Sonographer – Band 7 and Band 6–7 Development Role
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £37,338.00 i £52,809.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37338.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9430-25-0390 |
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The post holder will be recognised as an advanced practitioner in their field, interpreting and reporting a range of ultrasound examinations. They will maintain the highest standards of patient care and will provide specialist diagnostic judgement with a thorough understanding of complex clinical conditions. The post holder will provide leadership to other ultrasound practitioners and engage in clinical supervision activities to support them in that role. They will be a role model for the profession and will have delegated responsibility for staff induction, training and development in their areas of ultrasound specialism. The post holder will participate in the review and revision of scanning techniques and make recommendations regarding changes in practice and service improvements The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional boundaries. Communication and relationship building The post holder will: Communicate with all referring clinicians to ensure that imaging requests are justified and appropriate. Provide clear, concise and accurate ultrasound reports. Responsibilities for analysis The post holder will: Use a high level of analytical of judgemental skills in this role. Assess information about the patients condition, symptoms, laboratory test results and previous imaging, pulling the information from multiple electronic sources in order to understand the relevance and suitability of the test and to determine the most likely findings indicated by the clinical question. Responsibilities for planning and organisation of activities The post holder will: Coordinate and organise own workload. Be able to operate multiple scanning lists in order to ensure work is carried out following principles of urgency and priority in a rapidly changing workflow setting. Responsibility for patient care management The post holder will: Be responsible for identifying patients (adults and children) at risk under the safeguarding principles and referring patients to the safeguarding team where appropriate. Provide the highest level of patient care, ensuring the patient experience is optimised, with specific reference to the hazards posed by cross infection and similar risk. Development of policies and services The post holder will: Contribute to the development and implementation of Clinical Governance processes relevant to own area of responsibility and when necessary, attends the monthly Clinical Governance meetings Adhere to all departmental guidelines, policies and protocols Financial responsibility The post holder will: Use equipment which is both of high value and complexity and be responsible for using it safely, ensuring it is not treated in a way which is likely to cause damage. Carry out and record daily quality assurance, in line with the departmental protocol. Managing people The post holder will: Be responsible for his/her actions and patient workload and be able to work unsupervised as well as part of a multidisciplinary team. Demonstrate involvement in day to day, clinical supervision and practical training Responsibility for information resources The post holder will: Use a variety of IT systems which are essential to the performance of their day-to-day work including CRIS, PACS, Cerner and Viewpoint. Ensure the correct procedures are followed regarding the input of patient data and images onto CRIS, INSIGNIA and Viewpoint. Research and development The post holder will: Maintain professional competence and confidence, identifying training needs in self and others, learning new techniques and technology as required and meeting the requirements of appropriate professional bodies in respect of continued professional development. Share best practice, actively searching for evidence of new developments and technological advances in medical imaging procedures and technology, particularly within own speciality field. Freedom to Act The post holder will: Have a very high level of autonomy and independent working. The post-holder works as part of a team but also regularly as a lone worker (weekends, out of hours, community diagnostic centre sites). Managing their patient list independently and confidently making decisions about workflow and prioritisation of urgency and accommodating priority ad-hoc referrals. Be responsible for own Professional Accountability Other Responsibilities The post holder will: Have a flexible approach to how contracted hours of work are scheduled and work location. Be prepared to participate in 7-day ultrasound service delivery model. Please refer to the Job Description for further details We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.