Trainee Sonographer

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Sonographer in the Maternity Ultrasound department at Imperial College Healthcare. This role offers the opportunity to develop your skills through structured training in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound, alongside a supportive team dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• HCPC / NMC registered healthcare professional preferred.
• Training in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound.
• Continuous professional development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously in obstetrics and gynaecology imaging.
• Provide high-standard ultrasound service and patient care.
• Supervise and train junior staff and students.

Skills

Organisational skills

Good Interpersonal skills

Ability to interpret statistics

Education

DMU / PgDip/ Pg Cert Medical Ultrasound

HPC / NMC / GMC registration

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to train as a Sonographer in the Maternity Ultrasound department at Imperial College Hospital Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with an interest in pursuing a career in ultrasound to receive training.

Preferably you will be a HCPC / NMC registered health care professional with a back ground in Imaging (Radiography) or Midwifery. Practical training will be provided by the Obstetric Ultrasound Department and will cover Gynaecological and Obstetric modules.

You will be required to register with an academic center to undertake a Post Graduate Certificate course in Clinical Ultrasound covering gynaecological and obstetric modules. Training will take place across two hospital sites Queen Charlotte and Chelsea and St. Mary’s Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• Post holder will be expected to work autonomously within the specialist field of obstetrics and gynaecology imaging.
• To provide an efficient and professional ultrasound service, maintaining a high standard of patient care.
• Assess and report on own specialist workload.
• Participate in service activity within specialised areas of working.
• To provide supervision and training of junior ultrasound staff, students and doctors rotating through the ultrasound unit.
• To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development
• To deputise for Superintendent Sonographer when required.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education

• DMU / PgDip/ Pg Cert Medical Ultrasound
• Evidence of CPD
• Nuchal translucency accreditation
• Further professional qualifications
• HPC / NMC / GMC registration

Experience

• Experience of range of obstetric/ gynaecological ultrasound including: TV scanning, All aspects of fetal anomaly screening programme and obstetric scanning, including Doppler
• Excellent Patient care
• Awareness and knowledge of current safety requirements; NSC, NICE and other relevant national guidelines
• Keen to support the Maternity Services Strategy, with particular regard to the quality of the patient journey

Skills

• Organisational skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Ability to mentor a student
• Ability to interpret statistics and utilise knowledge to help advise women regarding antenatal screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
• Use of computerised information including PowerPoint presentation

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.