Ultrasound Sonographer

Integrated Care System; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester seeks a qualified Sonographer dedicated to delivering excellent patient care. This role involves performing specialized ultrasound scans in a community setting, adhering to strict guidelines. Candidates must hold HCPC registration or equivalent and have experience in various ultrasound disciplines. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and high standards of care.

Benefits

NHSPension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Attendance Bonus

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures.
• Commitment to ongoing personal development.
• Registered HCPC or RCT practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly specialised Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures.
• Provide accurate patient reports and management.
• Maintain professionalism and comply with safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

IT literacy

Analytical skills

Education

PGDip or DMU (CASE accredited)

HCPC or RCT registration

Job description

FCMS is committed to ensuring that our patients have the best possible experience within our service.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Sonographer who is committed to delivering excellent patient care and who take pride in what they do. We place a high value on treating all patients, and colleagues with respect and dignity, and seek people who strive for excellence and innovation in all that they do. We value all of our staff and aim to provide rewarding careers and benefits, fulfilling work environments and exciting opportunities.

Pay: £23.60 - £27.01 per hour - dependent on experience

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work in the Community setting supporting the team.

To perform and have expertise in a range of highly specialised Non-Obstetric Ultrasound procedures/techniques in line with BMUS guidelines

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 bea part of our amazing team!

oWe offer NHSPension

o Cycle to Work Scheme

o Attendance Bonus

o Free Tea & Coffee

oEye CareContributions

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

Maintaining professional standards/ training

• To be trained and accredited under the auspices of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and to partake in providing Basic Life Support (BLS) cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as and when necessary
• To help ensure that all equipment in use within the service is in safe working order and fully functional
• To be self-motivated and resourceful, developing ones own personal knowledge, skills, professionalism and expertise in the speciality, so showing evidence of continuous growth and personal, as well as professional development
• To hold HCPC registration or equivalent, and maintain this by Continuing Professional Development
• To complete the company Mandatory training programme as required

Administrative Duties

• This includes general administrative duties which will comprise of:
• Accessing clinical systems to view patient records.
• General communication to the administrative team via email and verbally.
• Maintaining consumable stock levels at clinic and requesting stock.

Confidentiality

In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff or other health service business. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursing or other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly with the care, diagnosis and /or treatment of the patient. If you are in any doubt whatsoever as to the authority of a person or body asking for information of this nature, you must seek advice from your manager. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be

divulged to anyone without the proper authority having first been given. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded by FCMS as serious or gross misconduct which could result in disciplinary action being taken against you.

Health and Safety/Security

Staff must be aware of and adhere to the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure their own safety and the safety of colleagues and patients. Staff must also be aware of the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must attend a fire lecture annually. It is the duty of every employee to work in such a way that accidents to themselves and to others are avoided, and to co-operate in maintaining their place of work in a tidy and safe condition, thereby minimising risk. Employees will, therefore, refer any matters of concern through their respective managers. Similarly, it is each persons responsibility to ensure a secure environment and bring any breaches of security to the attention of their manager.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children

All members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults and children in all relevant areas of their work. This includes attendance at relevant training events and being aware of FCMS Safeguarding policy and procedures.

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

FCMS (NW) Ltd has given its full commitment to the adoption and promotion of the key principles of equal opportunities contained within current legislation and the company's Equality and Diversity Policy.

Disability Confident Employer

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

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.

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

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Person Specification

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
• Adaptable Strong commitment and high level of integrity Subject to DBS check

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

Personal Qualities

• 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

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

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

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.