Sonographer, Band 7

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

Essential

• Independently perform and report on ultrasound examinations in a manner that meets professional, technical, medical and legal requirements
• Presentation and report writing skills (both clinical/ non clinical)
• Demonstrate excellent communication abilities
• Possess mature judgement and decision-making skills and be highly reflective in thinking and outlook.
• Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills, able to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment and demonstrate
• Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups.
• Awareness of application of research and audit techniques
• Basic Knowledge of IT skills
• Nuchal Translucency - trained & accredited
• Candidates must hold a recognised UK qualification such as PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered