Sonographer

NHS Band 7 Salary:  £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours per Week:   full time 37.5 

Contract Type:   Permanent

Are you an experienced Sonographer looking to work in a welcoming team who drive innovation and encourage personal development, who recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance? If so, we would love to hear from you!

What can we offer you?

• A wide variety of experience in all aspects of ultrasound within a busy and friendly environment.
• Part time flexible working so that it can fit around you!
• A teaching department with a 3-tier structure and supporting mentorship from the team
• A bespoke induction and training, based on your needs and interests
• Encouragement to continue your professional development and opportunity for further training, education and courses. We will also support your professional development via internal courses including Trust Leadership and Management programmes
• Staff benefits which include childcare vouchers, on-site gym / swimming pool, cycle to work scheme, access to our free Beach Hut, accommodation (dependent on availability) and many more!

Key Responsibilities

• Independently undertake a wide range of ultrasound examinations in line with Local, Regional and National guidelines as an autonomous practitioner. Undertaking ultrasound scans at remote satellite ultrasound facilities where there is no immediately available Consultant Radiologist support
• Provide a daily obs/Gynae +/- abdominal ultrasound service to all departments at Queen Alexandra Hospital, working within own qualification & expertise.
• Have a detailed knowledge of ultrasound equipment and the physics of ultrasound and be able to operate a wide range of ultrasound machines. To use this skill and knowledge to operate machines safely to produce optimum images and most accurate diagnosis
• Participation in evaluation of new equipment
• To use own judgment to analyse and interpret ultrasound images in order to provide independent written reports
• To give a diagnosis to the referring clinician which may directly impact on patient treatment and management; often resulting in surgical intervention
• Provide specialist advice concerning the care and/or treatment of obstetric, gynaecological and abdominal patients

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the enclosed Job description