Sonographer

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Sonographer looking for your next opportunity in a busy and friendly department? We are looking for experienced Sonographers who are committed to providing high quality, effective patient care to join our friendly Ultrasound team at Ipswich Hospital, also covering ultrasound outreach at Felixstowe Hospital. This is a general medical and gynaecology ultrasound post with some rotation to obstetrics, covering both inpatients and outpatients. There is opportunity to specialise in fields such as paediatrics, MSK, head and neck.

This is an excellent opportunity to further your clinical experience in an exciting busy department which is committed to its staff and supporting their development. We are an expanding department and you will work with a team of Imaging Assistants, trainee Sonographers, Sonographers and Radiologists. You will be expected to participate in the training of student sonographers and registrars and support the service as it develops. We also have strong educational links with Kings College London, University of Hertfordshire and University of Suffolk.

You should be registered with the HCPC or other UK recognised bodies (e.g. NMC) with a UK CASE Accredited Post Graduate Diploma (PgD) or Post Graduate Certificate (PgC) in Medical Ultrasound. NHS experience is beneficial.

We work a variety of shifts and can offer flexible working including weekends, within service needs.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking and reporting on a variety of ultrasound examinations on a rotational basis. The range of examinations include gynaecology, abdominal, thyroid, lumps and bumps and DVT ultrasound.
• Providing a high quality, efficient and effective ultrasound service comprising unsupervised scanning sessions to the people of East Suffolk and North Essex.
• Working as an independent practitioner within your scope of practice, performing scans to a high diagnostic standard, prioritising workload, formulating a comprehensive, accurate report and communicating the results via the agreed method to clinicians/patients and to be accountable for your own professional actions.
• Working closely with radiologists to determine the next steps for patient pathways
• Providing specialist advice pertaining to the ultrasound service.
• Contribute to the training and supervision of all staff and students within the Ultrasound Unit.
• Safely use all ultrasound equipment, being able to resolve first line problems, recording accurate details of equipment faults, reporting faults and liaising with and supervising engineers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.