Job summary
Employer heading
Lead MSK Sonographer-Radiology
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for an MSK Reporting Sonographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will act as a clinical expert in MSK ultrasound performing and reporting on Ultrasound examinations and will develop and implement best practice.
Our multi-skilled sonographer team rotate across all three sites and provide a 7-day emergency service at the Lister, which is our acute site and is working towards 7 days working at the New QEII hospital to support the newly established Community Diagnostic Hub.
We support sonographer development and training, and our sonographers are valued members of multi-disciplinary teams across obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, Musculo-skeletal, and general medicine.
We support flexible working and have shifts working weekends and evenings.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The MSK Reporting Sonographer will take a major role in MSK ultrasound imaging supporting high clinical standards.
Assist in the development of departmental policies and procedures.
Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
Be involved in writing Training documents & Competencies for specific procedures.
To act as academic and clinical mentor to both educate and support those learning MSK ultrasound procedures or research, including radiologists, radiographers, RDA s, and other disciplines.
Participate and have an active role in audit and clinical governance.
Work according to current national guidelines and best practice.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- DMU, PgDip or equivalent recognised Ultrasound qualification
- UK hospital experience in MSK ultrasound
Desirable criteria
- Experience of general and some vascular ultrasound
- MSc in health care related subject
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of a wide range of Imaging equipment
- Demonstration of ability to make decisions and take responsibility
- Experience in MSK scanning
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in Audit and Clinical Governance programmes.
- Maintained competence in general ultrasound imaging
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication with patients and staff at all levels
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Experience of training other members of staff in MSK imaging
Desirable criteria
- Core Management Skills
- Recruitment and selection training
- Appraisal Training
- Presentation skills
- Experience of setting up new services within the health sector
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High standard of ultrasound imaging skills
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development particularly in regard to MSK ultrasound
- Knowledge of current policies, legislation affecting service delivery
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
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
- Nadiya Sullivan
- Job title
- Lead General Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 286416
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