general obstetric growth scans, using Perinatal Institutes’ GROPW package as part of saving babies lives care bundle v3.

In the Obstetric Ultrasound Department we have a range of high spec ultrasound equipment in the form of -

7 Voluson E10 machines

You will be a qualified midwife or have a relevant degree level qualification which has then led you on to a PGC minimum in obstetric ultrasound. You will need to provide evidence in your application of your performance in the quality assurance of first trimester screening. This can be evidenced by DQASS plot or equivalent and peer review tools used to assess image quality.

You must be up to date in your practice, willing to undertake audit, teaching and mentorship when required. The post holder will be expected to work independently and produce diagnostic reports that provide the clinician with accurate clinical findings.

A relocation package may be available.

Informal enquiries to:

Jocelyn Reid
Lead Midwife sonographer
Raigmore
01463 704349

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