BANK Advanced Practitioner - Ultrasound/Sonographer

Job overview

The Ultrasound Department is seeking experienced, highly skilled Sonographers to join our Bank workforce, providing flexible support across the service to help meet patient demand and maintain high-quality diagnostic imaging services.

As a Bank Sonographer, you will independently perform a wide range of ultrasound examinations, producing accurate and timely reports whilst adhering to departmental protocols and professional standards. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure excellent patient care and contribute to the efficient delivery of diagnostic services.

This role offers the flexibility to work shifts that suit your availability, providing support during periods of increased activity, staff absence, annual leave, and service developments. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain professional registration, continued professional development, and competency across their scope of practice.

Main duties of the job

• Independently perform and report a range of ultrasound examinations within own scope of practice.
• Provide high-quality patient-centred care, ensuring patient dignity, privacy and comfort at all times.
• Produce accurate diagnostic reports and communicate significant findings appropriately.
• Work flexibly across sites and services as required by service demand.
• Adhere to departmental policies, professional standards, infection prevention procedures and health and safety requirements.
• Participate in quality assurance, audit and service improvement activities where appropriate.
• Maintain professional competence through continuing professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Performance of ultrasound examinations ad designated by the Clinical Lead for Imaging.

Work efficiently without supervision, organising and prioritising work, and liaising with clinics and wards to optimise service.

Maintain high working standards in Gynaecological, Obstetric and general ultrasonography.

Participate in multidisciplinary team working

Act as independent practitioners with full accountability for all actions, with the issuing of ultrasound reports.

To communicate scan findings to patient's and clinicians, providing advice on future management when requested.

To address the patient's health and wellbeing. This includes modification of techniques, involving the manipulation of patients and equipment, to obtain diagnostic information.

To maintain accurate documentation, including production of relevant graphical representation pertinent to the examination, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times.

For full details, please refer to the attached job description

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.