Obstetric Sonographer

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Bradford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust seeks a qualified sonographer to join the ultrasound service across its Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's hospital sites. You will manage daily operations, prioritise patient flow, and deliver high quality imaging services while mentoring students and junior staff.

Applicants should be registered with HCPC/NMC/RCT or equivalent, with imaging department experience and strong knowledge of IT and information governance.

Qualifications

• PGDip in medical ultrasound or equivalent qualification.
• Competent and experienced in scanning and reporting in your ultrasound specialty.
• HCPC / NMC / RCT Registration or equivalent.
• Experience in an imaging department.
• Evidence of Quality and Safety and Clinical Audit experience.
• State Registration with HCPC or equivalent in related field or Clinical Technologists register.
• Technical knowledge of ultrasound systems and image troubleshooting.
• Experience with IT systems including patient management, reporting and PACS.
• Understanding Information Governance and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operation of the area you work in and prioritise patients.
• Deliver a high quality patient service with good time management and clinical judgement.
• Mentor and supervise students and newly qualified sonographers during preceptorship.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Time management

Mentoring

Preceptorship

Quality and Safety

Clinical Audit

Information Governance

I.T. systems literacy

Ultrasound system operation

Image manipulation

Education

PGDip in medical ultrasound

PGCert or equivalent

DMU qualification

Tools

Ultrasound systems

PACS / image management

IT patient management systems

Job description

The ultrasound department at BTHFT is split across the two main sites of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's hospital. On the BRI site there is the maternity ultrasound department in the women's health unit, a two room vascular ultrasound department in medical physics and the six room main ultrasound department in radiology, where a range of interventional procedures, both radiologist and sonographer lead, take place. The ultrasound service at St Luke's hospital is mainly an out‑patient service. As a qualified sonographer you will work in some or all of the ultrasound departments at Bradford Teaching Hospital Trust, depending on your individual skills. As part of the team you will be responsible for managing the daily operation of the area in which you work, using good time management and clinical judgement to prioritise patients and to deal with situations as they arise, in order to deliver an efficient high quality patient service.

Experience in scanning and reporting in your ultrasound speciality is essential. As an independent practitioner you will be required to mentor and supervise students and newly qualified sonographers. This post is also suitable for the newly qualified sonographer who would be supported and mentored by a team of experienced sonographers during their preceptorship period.

• PGDip in medical ultrasound, DMU, PGCert or equivalent in your area of specialty
• Competent and experienced in scanning and reporting in your ultrasound specialty
• HCPC / NMC/ RCT Registration required or equivalent
• The salary and Terms & Conditions of service for this post(s) is/are subject to change in line with "Agenda for Change" - the new NHS Pay & Rewards system.
• Experience working in an imaging department
• Evidence of experience in Quality and Safety and Clinical Audit, Experience of working in an ultrasound department as a qualified sonographer, PGDip/ PG Cert in medical ultrasound or DMU
• State Registration with HCPC /or equivalent in midwifery/ or if neither of these are applicable, registration with The register of Clinical Technologists on qualification, Technical knowledge for a range of ultrasound systems including image manipulation and trouble shooting.
• Experience with operating and managing I.T. systems including patient management, reporting and picture archiving systems.
• Understanding of Information Governance, Quality and Safety, and Confidentiality, Technical knowledge for a range of ultrasound systems including image manipulation and trouble shooting.
• Experience with operating and managing I.T. systems including patient management, reporting and picture archiving systems.
• Understanding of Information Governance, Quality and Safety, and Confidentiality

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.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care
• We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.