Reporting Sonographer with 10% R&R premium

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large busy teaching hospital in Leeds is seeking a Reporting Sonographer to join their Ultrasound team. The role includes providing high-quality diagnostic ultrasound services and working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications in Healthcare and Ultrasound and demonstrate excellent communication and technical skills. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in a range of Ultrasound techniques including Obstetrics.
• Detailed knowledge of anatomy and pathologies.
• Evidence of current practice in Ultrasound.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality diagnostic ultrasound services.
• Independently formulate diagnostic reports for ultrasound.
• Act as a source of expertise to clinicians and staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

High level dexterity

Counselling skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in Healthcare Studies

Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

State registration with HCPC

Job description

Reporting Sonographer with 10% R&R premium

Thisis an exciting opportunity to join the Ultrasound team of a large and busyteaching hospital. The post includes a 10% recruitment and retention premium.The post holder will be working in a fast paced Ultrasound departmentalongside a team of Sonographers and Radiologists. You will be supporting thedelivery of high quality patient care, to our patients at various sitesacross the trust.

Weare looking for someone who is a team player with excellent communicationskills and a willingness to work hard. If this is you, then we would love tohear from you.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will be working within the Ultrasound team and will berequired to work across the two main sites of the Leeds Teaching Hospitalswhich are the Leeds General Infirmary and St James'. There may also be arequirement to work at the peripheral sites based at Seacroft and Wharfedale.

Weare a busy Teaching Hospital providing secondary and tertiary care. The postholder would required to support the obstetric work alongside acute inpatient and out patient services. As a regional transplant centre we alsohave a commitment to support the pre and post renal and liver transplantservice. We also have a dedicated Paediatric Ultrasound department. The workis fast paced, interesting and there are opportunities to develop and expandyour skills.

About us

Theultrasound department consists of a multi-disciplinary team who work closelytogether. We are a friendly, welcoming and inclusive group of people whoenjoy working together. This is an exciting opportunity for the rightcandidate to develop and expand their ultrasound skills in a fast paced andpro active environment.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Thepost holder will report directly to the Ultrasound Team Managers and will beexpected to meet the following criteria

Toprovide a high quality diagnostic ultrasound service by performingunsupervised scanning sessions.

Toindependently formulate a comprehensive diagnostic report for ultrasoundexaminations, and to ensure that this is communicated to

Toact as a source of expertise to clinicians/other hospital staff.

Towork as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Tomaintain on-going professional development through attendance atclinical/scientific/multi-disciplinary meetings.

Tobe involved in clinical training programmes, mentoring and supervising ofboth Student Sonographers Specialist Registrar

Radiologists.

Inaddition to the above we expect our staff to uphold the core values of theTrust which are that all staff are

Accountable

Empowered

Person Specification

Other Criteria

• Must be able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post(with reasonable adjustments if necessary) including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with trust Policy.

Experience

• NHS Experience
• Have experience of a range of Ultrasound techniques and procedures to include Obstetrics and General Medical Ultrasound
• Detailed knowledge of anatomy, pathologies, abnormalities and diseases/conditions.
• Knowledge of local and national guidelines and protocols.
• Must be able to demonstrate evidence of current practice of Ultrasound
• Vascular skills to include fistulas, upper and lower limb DVT.

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication Skills and experience of counselling skills e.g.breaking bad news.
• High level dexterity and hand eye coordination.
• Evidence of experience in research relating to Ultrasound.
• Evidence of participation in departmental audits.

Qualifications

• To hold a Degree or equivalent in Healthcare Studies
• To hold the Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound form a UK institution.
• State registration with the HCPC or equivalent professional regulatory body
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Master's degree in Medical Ultrasound.
• Certified to perform Nuchal Translucency Screening

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.