Lead Msk Sonographer-radiology

We are recruiting for an MSK Reporting Sonographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder will act as a clinical expert in MSK ultrasound performing and reporting on Ultrasound examinations and will develop and implement best practice.

Our multi-skilled sonographer team rotate across all three sites and provide a 7-day emergency service at the Lister, which is our acute site and is working towards 7 days working at the New QEII hospital to support the newly established Community Diagnostic Hub.

We support sonographer development and training, and our sonographers are valued members of multi-disciplinary teams across obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, Musculo-skeletal, and general medicine.
We support flexible working and have shifts working weekends and evenings.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

The MSK Reporting Sonographer will take a major role in MSK ultrasound imaging supporting high clinical standards.

Assist in the development of departmental policies and procedures.
Contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Be involved in writing Training documents & Competencies for specific procedures.

To act as academic and clinical mentor to both educate and support those learning MSK ultrasound procedures or research, including radiologists, radiographers, RDA s, and other disciplines.

Participate and have an active role in audit and clinical governance.

Work according to current national guidelines and best practice.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.