Midwife Ultrasound Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Way; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Midwife Ultrasound Practitioner to join a forward-thinking team providing obstetric ultrasound examinations. The post requires autonomous practice with the ability to scan and report independently.

The role supports continued professional development and service needs across Trust sites, with driving licence essential for travel to multiple hospitals and clinics within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner with strong communication skills.
• Ability to perform obstetric ultrasound examinations independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of obstetric ultrasound examinations across sites.
• Promote best practice and high standards across the Trust.
• Be competent to undertake scans and report findings independently.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Excellent communication

Education

Medical Ultrasound qualification

Job description

Would you like to be part of a multi award winning NHS Foundation Trust that was awarded Outstanding by the CQC twice?

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated band 7 midwife ultrasound practitioner to join our forward thinking team of friendly & supportive professionals in providing a range of obstetric ultrasound examinations. The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner, promoting best practice and high standards across Trustwide sites.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills and will also need to hold a qualification in Medical Ultrasound and must be competent to undertake the scan and report it independently. Further education is encouraged, including support to attend relevant courses to maintain personal and professional development to meet service needs.

This post will be to cover trust wide.

Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, please note that the Trust welcomes applications from disabled people whatever their impairment and would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Stringer Job title: Modern Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07341 780319