Advanced Practitioner Sonographer inScunthorpe inScunthorpe PUBLISHED TUE 26 NOV 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an ambitious and newly formed NHS Group, NHS Humber Health Partnership, the 12th largest acute and community provider in the NHS. With a budget of over £1.3 billion, Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) (the Group) are united to ensure better care is provided to a population of over 1.5 million people.

We seek to appoint a team of Sonographers to provide patient focussed services as part of the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of our expanding ultrasound service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified reporting Ultrasonographer to join our small friendly team and participate in all disciplines of ultrasound in purpose-built units with dedicated GE ultrasound machines in the Obstetric Department, the General department and at the Community Diagnostic Centres.

Full time and part time applicants considered

We provide scans to a range of service users including obstetrics, abdominal, gynaecology, small parts, musculo-skeletal and vascular services across the three hospital sites as well as at community settings in the area.

All Advanced Practitioner Sonographers will scan independently and report all studies undertaken. Support from the Radiologist team is available if required for more complex cases.

Applicants must be ultrasound qualified (Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or Pg Diploma in Medical Ultrasound) with state registration and possess a full UK driving license and must have at least 1 years ultrasound practical experience in an established NHS Ultrasound department.

The candidate will be able to scan abdominal, gynaecology, obstetrics, small parts and DVT's. Musculo-skeletal qualification or additional vascular qualification would be an advantage.

Flexi-working, ad hoc working and job sharing considered.

CPD and role expansion is actively encouraged.

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As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsMljf

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.