Sonographer | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

With over thirty sonographers working in the radiology department; there is the opportunity for a varied clinical rotation, including one-stop urology and gynaecology clinics, the main ultrasound departments lie across both Guy’s and St Thomas Hospitals, Women’s Services and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Within these areas, we undertake a wide range of clinical work: obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatric scanning, small parts, MSK, thyroid scanning, ED, DVT and abdominal/general ultrasound.

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Sonographers with highly developed skills. You will be a good communicator who offers an excellent standard of patient care. We will give you the chance to develop your career and access to a wide range of benefits.

We value and are committed to developing our Sonographer workforce, with support from our Sonographer Practice Educator & Development team, access to a wide range of CPD and educational opportunities.

We support and fund post graduate certificates, diplomas and Masters degrees, as well as virtual courses and webinars.

Research and audit are encouraged and supported throughout the department. Sonographers have the opportunity to present audits and research outcomes at departmental and external meetings and study days.

This role is in receipt of long-term Recruitment & Retention Premia (RRP), which is a supplementary payment based upon market research of pay levels for this specific job. This supplementary payment is subject to annual review and may therefore change. The RRP is pensionable, and is included in calculating overtime, high cost area supplement, unsocial hours payments and any other payments linked to basic pay.

The RRP is subject to deduction of income tax and employee’s national insurance contributions.

This premium will not be included in any payment you may receive while on sick leave.

To act as an autonomous practitioner for Obstetric and Gynaecology Ultrasound scanning and/or General Ultrasound examinations including abdominal, superficial structures, MSK & DVT scans within the Ultrasound Departments of the Trust, necessitating workload prioritisation, reporting your own workload and referring patients where clinically necessary to appropriate clinicians, in keeping with departmental guidance.

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