Trainee Ultrasound Practitioner

7 months ago


Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Opportunity to complete a Postgraduate diploma in medical ultrasound to enable the evaluation of ultrasound requests and to be able to produce and interpret high-quality images of the body to diagnose and confirm normality and abnormality, injuries, and diseases for both obstetric and non-obstetric ultrasound examinations.Applicant needs to complete a CASE accredited ultrasound course allowing them to train to perform and report obstetric ultrasound examinations as part of the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme.

They will also train to participate in the non-obstetric ultrasound service within Radiology, as well as outlying clinics within the Trust for urgent surgical, gynaecological, and early pregnancy patients.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

**Supporting Clinical and Patient Excellence**:
To train to produce high quality diagnostic ultrasound images.

Train to carry out procedures/examinations and prepare independent clinical reports for completed ultrasound scans, in line with department protocols.

To discuss the findings of the ultrasound examinations with patients where appropriate including fetal death or abnormality.

To perform, manual handling duties that will include lifting/ moving patients, moving trolleys and chairs, moving/ lifting equipment/ other items following suitable manual handling training.

To be accountable for own professional actions and to act as a role model within the department, setting and maintaining high standards of professionalism and patient care and encouraging the development of a strong and flexible multi-disciplinary team.

**Professional autonomy and accountability**:
Able to practise within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession

Able to practise in a non-discriminatory manner

Able to maintain confidentiality and obtain informed consent

Able to exercise a professional duty of care

Know the limits of their practice and when to seek advice

Recognise the need for effective self-management of workload and be able to practise accordingly

Understand the obligation to maintain fitness to practise

Understand the need for career-long self-directed learning

**Professional Responsibilities**:
Know the professional and personal scope of their practice and be able to make referrals

Able to work, where appropriate, in partnership with other professionals, support staff, patients, clients and users, and their relatives and carers

To contribute effectively to work undertaken as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Able to demonstrate effective and appropriate skills in communicating information, advice, instruction and professional opinion to colleagues, patients, clients, users, their relatives, and carers

Understand the need for effective communication throughout the care of the patient, client, or user

Able to gather and use appropriate information.

Able to use appropriate assessment techniques

Able to undertake or arrange clinical investigations as appropriate

Able to analyse and evaluate the information collected

**Quality Assurance and Monitoring**:
To participate in audit and research.

To participate in the department Quality Assurance programmes.

To ensure that professional and technical knowledge and expertise is kept up to date by attending meetings and study days and by reading professional journals.

To be aware of the implications of COSHH and the Health and Safety at Work Act and ensure their guidelines are followed.

To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the line manager. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.

To participate in the investigation of complaints and untoward incidents

**Policy and Service Development Responsibilities**:
To participate in protocol and policy reviews

**People Management Excellence**:
To participate in pre and post gr



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