Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Supporting Clinical and Patient Excellence:

To produce high quality diagnostic ultrasound images.

To carry out procedures/examinations and prepare independent clinical reports for completed ultrasound scans, in line with department protocols.

To discuss the findings of the ultrasound examinations with patients where appropriate including fetal death or abnormality.

To independently refer patient on to other professionals and clinicians where appropriate.

To perform, manual handling duties that will include lifting/ moving patients, moving trolleys and chairs, moving/ lifting equipment/ other items following suitable manual handling training.

To be accountable for own professional actions and to act as a role model within the department, setting and maintaining high standards of professionalism and patient care and encouraging the development of a strong and flexible multi-disciplinary team.

Regularly helping to develop and draft changes to ultrasound protocols, ensuring best practice through evidence-based information.

Supervise Radiographers, student Radiographers, RDA’s and other staff groups including medical staff and midwives within the Ultrasound Department.

Professional autonomy and accountability:

Able to practise within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession

Able to practise in a non-discriminatory manner

Able to maintain confidentiality and obtain informed consent

Able to exercise a professional duty of care

Know the limits of their practice and when to seek advice

Recognise the need for effective self-management of workload and be able to practise accordingly

Understand the obligation to maintain fitness to practise

Understand the need for career-long self-directed learning

Professional Responsibilities:

Know the professional and personal scope of their practice and be able to make referrals

Able to work, where appropriate, in partnership with other professionals, support staff, patients, clients and users, and their relatives and carers

To contribute effectively to work undertaken as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Able to demonstrate effective and appropriate skills in communicating information, advice, instruction and professional opinion to colleagues, patients, clients, users, their relatives, and carers

Understand the need for effective communication throughout the care of the patient, client, or user

Able to gather and use appropriate information.

Able to use appropriate assessment techniques

Able to undertake or arrange clinical investigations as appropriate

Able to analyse and evaluate the information collected

Quality Assurance and Monitoring:

To participate in audit and research.

To participate in the department Quality Assurance programmes.

To ensure that professional and technical knowledge and expertise is kept up to date by attending meetings and study days and by reading professional journals.

To be aware of the implications of COSHH and the Health and Safety at Work Act and ensure their guidelines are followed.

To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.

To participate in the investigation of complaints and untoward incidents

Policy and Service Development Responsibilities:

To participate in protocol and policy reviews

People Management Excellence:

To participate in pre and post graduate training of qualified staff when appropriate.

To assist in training the multi-disciplinary team on imaging

To provide supervision to support staff as appropriate.

To promote a good working relationship with staff within and external to the Radiology department.

Other information:

The postholder may be required to carry out other relevant duties as required.

The post holder will adhere to the duties specified under the Staff Responsibilities of the NHS constitution in their day-to-day work and behaviours.

The postholder will be expected to aspire to the Values of the Trust in their day-to-day work and behaviours to support the Trust in achieving its vision.

The postholder will adhere to any relevant professional or NHS Code of Conducts legislations and assurance frameworks.

The postholder will make themselves familiar with, and adhere to, the policies and procedures of the Trust, and in their area of work.

The postholder will be expected to work to any personal, corporate, divisional, directorate and departmental objectives and standards to provide an acceptable level of service.

The postholder will be expected to undertake training, including mandatory and role specific training, relevant to their role and ensure it is renewed as required.