Midwife Sonographer/Obstetric Sonographer

NHS Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Highland is seeking a highly motivated Midwife Sonographer to join their team at Raigmore Hospital. This role involves performing detailed obstetric ultrasound scans within a supportive and progressive clinical environment, ensuring high professional standards while participating in continuous quality improvement initiatives. Applicants should hold a relevant midwifery qualification and a PGC in obstetric ultrasound.

Benefits

Relocation package may be available

Supportive working environment

Professional training opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified midwife with a relevant degree in obstetric ultrasound.
• Experience in ultrasound imaging and quality assurance.
• Willing to participate in audit and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform obstetric examinations and produce diagnostic reports.
• Participate in peer review and maintain high professional standards.
• Independently manage patient cases and provide accurate clinical findings.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Ultrasound Imaging

Clinical Assessment

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Midwifery

PGC in Obstetric Ultrasound

Job description

Midwife Sonographer/Obstetric Sonographer

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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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