Bank Sonographer - CDC

Job overview

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a qualified Sonographer to join our friendly, passionate and supportive team at the West Suffolk Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT).

We are looking to expand our team to support the opening of our new CDC at Newmarket Community Hospital at the end of 2024. The successful candidate will be expected to work across a range of WSFT sites, including Newmarket, Thetford, Botesdale and Sudbury on a rotational basis (exact locations can be negotiated depending on geography and travel ability).

The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, diligent, and committed to providing an excellent service to our patients. You will be required to obtain high quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports within the hospital and community settings.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

Autonomously producing high-quality ultrasound images and diagnostic reports

• Maintaining high standards within the ultrasound team
• Training and supervising others, including supporting new staff in induction
• Teaching and promoting awareness and compliance with policies and protocols
• Participating in and supporting the governance programme, setting up ultrasound audits where necessary
• Participating in the ultrasound QA programme.
• Working with other senior staff to ensure essential departmental administration and organisation is undertaken
• The care of the patient for the duration of their time in ultrasound, maintaining dignity, physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs
• Ensuring all personal mandatory training is kept up to date
• Carrying out tasks delegated by the Service Manager

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description attached to view full responsibilities.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

This is an exciting time to join WSFT, with staff participating in the planning of our new hospital (Future Systems Program). We are also working closely with other hospitals within our Integrated Care System and the Eastern Diagnostic Imaging Network (EDIN).

As a department we are encouraging of personal development and support training opportunities and dedicated study time in line with our documented departmental process.