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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a  Trainee MSK Ultrasound Guided injection sonographer to join our team in a forward thinking radiology department at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. 

The post holder will demonstrate an increasingly higher level of expertise within the specialist service as they progress through their training, therefore becoming more confident and knowledgeable to provide advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers whilst they uphold the Trust values.

The post holder will be practising under an agreed level of autonomy as a trainee advanced practitioner (tEP) within the designated speciality area to provide patient-centred clinical care. This will encompass developing skills such as advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and report construction within an agreed scope of practice throughout the directorate.

Main duties of the job

·         The primary purpose of the role is to carry out specified Ultrasound Guided MSK injection studies in a supervised capacity until signed off for autonomous practice.

·         To be able to utilise specialist knowledge of the Ultrasound MSK to undertake injection studies using specialist equipment.

·         To be able to demonstrate highly specialist knowledge of pathology of the MSK ultrasound

·         Provide high quality, comprehensively written reports.

·         Maintain imaging skills and competency in line with clinical expertise and the needs of the service where appropriate.

·         Independently prioritise patients and organise the workload from a variety of referral pathways to meet the needs of the service.

·          Directly provide practical training, supervision and assessment of under-graduates, postgraduates, and radiology registrars in training.

·         To provide specialised imaging, image interpretation, formal reports and advanced decision making in the area of clinical advancement.

Working for our organisation

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Please contact the Recruiting Manager for an informal discussion should you have any queries relating to the role for which you are applying. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via an email as soon as possible after the closing date. Should you receive an invitation to attend interview, please confirm or decline your attendance. Interview slots will then be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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