Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-BR-9112-D
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £46,148 Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Practitioner Ultrasonographer
Band 7
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join an experienced and enthusiastic ultrasound team has arisen at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. You will be based at Broomfield Hospital which is a busy District General Hospital, with rotation to two local Community Hospitals.
We can offer you a busy, challenging and varied workload, including antenatal ultrasound services, general, small parts, paediatric, DVT and MSK scanning. We provide support to the Early Pregnancy Unit, Urology and Gynae clinics, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside the consultant radiologists on the Emergency Floor, scanning emergency and urgent inpatient cases.
If you would like to join a friendly, sociable, team of ultrasonographers committed to providing a high quality imaging service, and feel you have the right skills we would welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
You should be committed to providing a patient focussed high quality service, with an interest in clinical teaching, continual professional development, participation in audit and enjoy multi- disciplinary team working within a supportive environment.
To work at an advanced level of practice providing a high quality ultrasound service with comprehensive independently written reports
Communicate highly complex information regarding diagnosis/treatment directly with Clinicians and patients
To independently prioritise patients and organise workload from a variety of referral pathways to meet the needs of the service
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We will deliver safe and high-quality services and be an employer of choice for our workforce.
Chelmsford is an increasingly cosmopolitan city, with a lively town centre and an expanding university which has academic links with the Hospital. London and Stansted airport are less than an hour away, as are the East Coast and East Anglian countryside.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include
- To ensure the highest professional occupational standards are maintained at all times using a high level of specialist knowledge in line with local, regional and national guidelines where appropriate.
- To work autonomously performing a wide range of ultrasound examinations, including abdominal, obstetrics and gynaecology.
- To provide accurate dating based on fetal ultrasound measurements in the pregnant woman - crucial to the calculation and confirmation of the expected date of delivery, and for the planning of antenatal care and tests.
- Participate in the provision of a screening service to detect fetal abnormalities, monitor growth in the “at risk” fetus and management of the multiple pregnancy
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- HCPC or NMC Registration
- Higher qualification in US practice (Masters / PGC)
- Additional specialist courses
Desirable criteria
- Experience in small parts / DVT/ MSK scanning
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate well at all levels
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable year clinical experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Sawtell
- Job title
- Lead Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01245 513065
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