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19 hours per week - Variable (7 day working)
Permanent
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Closing Date: 21st August 2025
Interview Date: 3rd September 2025
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To support the departments Sonographers in the provision of a professional extended 7 day ultrasound service.
The role of the post holder (sonographer) is to perform and report independently on a wide range of non-obstetric ultrasound examinations. This includes MSK, renal, abdominal, Doppler, gynaecological and some small parts scans
As well as writing reports for the medical profession and keeping appropriate records, the sonographer is required to communicate potentially distressing diagnoses directly to patients, and refer these patients appropriately.
The maintenance of a high standard of patient care and medical ethics is essential.
The sonographer is involved in the clinical training of ultrasound trainees and other medical personnel.
The sonographer provides a highly specialist clinical technical service using ultrasound scans to carry out diagnosis. The sonographer analyses complex data and is expected to obtain maximum possible diagnostic information considering any anatomical or pathological limitations.
The sonographer must possess a high level of specialist knowledge over a wide range of ultrasound procedures and/or the highest-level in-depth expertise in a particular area of ultrasound comparable to senior clinicians.
The sonographer is required to have the appropriate technical skill to operate the ultrasound machinery safely and effectively.
The sonographer must carry out and report on abdominal and gynaecological ultrasound scans. These are usually unsupervised, but consultation with peers, referring consultants and consultant radiologists may be necessary in some difficult cases. These scans may arise from in-patients, outpatients, A&E or GP referrals.
The sonographer is expected to scan in a variety of settings and locations: scans are performed in the main and satellite departments, also in other specialist departments including one-stop clinics.
Here At George Eliot Our Vision To Excel At Patient Care Takes Centre Stage. An Ever Evolving Clinically-led Acute Service Provider We Are On a Journey To Continually Provide High Quality, Safe And Responsive Services Delivered By Inspiring, Friendly And Compassionate Staff Who Share Our Corporate Values Which Underpin Everything We Do. Our Values Are Not Just Words On a Piece Of Paper, They Bond Us Together, Reflect Our Ambition And Shape Who We Are
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Communication
Good communication is essential for the following reasons:
With patients
To make them feel at ease and able to cooperate.
To provide verbal reports to all early pregnancy patients, and other patients if appropriate, to try to relieve any anxiety in having to wait for results.
To communicate complex, often distressing and emotional information to patients clearly, with tact and sensitivity; then to overcome the barriers to understanding and give reassurance. This is frequently necessary in regard to early pregnancy loss
With staff
To provide a clear, written diagnostic report for the referring clinician to assist in patient management.
To liaise when required with colleagues and clinicians to discuss potential problems seen on scans and directly or indirectly refer patients e.g. To specialist centres as appropriate.
To liaise with doctors and appointment staff regarding allocation of ultrasound appointments and emergency bookings
Leadership / Management
The Sonographer Needs
To ensure that appropriate clinical examinations are carried out by liaising and discussing requests with other health professionals and being able to alter requests, without direct clinical referral, within national and departmental guidelines.
To devise an appropriate daily schedule of work including, where possible, the extra workload due to emergency cases.
To organise and supervise any staff assisting in the ultrasound department to ensure that the best possible attention is given to the ultrasound patients and to the efficient running of the department.
To be aware of and willing to undertake management responsibilities within the role.
To use the radiology computer system for recording, entering and tracking information. Have knowledge of clerical and assistant duties required in ultrasound and to be able to undertake these duties when required.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
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