Sonographer

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Reporting Sonographer to join their team. You will perform a range of ultrasound examinations, support junior staff, and be integral to patient care within a diverse and innovative environment. Full opportunities for career progression and postgraduate training are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for growth and career progression

Postgraduate training

Qualifications

• Highly committed and innovative with excellent clinical skills.
• Required qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent in Medical Ultrasound.
• Must be willing to train and supervise junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of ultrasound examinations including Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Provide training and support to junior members of staff.
• Generate accurate reports and communicate results to clinicians and patients.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Innovation

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

Job description

The Ultrasound departments at New Cross and Cannock Hospitals care for a range of patients including out patients, inpatients, the acutely unwell and antenatal patients. We currently have 16 Ultrasound machines at the New Cross Site and a further 4 new ultrasound rooms in the Community Diagnostic Centre in Cannock Chase Hospital.

You will work alongside an innovative team of professionals, performing a wide range of Ultrasound examinations including Obstetrics, Gynaecology, General Abdominal, MSK, and Vascular . As a major teaching hospital, you will also be actively involved in providing support, guidance and training to junior members of staff and trainees.

We are passionate about providing excellent patient care and as a reporting sonographer, you will be an integral part of the patients journey through radiology. We are equally committed to growing you as a professional and have multiple opportunities for growth and career progression including post graduate training and advanced learning/development.

You must have a Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent qualification in Medical Ultrasound

Hours will include weekends and Bank Holidays.

The post holder will be highly committed, enthusiastic and innovative with excellent clinical and communication skills and willing to join our expanding team of ultrasound professionals.

The post holder will work within the ultrasound department, to provide a high-quality ultrasound service, comprising of unsupervised scanning sessions across all ultrasound units within the trust – this will include cross site and cross specialty working (including Obs, gynae and FMU).

To work as an independent practitioner, performing scans to a high diagnostic standard, prioritising workload, formulating a comprehensive, accurate report, and communicating the results via the agreed method to clinicians/patients.

To be accountable for your own professional actions, maintaining high standards of knowledge relevant to your specialty. To regularly undertake CPD and audit remaining up to date with current practices in line with professional registration standards.

To train, supervise and assess Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Apprentices and Clinicians, in the specialist field of Ultrasound.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Hill Job title: Superintendent Sonographer Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01902 307999

Natasha Smith (Woodhead) - Deputy Superintendent Sonographer

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01902 307999