Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and highly motivated sonographer with UK experience and HCPC registration or a relevant professional body. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about their work and dedicated to achieving excellence. You will be part of a great team of diverse professionals that are equally passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience in line with our Trust Objectives.
What we offer:
Excellent work/life balance through flexible working patterns
HCAS+ a recruitment & retention premium of £5K PA.
Going CPD support delivered to enhance upskilling and professional development.
An active culture where advanced clinical practice is championed, leading to Enhanced Practitioner roles or progressive leadership.
Opportunity for skilled sonographers to practice MSK injection
A well-established education and training environment, with structured teaching, mentorship, and access to CPD.
Opportunities to supplement salary with ad hoc evening clinics and weekend work.
Expertise to expand your scope of practice via our cofounded US academy, and be an integral part of education, development, and teaching.
As a band 7 sonographer you will be providing a supportive learning environment for trainee sonographers. You will be expected to support participation and leadership of the centrally registered audit and continuous improvement programmes.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder participates in the provision of a high-quality Diagnostic Ultrasound Service to the Trust, supporting the superintendent radiographer in the day-to-day organisation of the department and accepting responsibility for designated areas of work.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Post Graduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound.
Experience
Essential criteria
2. NHS experience in ultrasound imaging post qualification.
3. Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills
Essential criteria
4. High level inter-personal and communications skills
5. High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement plus flexibility in approach and attitude
6. Ability to work under pressure
Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. A good understanding of clinical governance and risk management
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.