Job overview
An exciting opportunity exists for a qualified sonographer to join the Ultrasound Team in Buckinghamshire Healthcare. Full time and part time hours will be considered.
The Ultrasound service is currently provided on two main hospital sites: Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital. General ultrasound services are provided at our peripheral sites at Amersham General Hospital and Thame Community Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The Sonography team perform a broad range acute and planned examinations including general medical, obstetric and vascular ultrasound scans.
The team rotate around the hospital sites as required and provide a week end service at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to support AE, IP and emergency O&G services.
The department is actively involved in student Sonographer training along with the education and development of their existing staff base, the development of extended Sonographer roles is keenly promoted by the consultant team within Radiology
Obstetric imaging service is supported by team of screening coordinators and a specialist Fetal Medicine Unit. The US department has ten general ultrasound rooms and seven obstetric scan rooms. The scan rooms are equipped with modern GE and Canon ultrasound equipment.
To work as part of a team providing an ultrasound service in the Obstetric/Gynae and Radiology Departments. The post holder will be expected to work across all sites.
The post holder is expected to be able to perform a wide range of general abdominal, small parts, obstetric and gynaecological examinations.
Ongoing staff supervision and training is a significant element of this role. This will regularly include medical staff in Radiology, Obs. and Gynae and occasionally from other specialities.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
7. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
8. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
9. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
10. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
11. BSc in Radiograph or equivalent radiography qualification OR a Health care qualification to degree level standard
12. PGD in Ultrasound imaging or equivalent ultrasound imaging qualification. Plus, relevant experience in US practices
13. Evidence of CPD
14. MSc in Ultrasound or equivalent experience including general ultrasound
15. Evidence of DQASS monitoring in the last 12 month
16. HCPC or RCT registration
Desirable criteria
17. Regular attendance on short courses and conferences
18. Counselling Skills Course
19. Completion IR(ME)R 2017 eLFH referrer course or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
20. Sound understanding of cross sectional radiography imaging
21. Excellent experience in obstetrics, gynaecology and general medical ultrasound
22. A wide range of non-obstetric scanning
23. Skills in counselling and giving bad news
24. Equipment management and Quality Assurance in US or radiology
25. Ability to show good use and understanding of US equipment to use image manipulation
26. Teaching and training skills Assertiveness
Desirable criteria
27. Individual Performance review
28. Experience with dealing with complaints
29. Management experience in either US or radiology
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
30. Extensive knowledge of cross sectional anatomy gained through ultrasound practice.
31. Comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology and pathology relevant to extensive US practice
32. Organisational skills
33. Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy and listening in particular for counselling patients e.g cancer or foetal death
34. Ability to write reports
35. Ability to work autonomously taking responsibility for clinical interpretation and production of reports for referring clinicians
36. Team worker
37. Ability to plan and undertake audit of own and the work of others
38. Evidence of CPD
39. Good time management
40. Teaching and training skills
Desirable criteria
41. Awareness of Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2017
42. Good keyboard skills for using PC and image reporting systems
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
43. Ability to work across four sites as required and peripheral sites if required
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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