Key Responsibilities

Designation: Sonographer

Location: North West London, United Kingdom (Transfer Costs Inclusive)

Clinical Practice

• Independently perform and report variety of scan which may include obstetrics, general abdominal, DVT, gynaecology and early pregnancy examinations.
• To work according to ultrasound protocols and schemes of work and refer to Consultant Radiologist or senior sonographers for difficult / complex cases.
• Liaise with members A/E / GOPD and other teams.
• Maintain a high standard of ultrasound practice and patient care.
• Work with team to ensuring that extra, urgent or inpatient scans are accommodated.
• Have Nuchal accreditation and DQASS registration (green flag).
• Follow Fetal anomaly screening programme guidelines.
• Follow Saving Babies Lives guidelines for 3rd trimester scanning.

Leadership and staff management

• Responsible for own caseload.
• Demonstrates high quality of work and lead by example.
• Effective time management in high workload area.
• Participate in vetting requests.
• Promote good working relationships between multidisciplinary teams.
• Supervises work of junior staff.

Management of Resources/Equipment

• Maintain a high standard of equipment care ensuring that staff within the department carry out cleaning of the machines and environs on a daily basis. This includes checking all images have gone to the Picture archiving system.
• Report and log all equipment faults to deputy / lead sonographer.
• To manage the process of replenishment of ultrasound consumables by communicating the required quantity for re-ordering.
• Able to handle information concerning waiting lists.

Professional Responsibility

• Participate in the clinical governance process.
• Attend and participate in clinical meetings. Ensure all hospital safety policies, procedures and fire regulations are observed.
• Report any concerns/incidents that cannot be dealt with at a team level to the line manager.
• Liaise with departmental, ward and other colleagues to ensure the safe and efficient running of the department.
• Carry out any other duties delegated by the line manager/Lead sonographer.
• To take part in the data recording, clinical reporting and Quality assurance programmes needed to provide a high-quality service.
• Participate in research and audit projects.

Education/Qualifications

• Post graduate level qualification or equivalent.
• Post graduate specialist diploma in medical/obstetric ultrasound.
• HCPC, RCT or NMC registration.

Knowledge and Experience

• Sound knowledge of clinical ultrasound and interpretation of complex information/images.
• Cross sectional anatomy.
• Common pathologies seen on Ultrasound.
• CPD evidence.

Relocation Package Offered

• UK Health and Care Visa charge
• Economy flight at start of employment (costs to be approved by Trust)
• Airport Transfer
• Temporary Accommodation costs capped at a maximum of 12 weeks (£3000.00)
• HCPC Registration Fee
• English Language fee