Obstetrics Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Warwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its Ultrasound team. We seek an Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound to rotate across Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon and surrounding areas, reporting ultrasound examinations to a high standard and contributing to student teaching.

Applicants should hold a CASE-accredited Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Ultrasound and be HCPC/NMC registered or on the voluntary register.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound from a CASE accredited institution.
• HCPC/NMC registered or on the Voluntary Register of Sonographers.
• Ability to rotate across three sites and work extended day/weekend sessions.
• Carry out and independently report ultrasound examinations to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Carry out ultrasound examinations and independently report those examinations to a high standard.
• Report examinations according to the modalities in which qualified.
• Take part in the practical and clinical teaching of student sonographers.
• Work across 3 sites with extended day/weekend sessions to improve service needs.

Skills

Independent reporting

Teaching student sonographers

Multi-site working

Flexibility (days/weekends)

Education

Post graduate certificate in ultrasound

Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ultrasound team at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation trust, serving the populations of Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon and the surrounding area. The main hospital site is based in Warwick, but there are smaller community hospitals in Stratford upon Avon and Leamington Spa.

Development of the Ultrasound department means that we are looking for Advanced practitioners in Ultrasound to join our team. The successful candidate should hold a Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound from a CASE accredited institution and is expected to be HCPC / NMC registered or on the Voluntary register of sonographers held by the Register of Clinical Technologists.

The successful applicant will join the team of sonographers rotating through all clinical areas and sites across the trust, a flexible approach to work is essential working across 3 sites and to be part of a team working an extended day and weekend sessions to improve service needs and patient flow.

You will be responsible for carrying out and independently reporting on Ultrasound examinations to a high standard and in a professional manner.

To perform ultrasound examinations and independently report those examinations according to the modalities in which qualified and recognised by a Post Graduate qualification in Ultrasound from an accredited university.

To take part in the practical and clinical teaching of student sonographers

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As Part Of Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion We Encourage All Applicants To Complete a Short Survey. This Can Be Accessed Via The Link Below

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Monsanto Job title: Obstetrics Ultrasound Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail]