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Sonographer
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Job ref
432-HR1761-24
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/12/2024 23:59

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Sonographer

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Sonographer looking for your next opportunity in a busy and friendly department? We are looking for an experienced Sonographer who is committed to providing high quality, effective patient care to join our friendly Ultrasound team at Colchester Hospital and Clacton Diagnostic Centre. This posts covers obstetrics, in-patients, gynaecology and general medical ultrasound.

This is an excellent opportunity to further your clinical experience in an exciting busy department which is committed to its staff and their development.

We are an expanding department and you will work with a team of Radiology Support Workers, trainee Sonographers, Sonographers and Radiologists. You will be expected to participate in the training of student sonographers and support the service as it develops.

You will need to be HCPC registration or other UK recognised bodies (e.g. NMC) with a Post Graduate Diploma (PgD) or Post Graduate Certificate (PgC) in Medical Ultrasound and have UK experience.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking and reporting on a variety of ultrasound examinations on a rotational basis. The range of examinations includes obstetrics (nuchal translucency scan, anatomy scans and growth scans), gynaecology and general medical ultrasound.
  • Providing a high quality, efficient and effective ultrasound service comprising unsupervised scanning sessions to the people of North East Essex.
  • Working 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 and to be accountable for your own professional actions.
  • Providing specialist advice pertaining to the ultrasound service.
    Being responsible for the training and supervision of all staff and students within the Ultrasound Unit.
  • Safely use all ultrasound equipment, being able to resolve first line problems, recording accurate details of equipment faults, reporting faults and liaising with and supervising engineers.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • DCR (R), Degree or BSc in Radiography, Midwifery, Nursing, Science, Health Science or equivalent
  • Relevant post-graduate qualification in ultrasound, a Pg Certificate or Diploma in Medical Ultrasound (DMU) or equivalent
  • Current HCPC/NMC registration
  • Evidence of completed and planned Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Full range of ultrasound experience, to include obstetrics & gynaecology, general medical and small parts ultrasound
  • Experience of teaching and assessing student sonographers
  • Recent NHS experience
  • Working with the public / ill people
  • Administration
  • Willingness to undertake training and practice in new areas of ultrasound.
  • Abides by professional code of conduct / scheme of work.
  • Independently reporting all ultrasound examinations undertaken

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah Rout
Job title
Ultrasound Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07713388151

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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