Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer, Band 7

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

JOB PURPOSE The post holder - is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient and effective service, taking a lead in a clinical or supportive role in the ultrasound department. - provides clinical reports for own patient workload. - provides clinical training and appraisal for trainees and supervision for newly-qualified sonographers. DIMENSIONS Impact upon pay and non- pay budgets: The post holder will - use specialist ultrasound equipment and be responsible for the safe and efficient use of expensive and complex equipment (to the value of up to £100k ).

• involvement in QA and equipment maintenance scheduling. - make best use of resources by careful and efficient management of time and out of hours service demands. Staff numbers and grades who report through post-holder: The post holder will - provide continuous clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team. - provide day-to-day supervision of radiographic care assistants/clerical support workers and trainee and newly qualified sonographers.
• participate in the training of specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics/gynaecology. Workload commitment - The post holder will be able to work at a pace comparable with that of peer group, undertaking similar numbers of examinations per hour as a specialist consultant undertaking the same examination type mix in the same working conditions. - The post holder will work shift patterns and out of hours as requested. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - Professional registration.
• Minimum of postgraduate diploma at Masters level in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited training course) plus recent post-qualification experience - Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills - Ability to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment - Consistently excellent communication skills - Presentation and report writing skills (clinical/non clinical) - Detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio) - A broad understanding of the role of different imaging modalities in relationship to effective and efficient delivery of patient clinical management - Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups - Mature judgement and decision making skills - highly reflective in thinking and outlook - Basic IT skills as appropriate to post - Evidence of awareness of application of research/audit techniques - Attendance at appropriate communication/counselling training schemes (desirable) - Annual attendance at the directorates mandatory training programme - Physical skills - Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and a high degree of dexterity and sensory skills are required for Ultrasound scanning. Specialised keyboard skills are used for manipulation of images.

• involvement in QA and equipment maintenance scheduling. - make best use of resources by careful and efficient management of time and out of hours service demands. Staff numbers and grades who report through post-holder: The post holder will - provide continuous clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team. - provide day-to-day supervision of radiographic care assistants/clerical support workers and trainee and newly qualified sonographers.
• participate in the training of specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics/gynaecology. Workload commitment - The post holder will be able to work at a pace comparable with that of peer group, undertaking similar numbers of examinations per hour as a specialist consultant undertaking the same examination type mix in the same working conditions. - The post holder will work shift patterns and out of hours as requested. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - Professional registration.
• Minimum of postgraduate diploma at Masters level in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited training course) plus recent post-qualification experience - Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills - Ability to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment - Consistently excellent communication skills - Presentation and report writing skills (clinical/non clinical) - Detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio) - A broad understanding of the role of different imaging modalities in relationship to effective and efficient delivery of patient clinical management - Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups - Mature judgement and decision making skills - highly reflective in thinking and outlook - Basic IT skills as appropriate to post - Evidence of awareness of application of research/audit techniques - Attendance at appropriate communication/counselling training schemes (desirable) - Annual attendance at the directorates mandatory training programme - Physical skills - Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and a high degree of dexterity and sensory skills are required for Ultrasound scanning. Specialised keyboard skills are used for manipulation of images