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Job summary

Main area
Ultrasound
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Bank: 0 weeks
Hours
Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Must ensure one Bank shift is worked every four months to keep Bank Registration active)
Job ref
179-6816722-TW-A
Employer
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newmarket Hospital
Town
NEWMARKET
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Sonographer - CDC

NHS AfC: Band 7

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).Ìý

The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, diligent, and committed to providing an excellent service to our patients. You will be required toÌýobtain high quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports within the hospital and community settings.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

ÌýAutonomously producing high-quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Maintaining high standards within the ultrasound team

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Training and supervising others, including supporting new staff in induction

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Teaching and promoting awareness and compliance with policies and protocols

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Participating in and supporting the governance programme, setting up ultrasound audits where necessary

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Participating in the ultrasound QA programme.

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Working with other senior staff to ensure essential departmental administration and organisation is undertaken

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The care of the patient for the duration of their time in ultrasound, maintaining dignity, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs

· ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEnsuring all personal mandatory training is kept up to date

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Carrying out tasks delegated by the Service Manager

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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.Ìý

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.Ìý

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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
Desirable criteria
  • • 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
Desirable criteria
  • • 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
Desirable criteria
  • • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award

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
Tracey Wilson
Job title
Staffing Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01284 712504