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We are going through an exciting period of positive change at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as we grow our services and our teams.  We hope you will be our next key team member.

The Ultrasound departments at New Cross and Cannock Hospitals care for a range of patients including Out Patients, In Patients, the Acutely unwell and Antenatal patients.  We currently have 16 Ultrasound machines and will be expanding our services with 4 new ultrasound rooms in the Community Diagnostic Centre in Cannock which is due to open in July 2024.

You will work alongside an innovative team of professionals, performing a wide range of Ultrasound examinations including Obstetrics, Gynaecology, General Abdominal, MSK, and Vascular . As a major teaching hospital, you will also be actively involved in providing support, guidance and training to junior members of staff and trainees.

We are passionate about providing excellent patient care and as a reporting sonographer, you will be an integral part of the patients journey through radiology. We are equally committed to growing you as a professional and have multiple opportunities for growth and career progression including post graduate training and advanced learning/development.

You must have a Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent qualification in Medical Ultrasound

Hours will include weekends and Bank Holidays.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will be highly committed, enthusiastic and innovative with excellent clinical and communication skills and willing to join our expanding team of ultrasound professionals.

The post holder will work within the ultrasound department, to provide a high-quality ultrasound service, comprising of unsupervised scanning sessions across all ultrasound units within the trust – this will include cross site and cross specialty working.

To work as an independent practitioner, performing scans to a high diagnostic standard, prioritising workload, formulating a comprehensive, accurate report, and communicating the results via the agreed method to clinicians/patients.

To be accountable for your own professional actions, maintaining high standards of knowledge relevant to your specialty.  To regularly undertake CPD and audit remaining up to date with current practices in line with professional registration standards.

To train, supervise and assess Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Apprentices and Clinicians, in the specialist field of Ultrasound.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.