As a Senior Sonographer, the successful candidate will conduct ultrasound scans, formulate reports, and communicate results to clinicians. Responsibilities also include training and supervising junior staff, participating in department audits, research, and governance, and potentially deputizing for the Superintendent Sonographer. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and be registered with the HCPC. The working hours are currently Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00, with the potential for future changes to provide a 7-day service.
We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated, full time band 7 sonographers to join our busy, friendly Ultrasound team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. We provide a comprehensive (mainly non-obstetric) ultrasound service to a wide range of specialities within the hospital and local GPs.
At Charing Cross Hospital, we perform general abdominal, gynaecological, small parts, Testes, including Head & Neck, venous Doppler, MSK and contrast enhanced microbubble scans.
Experience in MSK would be preferable but is not essential. We would support training in MSK scanning by encouraging attendance to courses and working with MSK consultants in order to gain knowledge and experience and to eventually deliver independent MSK sessions.
Posts are available at Hammersmith Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and St Mary's Hospital. Sonographers are not required to rotate between sites and current working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00 but this may change in the future to provide 7-day service.
All three departments are excellent to work in, where further training and development is supported. Regular meetings are held to discuss interesting cases. You will be expected to work independently, however support from other sonographers and radiologists is always available and encouraged.
Candidates must hold PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered with the HCPC if you have an underlying profession.
- To provide an efficient high quality ultrasound service comprising unsupervised scanning sessions within the trust maintaining a high standard of patient care.
- To work as an independent practitioner by performing ultrasound scans to a high diagnostic standard, formulating a report and communicating the results to the appropriate clinician and to accountable for own professional actions.Provide specialist advice pertaining to the ultrasound service.
- Responsible for training and supervision of all staff within the ultrasound unit.
- To be actively involved and assist with the department Audit, Research and Clinical Governance programme.
- To deputise for Superintendent Sonographer.
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