Advanced Practitioner - Sonographer

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

We have an opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Sonographers to come and join us working across sites at Frimley North (Heatherwood Hospital Ascot, King Edward VII Hospital Windsor, St Marks Hospital Maidenhead and Wexham Park Hospital Slough) .
We are a vibrant, friendly, supportive team providing a wide range of ultrasound examinations. We are looking for candidates with experience in one or more of these areas; obstetrics, gynaecology, general and MSK ultrasound.
At Wexham we value the importance of facing the future and so we make sure that all our staff have the opportunity to advance their practice and the sonography profession.
We offer a structured induction programme, during which you will be able to consolidate core skills under mentor guidance, become familiar with our protocols and visit our different sites.
Our Sonographers are committed to providing excellent care, while learning new skills. Opportunities exist for on-going development in areas that might interest you such as MSK, intervention or paediatrics. We will support you with study leave and learning opportunities. If management or teaching are your thing, we can help you develop your skills in those areas too. We nurture ambition and so all our opportunities are open to anyone who applies for them - from a brand newly qualified sonographer to an experienced one who is considering a change.
Part time or flexible working considered.
To work as a clinical sonographer delivering of a high quality ultrasound service.
To be an effective member of the Department of Radiology providing a high standard of imaging and patient care. Managing your own lists, performing and reporting a range of ultrasound examinations, participating in audit and supporting trainee sonographers.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital’s NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

JOB SUMMARY:

Perform a range of obstetric and or non-obstetric ultrasound
examinations
Produce high quality ultrasound reports under the delegation of the
lead radiologist for Ultrasound and in accordance with accepted
practice and protocols within the Obstetrics Department
Overall responsible for contributing to providing a high quality and
efficient ultrasound service
Maintains the high standards of the department by contributing to
individual and team objectives.
To be an effective member of the Department of Radiology providing a high standard of imaging and patient care
To supervise students working within the department

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Undertake duties as a Specialist Sonographer.
Perform a range of ultrasound examinations.
Produce high quality ultrasound reports in accordance with accepted practice and protocols within the Radiology Department
Overall responsible for contributing to providing a high quality and efficient ultrasound service
Ensure the quality of work is audited at all stages
Maintains the high standards of the department by contributing to individual and team objectives.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Service Delivery and Quality
Maintain good communication and relationships with stakeholders including patients and other users of the service
Able to communicate results and findings to patients and relatives
Provide relevant information to ensure that verbal consent is gained from patients or carers before undertaking any ultrasound procedure
Undertake audit to ensure that all aspects of the service – clinical and non-clinical is of a high standard and meets with the quality agenda
Personnel & Training
Responsible for maintaining CPD and own level of competence
Supervises trainee Sonographers, Consultants and SPR’s in O&G, and support delivery of the training programme and assessment
Responsible for the induction of new staff
Supervise and train student radiographers
Supervise and train trainee specialist radiographers - ultrasound
Investors in People
To brief staff on a regular basis about the Trust’s objectives, plans and business developments
To set objectives and identify training needs for staff and ensure that they are appraised at least once annually
To induct new staff effectively ensuring all relevant training is undertaken corporately and locally
To discuss expected outcomes of training and development activity with staff prior to training and afterwards review whether expected outcomes were achieved
Equality and Diversity
To comply with and maintain awareness of the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy
To undertake an equality update every three years
To ensure equality analyses of strategies and policies are undertaken every three years
Health & Safety
To take reasonable care of your health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work activities.
To work in accordance with the Trust’s health and safety policy and other relevant policies and guidance.
To attend all relevant mandatory health and safety training and annual update training, (including that for manual handling and fire).
To follow high standards of infection control practice relevant to your work which includes hand cleansing and aseptic techniques for clinical staff and attend mandatory training and annual update training as necessary.
To ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to provide a safe place of work, including arrangements for undertaking departmental risk assessments, and developing action plans to resolve any significant hazards found.
To ensure that all staff (including bank and part time staff ) working in your area receive all necessary health and safety (including fire and manual handling) information and are appropriately inducted and trained to enable them to undertake their duties in line with Trust policies and procedures.
If you are responsible for anyone undertaking a job of work on Trust premises who is not a member of staff (eg a contractor) you must ensure that they receive all necessary health and safety information to allow them to work safely, which will include details of the Trust’s fire alarm procedure.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups
Employees who come into contact with vulnerable adults or children and their parents during the course of their normal duties need to be aware of their responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Data Protection Act 1998 & Confidentiality, Freedom of Information Act 2000
You are required to comply with and maintain your awareness of the Trust’s Policies and procedures relating to the Data Protection Act and Confidentiality and Freedom of Information Act 2000