Overview
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We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services across our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, as well as in community sites and patients’ homes.
Responsibilities
* Work as an Advanced Practitioner performing and reporting on a range of ultrasound examinations
* Perform biopsies and other interventional procedures (if suitably qualified) when appropriate
* Provide a high standard of care at all times to patients and relatives
* Be a source of expertise for clinicians and more junior team members
* Be responsible for professional leadership and the education, training and development of self and others
* Work across professional and organizational boundaries to improve patient outcomes
* Work as a team member with a multidisciplinary approach to the service provided
* Provide a high standard of patient care at all times
* Be responsible for education, training of self and others
* Work in collaboration with other health care professionals and medical staff across medical boundaries
* Facilitate a single team approach to develop a cross-site ultrasound service
* Assist in developing cross-site working patterns to deliver an efficient and effective ultrasound service
* Undertake out-of-hours duties as required by the service
Qualifications / Requirements
* Demonstrated ultrasound expertise at Advanced Practitioner level
* Ability to perform and report on highly complex images and differentiate normal from pathological findings
About the employer
Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust operates Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and provides services across community sites and in patients’ homes. For further details or informal visits contact: Nicola Stephenson, Service Lead Ultrasound and Breast Imaging, Telephone: 01484 342500
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