Midwife Sonographer, Band 7

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients. As a former winner of England for excellence award:
Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live. As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute, elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000. By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Location:

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN
. Major / Minor Region:
Gloucestershire.

Contract:

Permanent, Full time – 37.5 hours per week. Salary: £46,148–£52,809 (pa), pro rata if part-time. Grade: NHS AfC Band 7.

Sonographer

A rare opportunity has arisen to join Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust as a Midwife Sonographer. This exciting opportunity comes at a time of transformation within the Trust, including expanding our obstetric ultrasound capacity across our Maternity services. We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to undertake this role, which involves working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team including obstetric consultants, specialist midwives and senior midwives.

The post-holder will be expected to work across all sites within the Trust.

• To perform and report ultrasound scans and manage ultrasound lists.
• To communicate the results of the ultrasound scans to the multidisciplinary team, where appropriate.
• Assist with audits and research within the department.
• To support and develop learning opportunities for junior members of staff from all disciplines.
• To support the Senior Midwifery team in the on-going development of the maternity and ultrasound services.
• Work as part of the team responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the ultrasound service within maternity.
• If registered as a midwife, to maintain clinical midwifery competencies to ensure NMC revalidation.
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence‑based practice in line with agreed local and national standards, including the Fetal Abnormality Screening Programme (FASP) standards and the NMC Code.
• To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework.
• To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.

The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 9,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a huge range of opportunities and benefits in a genuinely supportive working environment. Maternity services at Gloucestershire Hospitals offer a full range of services to support the women of Gloucestershire, delivering around 6,000 babies a year across our two free‑standing birth units, an alongside birth unit, home births and an obstetric unit, offering midwives the opportunity to work in a variety of settings in our community services, birth units and delivery suite.

Our team is dynamic and constantly evolving to manage the demand and challenges of the service. We work closely together to ensure a friendly, positive and supportive environment while recognising individual development needs.

• Applies effective communication/leadership skills in clinical practice with a caring and compassionate attitude at all times.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective patient education and teamwork.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with…