Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: To include weekends and evening sessions
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 272-6295554
- Employer
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Doncaster Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Sonographer
Band 7
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to join our state of the art ultrasound department at this busy Trust. Carrying out over 100,000 Obstetric and Non Obstetric Ultrasound examinations a year, we are looking for a highly motivated and hardworking trained sonographer to join our friendly team. The ultrasound service is a dynamic and evolving department which offers a high quality service to patients and service users.
HCPC registration or equivalent, together with a Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent in Medical Ultrasound is essential, together with obstetric, gynaecological and general abdominal scanning. Experience in muskulo skeletal and vascular, small parts and paediatric ultrasound would be desirable
This role requires excellent communication skills and a proactive attitude, with the ability to work autonomously, within our supportive team.
Main duties of the job
- To work at an advanced level of practice providing a high quality ultrasound service with comprehensive independently written reports
- Communicate highly complex information regarding diagnosis/treatment directly with Clinicians and patients
- To independently prioritise patients and organise workload from a variety of referral pathways to meet the needs of the service
- Provide expert opinion/advice and contribute to the management of the Ultrasound Department
- To ensure the highest professional occupational standards are maintained at all times using a high level of specialist knowledge in line with local, regional and national guidelines where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential
Person specification
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential criteria
- Caring attitude towards patients
- Communicate effectively with staff at all levels.
- Deal with all clients regardless of medical or social problems
- Tact and diplomacy
- Ability to deal with clients who have barriers to communication (language, deafness, learning difficulties)
- Able to maintain client confidentiality
- Ability to deal sensitively & compassionately with patients, some of whom may have received bad news.
- Ability to deal with first line complaints
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of staff mentoring/ support
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 1 year post Radiographic qualification experience
- Specialist knowledge in ultrasound procedures
Desirable criteria
- Previous involvement in quality assurance
- Recent NHS Experience
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- DCR ® or BSc Diagnostic Radiography or BSc in a Biomedical Science
- Masters Level Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
- Health Care Professions Council Registration or other relevant registration
Desirable criteria
- Developed IT skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
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
- Michele Render
- Job title
- Lead Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01302 648173
- Additional information
Sheryl Cowlam - Lead Sonographer [email protected]
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