Ultrasound Sonographer

NHS; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A Healthcare Service Provider is seeking a qualified Ultrasound Sonographer to perform specialized ultrasound procedures across community clinics in Blackpool and surrounding areas. The ideal candidate should have experience in general abdominal and MSK ultrasound, alongside effective communication skills and a commitment to patient care. This role involves a supportive team environment and the opportunity for continued professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Attendance Bonus

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in General abdominal, Gynae ultrasound.
• Experience in MSK ultrasound.
• Current driving licence with access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Perform Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures/techniques.
• Provide accurate, reproducible reports.
• Liaise with the Lead Sonographer & Consultant Radiologist.

Skills

Excellent oral communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills

Ability to analyze problems and develop practical solutions

IT literacy in Microsoft Applications

Education

PGDip or DMU (CASE accredited)

HCPC or RCT registration

Job description

An excitingopportunity has arisen in FCMS! We are seeking a qualified and experienced

Sonographer to join our friendly and busy team acrossBlackpool, West Lancashire and Bolton.

FCMS is committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possibleexperience within our service. We are looking for people who are committed todelivering excellent patient care, whatever their role, and who take pride inwhat they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, and colleagueswith respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence andinnovation in all that they do. We value all of our staff and aim to providerewarding careers and benefits, fulfilling work environments and excitingopportunities.

Post: Ultrasound Sonographer (General &MSK)

Reportsto: Ultrasound Clinical Lead

Accountableto: DiagnosticsClinical Manager

Base: Community clinics at sites across Blackpool,West Lancashire, Bolton & Leicester

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work in the Community setting supporting the team with carrying out agreed tasks:

• To perform and have expertise in a range of highly specialised Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures/techniques in line with BMUS guidelines
• To perform scans, provide accurate, reproducible reports. The reports must be completed within the timescales agreed by the Commissioners & Head of Diagnostics.
• To recognise the significance of investigation findings/diagnoses and act on these accordingly
• To liaise closely with the Lead Sonographer & Consultant Radiologist and seek guidance/advice when required.
• Keep up to date with all relevant policies and guidance e.g. NICE
• To contribute accordingly to the maintenance of standards and quality in service development of the Non-Obstetric Ultrasound service provided, including active involvement in the training of related staff, whist also maintaining and further developing ones own professionalism and expert skills and knowledge.
• Participate in the implementation and on-going delivery of the relevant service.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with procedures and changes within the role.
• To build and maintain professional relationships with host practices and secondary care clinicians.

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health andwellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure thatpatients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled withexcellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremelyeffective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the abilityto strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we havea core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of ourpatients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the servicedelivery and user experience due to their considerable experience andcommitment to what they do.

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Attendance Bonus

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Job responsibilities

To perform and have expertise in a range ofhighly specialised Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures/techniques in linewith BMUS guidelines

To perform scans, provide accurate,reproducible reports. The reports must be completed within the timescalesagreed by the Commissioners & Head of Diagnostics.

To recognise the significance of investigationfindings/diagnoses and act on these accordingly

To liaise closely with the Lead Sonographer& Consultant Radiologist and seek guidance/advice when required.

Keep up to date with all relevant policies andguidance e.g. NICE

To contribute accordingly to the maintenanceof standards and quality in service development of the Non-ObstetricUltrasound service provided, including active involvement in the trainingof related staff, whist also maintaining and further developing ones ownprofessionalism and expert skills and knowledge.

Participate inthe implementation and on-going delivery of the relevant service.

Adhere topolicies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with proceduresand changes within the role.

To build andmaintain professional relationships with host practices and secondary careclinicians.

Maintaining professional standards/ training

To be trained and accredited under theauspices of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and to partake in providingBasic Life Support (BLS) cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as and whennecessary

To help ensure that all equipment in usewithin the service is in safe working order and fully functional

To be self-motivated and resourceful,developing ones own personal knowledge, skills, professionalism andexpertise in the speciality, so showing evidence of continuous growth andpersonal, as well as professional development

To hold HCPC registration or equivalent, andmaintain this by Continuing Professional Development

To complete the company Mandatory trainingprogramme as required

Administrative Duties

This includes general administrative duties which will comprise of:

Accessing clinical systems to view patientrecords.

General communication to the administrativeteam via email and verbally.

Maintaining consumable stock levels at clinicand requesting stock.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awarenessLiving authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust dependingon the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able tostrive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be anopportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the roleseriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration,innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptionalhealthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very importantto us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathescomplimentary values and behaviours.

Our behaviours should be in line with ourvalues which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun.Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arenthere to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Werehere to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important wecan become

Brave: Wechallenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We havenatural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We areintuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas,and positivity

Come andbe a part of our amazing team!

oWe offer NHSPension

o Cycle to Work Scheme

o Attendance Bonus

o Free Tea & Coffee

oEye CareContributions

Confidentiality

In the course of your duties, you may have access toconfidential material about patients, members of staff or other health servicebusiness. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients bedivulged to anyone other than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursingor other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly withthe care, diagnosis and /or

treatment of the patient. If you are in any doubtwhatsoever as to the authority of a person or body asking for information ofthis nature, you must seek advice from your manager. Similarly, no

information of a personal or confidential natureconcerning individual members of staff should be

divulged to anyone without the proper authority havingfirst been given. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded by FCMS asserious or gross misconduct which could result in disciplinary action beingtaken against you.

Health and Safety/Security

Staff must be aware of and adhere to the provisions ofthe Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure their own safety and the safetyof colleagues and patients. Staff must also be aware of the action to be takenin the event of a fire and must attend a fire lecture annually. It is the dutyof every employee to work in such a way that accidents to themselves and toothers are avoided, and to co-operate in maintaining their place of work in atidy and safe condition, thereby minimising risk.

Employees will, therefore, refer any matters of concernthrough their respective managers. Similarly, it is each personsresponsibility to ensure a secure environment and bring any breaches ofsecurity to the attention of their manager.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children

All members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promotethe welfare of vulnerable adults and children in all relevant areas of theirwork. This includes attendance at relevant training events and being aware ofFCMS Safeguarding policy and procedures.

GP Care operates a Non-Smoking Policy which limitssmoking in the workplace. Employees are required to observe the rules laid downin the policy and failure to do so may result in disciplinary being taken.

FCMS (NW) Ltd has given its full commitment to the adoption andpromotion of the key principles of equal opportunities contained within currentlegislation and the companys Equality and Diversity Policy.

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee tointerview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - The role is subjectto a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced andverified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Healthcheck, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (withthe requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in General abdominal, Gynae ultrasound
• Experience in MSK ultrasound
• Experience in working single handed in the community
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience of managing within a complex environment
• Relevant IT experience in US technology e.g., PACs, RIS

Qualifications

• PGDip or DMU (CASE accredited)
• HCPC or RCT registration
• Commitment to on-going personal development
• Evidence of post graduate development education, training, CPD or equivalent experience

Other

• Current driving licence, with access to a car with appropriate insurance cover
• Prepared to travel and to occasionally work out of hours as work demands
• Manage working to tight deadlines

Skills

• Excellent oral, written communication skills - Be a good communicator with
• people from all walks of life
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to remain calm and confident under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills
• Good organisational abilities to include the ability to prioritise workload
• IT literacy in Microsoft Applications
• Ability to analyse problems and develop practical solutions

Personal qualities and behaviours

• Sensitive to the needs of others and has an awareness and responsiveness to other peoples feelings and needs
• Values differences: regards people as individuals and appreciates the value of diversity in the workplace
• Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate Able to establish, develop and maintain positive relationships with others both internally and externally

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.