Sonographer (BANK)

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Sonographer to join their Non-Obstetric Ultrasound team. The role involves performing a variety of scans in both acute and community settings, ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background in Medical Ultrasound and the ability to work independently. Opportunities for clinical development and training are available.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work autonomously as a Sonographer.
• HCPC registered and eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing patients and performing advanced scans.
• Communicate effectively with patients and prepare sterile trolleys for procedures.

Skills

Gynaecological

Abdominal

Small Parts

MSK

Neck Sonography

Paediatrics

Vascular Scanning

Education

DMU in Medical Ultrasound

PgDip (CASE accredited)

Job description

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An opportunity has arisen for a Bank Sonographer to join our friendly, hardworking, and progressive Non-Obstetric Ultrasound team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

This post will include rotation between The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford (PRH), The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), and the newly created Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford.

We are looking for a self-motivated and well-organized Sonographer with proven ability to work autonomously. As an experienced and competent Sonographer, you will understand the need for a caring and compassionate approach along with attention to detail. You will play a key role in the delivery of a quality ultrasound service in both acute and community settings.

The required skill mix includes gynaecological, abdominal, and small parts. In addition, a specialist interest in MSK, neck sonography, paediatrics, or vascular scanning would be desirable. Clinical development is encouraged, and we currently provide in-house training in neo-natal head, neo-natal hip, and soft tissue ultrasound, supporting role extension into a Sonographer-led Neck FNA service and MSK injections.

You will have a DMU or PgDip (CASE accredited or CASE accredited equivalent) in Medical Ultrasound, be HCPC registered, and be eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
2. To develop and maintain skills required to perform at an advanced level, a varied range of unsupervised scans as detailed in the job summary, resulting in a high quality of patient care.
3. To issue an independent report and instigate certain follow-up procedures, e.g., abdominal X-rays, follow-up scans.
4. To suggest specialist referral or other investigations.
5. To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of procedures.
6. Skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication, e.g., infants, patients with learning difficulties, dementia, pain, and fear, will be addressed.
7. To occasionally prepare sterile trolleys for biopsies, aspirations, and drainages, and to assist during these procedures, paying attention to the safe disposal of used instruments including needles.

Working for your organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute medical care for half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and mid-Wales. It has been awarded over £300 million to invest in our hospitals. Shropshire is the largest inland county in the UK, featuring Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Heritage sites, and access to Mid Wales and the Welsh coast. The area offers good schools, affordable housing, and a wide range of leisure pursuits.

The ultrasound department scans approximately 40,000 patients per year in various clinical settings, working alongside Consultant Radiologists and supporting both Radiology Registrar training and Sonographer training schemes.