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Job overview

Do you want to join a highly motivated and successful team of sonographers? Do you want to learn new skills and develop your clinical expertise? Harrogate and District Foundation Trust have excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team of Sonographers.

Main duties of the job

Essential requirements: BSc in Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography) or equivalent / HCPC accreditation and Relevant Ultrasound Post Graduate Qualification or Experience. Recent (within 1 year) experience of British models of care within the NHS.

Oversea's applicants must have a International English Language Testing System (IELTS) qualification.

The successful applicants will have excellent communication skills, high standards of care, compassion, dignity and privacy of patients, which should be at the forefront of all that you deliver. The post holders need to be committed to both their personal development and that of the service, have an innovative attitude and thrive within a challenging environment.

Sonographers are required to provide a seven day service to ensure acute workload is catered for. Work at the Ripon community hospital site is also required.

Working for our organisation

We provide ultrasound support for a range of services both elective and acute, we work alongside consultants in ‘one stop’ hospital based clinics, provide timely support to the emergency department and the same day emergency care unit. Our range of specialties covers obstetrics (with nuchal screening), gynaecology, general medicine, paediatrics and vascular examinations. Sonographers currently undertake MSK (including injections), HyCoSy, TRUS / TPUS biopsies, ascitic drain insertion and Fine-needle aspirations / biopsies of the Head and Neck.