Job summary
- Main area
- Ultrasound
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423-7102547
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Sonographer Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, self-motivated and pro-active Sonographers to join our dynamic evolving ultrasound team in a friendly hospital in close proximity to the Yorkshire Dales, Leeds and Bradford. Ideally you would undertake a range of general, gynaecological and obstetric Ultrasound examinations.
Previous experience in the following specialities would be advantageous but not necessary, MSK, vascular, small parts, neo-natal Head, Paediatric Hip, Nuchal translucency scanning or Breast Ultrasound.
Ideally you will be flexible in your working hours as we currently work extended days to 8pm, Monday to Friday with a commitment to the weekend DVT and EPAU service. Days and hours are open to discussion.
Thank you for your interest in the above post. It is with pleasure that we enclose further details.
Main duties of the job
Sonographers are expected to provide an ultrasound service
comprising of wholly unsupervised scanning sessions.
To work as an independent practitioner in Ultrasound working closely
with the modality leads and ultrasound lead to provide a safe and
efficient Ultrasound service. Sonographers are expected to undertake
training where necessary support service provision
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the advertised Band 7 Sonographer role, please see full job description and Person Spec attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSC Hons Degree in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent
- Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent. State Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD
Desirable criteria
- Accreditation with Foetal Medicine Foundation or DQASS to perform Nuchal Translucency (NT) scans
- “Breaking bad news” Study day or equivalent
- Post Graduate module in breast, MSK or Vascular Ultrasound
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in a wide range of Ultrasound examinations including General Medical, Obstetric, Doppler, Gynaecological, Transvaginal
- Experience in autonomous working and independent Ultrasound reporting.
- Experience in the training/supervision of Radiography students and /or Ultrasound students
- Experience of audit and clinical governance
- Must have worked as a qualified sonographer in the UK and NHS to ensure that you have appropriate experience in all relevant areas of ultrasound
Desirable criteria
- Using a Patient Archive and Communication systems. (PACS) • CRIS
- Breast MSK /or paediatric ultrasonography
- 1st trimester screening including NT scans
- System One and ICE
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’
- Able to Interpret report and diagnose a wide range of conditions covering several clinical specialties including Obstetrics, Gynaecology including transvaginal and general medicine
- Communicate highly complex/sensitive and sometimes contentious information with patients, carers and clinicians. This will include giving unwelcome and difficult to accept news to patients e.g. foetal death, cancer
- To interpret broad Ultrasound imaging guidelines and policies and put these into practice
- Must be able to report and scan independently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Janet Underwood
- Job title
- Ultrasound Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292251
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