Sonographer
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9179-25-0462 |
Summary
Clinical 1. Undertake obstetric, general and gynaecological ultrasound imaging in the provision of the ultrasound service, within the local and national guidelines including Fetal anomaly screening program. 2. Take responsibility for the care of the patient maintaining dignity, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs. 3. Manipulate complex, expensive instruments ensuring safe use of equipment. 4. To work unsupervised in a specialist area with autonomy making judgements on equipment and protocol selection and patient management. 5. Prioritise workload allowing for clinical need and urgency. Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of ultrasound services to the agreed standards of the department. 6. To work in other community ultrasound departments when required. 7. Use highly specialist knowledge to discuss, advise and accept referrals from other disciplines, and refer to other disciplines where appropriate. 8. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the data flows within departmental systems in order to enter and retrieve information and make corrections as necessary. 9. To interpret ultrasound images and record findings in writing so that other clinicians can read and act upon them. This will involve recording of obstetric and growth data in patient records and reporting general and gynaecological findings via the CRIS system. 10. Effectively communicate with all grades of staff, carers and patients. Adaptation of skills is needed to explain and carry out a variety of procedures. Some patients may be elderly, confused, claustrophobic, intoxicated, aggressive, have special needs and paediatric. Empathy, tact and persuasion skills may also be needed for patients suffering, for example, an unexpected intrauterine death. Counselling skills will be required. 11. Be proficient in controlling violence and aggression and talk down skills for when working single- handed with patients and/or relatives, training can be provided if needed. 12. Be responsible for the management of patients images and data including processing and archiving 13. Be proficient in IT skills, being able to operate computer terminals for imputing and accessing information as necessary, including various IT systems across the WSFT. Require knowledge of all departmental administration tasks to oversee and undertake as required, booking of appointments. 14. Demonstrate a good knowledge of procedures undertaken within the department in order to advise and reassure patients making enquiries regarding waiting times or preparation for examinations. 15. Be aware of and practice safe working, adjusting equipment height and position maintaining good posture to protect from musculo-skeletal disorders. 16. Adhere to all department and Trust policies and procedures at all times. 17. Ensure all relevant mandatory training is kept up to date. 18. Behave courteously and professionally at all times in line with Trust values. 19. Be responsible for completing the daily and weekly checks of the emergency crash trolley where relevant. Leadership 20. Act as Duty Sonographer when required, ensuring the day-to-day organisation of ultrasound services and supporting colleagues as required, assisting with clinical work and vetting where required. 21. Propose changes to and be directly involved in the development of new policies and procedures where relevant. 22. Encourage cohesive working arrangements within a small unit and all other working areas, monitoring patient throughput and redistributing where necessary. 23. Carry out tasks delegated by the Service Manager as required. 24. Complete appraisals as required. Educatian and Development 25. Attend suitable seminars and courses to maintain ContinuedProfessional Development (CPD), particularly in ultrasound, visiting specialist centres where appropriate. 26. Participate in the Trust formal appraisal program. 27. Assist with the training and clinical support of ultrasound students, including junior doctors and to facilitate their training placement. 28. Contribute to the department in achieving the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI) quality mark as required. Clinical Governance 29. Participate in departmental/Trust audits as required. 30. Participate in clinical trials when required. 31. Participate in the departmental quality assurance procedure and process. 32. Assimilate, and work to, stringent local and national guidelines and SOPs. STAFF CAR PARKING Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 18:30. For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website. This parking restriction does not apply if an individual is required to work on a weekend or if they are required to complete on call duties within their role.