Bank Sonographer - CDC
Job overview
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a qualified Sonographer to join our friendly, passionate and supportive team at the West Suffolk Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT).
We are looking to expand our team to support the opening of our new CDC at Newmarket Community Hospital at the end of 2024. The successful candidate will be expected to work across a range of WSFT sites, including Newmarket, Thetford, Botesdale and Sudbury on a rotational basis (exact locations can be negotiated depending on geography and travel ability).
The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, diligent, and committed to providing an excellent service to our patients. You will be required to obtain high quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports within the hospital and community settings.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for:
Autonomously producing high-quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports- Maintaining high standards within the ultrasound team
- Training and supervising others, including supporting new staff in induction
- Teaching and promoting awareness and compliance with policies and protocols
- Participating in and supporting the governance programme, setting up ultrasound audits where necessary
- Participating in the ultrasound QA programme.
- Working with other senior staff to ensure essential departmental administration and organisation is undertaken
- The care of the patient for the duration of their time in ultrasound, maintaining dignity, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs
- Ensuring all personal mandatory training is kept up to date
- Carrying out tasks delegated by the Service Manager
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description attached to view full responsibilities.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
This is an exciting time to join WSFT, with staff participating in the planning of our new hospital (Future Systems Program). We are also working closely with other hospitals within our Integrated Care System and the Eastern Diagnostic Imaging Network (EDIN).
As a department we are encouraging of personal development and support training opportunities and dedicated study time in line with our documented departmental process.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- • Qualified Healthcare Professional, registered with a recognised governing body
- • Recognised post graduate qualification in medical or clinical ultrasound (or equivalent)
- • Comprehensive, up to date CPD portfolio related to advances in US imaging and management activities
- • Additional training/ qualification in a specific area of US scanning
- • Professional registration with a recognised governing body
- • Able to complete diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound guided injections.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Demonstrable clinical and leadership experience
- • Understanding of the current challenges MSK US scanning
- • Experience working in a hospital environment that supports a wide range of complex clinical examinations
- • Interest and experience in MSK ultrasound procedures
- • Knowledge of the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) process
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- • Good written and verbal communication skills
- • Good organisational and leadership skills
- • Able to implement evidence- based practice
- • Able to use a wide range of IT systems effectively
- • Good manual dexterity
- • Able to work calmly under pressure
- • Awareness of all current topics and developments within the field of Ultrasound
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria- • Acts as an effective role model, demonstrating WSFT Trust values at all times
- • High self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations