Sonographer​/Midwife Sonographer

You will work as an independent reporting practitioner, working autonomously but supported by fellow Sonographers, Consultant Obstetricians and the Ultrasound Manager. You will work as part of a high quality Ultrasound imaging service, caring for patients and working with trainees, specialty grade clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary teams. We provide a wide variety of Obstetric examinations including early pregnancy assessment , Nuchal translucency anomaly and growth scans.

Sonographers are required to rotate between sites and help us to maintain our high quality 7-day service between the hours of 08:00 to 20:00. Candidates must hold a recognized UK qualification such as PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered Join us and you'll be part of a community that recognizes your contribution and inspires you to achieve great things.,

The post holder - is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient and effective service, taking a lead in a clinical or supportive role in the ultrasound department.

- provides clinical reports for own patient workload.

- provides clinical training and appraisal for trainees and supervision for newly-qualified sonographers. DIMENSIONS Impact upon pay and non- pay budgets:
The post holder will - use specialist ultrasound equipment and be responsible for the safe and efficient use of expensive and complex equipment (to the value of up to £100k ).

- involvement in QA and equipment maintenance scheduling.

- make best use of resources by careful and efficient management of time and out of hours service demands. Staff numbers and grades who report through post-holder:
The post holder will - provide continuous clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team.

- provide day-to-day supervision of radiographic care assistants/clerical support workers and trainee and newly qualified sonographers.

- participate in the training of specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics/gynaecology. Workload commitment
- The post holder will be able to work at a pace comparable with that of peer group, undertaking similar numbers of examinations per hour as a specialist consultant undertaking the same examination type mix in the same working conditions.

- The post holder will work shift patterns and out of hours as requested.

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated, full time band 7 Obstetric Trained Sonographer/ Midwife Sonographer to join our busy and friendly Ultrasound team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We provide a comprehensive Ultrasound service for a wide range of specialties and GP referrals at Gloucester Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital and three community hospital sites within the county and a newly opened Diagnostic Imaging Centre In Gloucester.,

Professional registration.

- Minimum of postgraduate diploma at Masters level in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited training course) plus recent post-qualification experience
- Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills
- Ability to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment
- Consistently excellent communication skills
- Presentation and report writing skills (clinical/non clinical) - Detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio) - A broad understanding of the role of different imaging modalities in relationship to effective and efficient delivery of patient clinical management
- Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups
- Mature judgement and decision making skills - highly reflective in thinking and outlook
- Basic IT skills as appropriate to post
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