Cross-site working at Wexham Park Hospital, Heatherwood and Slough Hospitals, to cover bank shifts across 7-day working as and when required.
To work as a bank clinical sonographer delivering a high-quality ultrasound service.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
Perform a range of non-obstetric ultrasound examinations (general, gynae, MSK)
Produce high-quality ultrasound reports under the delegation of the lead radiologist for Ultrasound and in accordance with accepted practice and protocols within the Obstetrics Department
Overall responsible for contributing to providing a high-quality and efficient ultrasound service
Maintains the high standards of the department by contributing to individual and team objectives.
Main duties of the job
Service Delivery and Quality
Maintain good communication and relationships with stakeholders, including patients and other users of the service
Able to communicate results and findings
Provide relevant information to ensure that verbal consent is gained from patients or carers before undertaking any ultrasound procedure
Responsible for maintaining CPD and own level of competence
Quality
Perform all ultrasound procedures to a high professional standard in accordance with the departmental protocols
Undertake training and study, as necessary, to ensure that a high level of personal professional knowledge and expertise is achieved and maintained
Actively encourage feedback as part of the departmental quality initiative
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Job responsibilities
Ability to plan and organise as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Be able to reflect on and learn from relevant research evidence, policies and legislation and apply across professional and organisational boundaries.
Must be able to exercise professional self-regulation
Must be able to independently co-ordinate, manage and monitor own work lists.
Excellent communication skills must be able to receive and negotiate complex, sensitive and/or contentious information.
Share complex information with staff and patients in a sensitive manner.
Team Player understanding team dynamics.
Be able to work under pressure.
Ability to build effective working relationships.
Person Specification
* Experienced Sonographer in NHS
* Experience in ultrasound scanning more than 1 year
qualifcations
* Msc Medical ultrasound
* PG cert or Dip Medical ultrasound
* Msc Medical ultrasound
* PG cert or Dip Medical ultrasound
personal characteristics
* Team player
* Practical Ultrasound Training
* NHS Ultrasound scanning experience
* experience undertaking aduit
* teaching students
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.
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