Trainee Sonographer

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting training opportunity awaits at a leading NHS teaching trust, where you will gain vital clinical and academic competencies in ultrasound examinations. This role offers the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment, working across multiple hospital sites. As you progress through the Postgraduate Certificate program, you'll be prepared to take on the role of an Advanced Practitioner Sonographer, ensuring high standards of patient care and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to delivering compassionate excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Independently perform ultrasound examinations in General Medical and Gynaecology.
• Provide diagnostic reports on ultrasound examinations.

Responsibilities

• Work within ultrasound departmental guidelines and Trust policies.
• Participate in future service requirements as needed.
• Coordinate operational workload planning when required.

Skills

Ultrasound Examination

Diagnostic Reporting

Team Collaboration

Patient Care

Education

Postgraduate Certificate

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This is a -month training post employed directly within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will undertake a Postgraduate Certificate offered by the University of Hertfordshire, starting in October. On qualification, the postholder would be expected to commence a role as an Advanced Practitioner Sonographer within the Trust for a minimum of years.

In this post, the post holder is expected to:

1. Gain all clinical and academic competencies to independently perform ultrasound examinations in General Medical and Gynaecology.
2. Gain all clinical and academic competencies to provide a diagnostic report on ultrasound examinations undertaken.
3. Work within the ultrasound departmental guidelines and Trust policies.
4. Work across all OUH sites (John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Horton Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Bicester Community Hospital, Chipping Norton Community Hospital).
5. Participate in any future -day service as required.

Job overview

This is a -month training post employed directly within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will undertake a Postgraduate Certificate offered by the University of Hertfordshire, starting in October. On qualification, the postholder would be expected to commence a role as an Advanced Practitioner Sonographer within the Trust for a minimum of years.

In this post, the post holder is expected to:

1. Gain all clinical and academic competencies to independently perform ultrasound examinations in General Medical and Gynaecology.
2. Gain all clinical and academic competencies to provide a diagnostic report on ultrasound examinations undertaken.
3. Work within the ultrasound departmental guidelines and Trust policies.
4. Work across all OUH sites (John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Horton Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Bicester Community Hospital, Chipping Norton Community Hospital).
5. Participate in any future -day service as required.
6. Learn the skills to undertake a coordinating role for the day-to-day planning of the operational workload of the department when required.
7. Work as a team member within a multi-disciplinary team, providing a high-quality ultrasound service whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .