Advanced Practitioner Sonographer

**Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Sonographer**

**Location**:Houghton Primary Care Centre, Washington Primary Care Centre

**Pay Rates**:Day £25.60

Sat/Nights £30.58

Sun/Bank Hols £37.64

**Contract length**:Long term

**Working hours**:
Mon
- Fri 08:30 - 17:00

**About the Trust - **South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Rated ‘Good’ (‘Outstanding’ for Caring) in their most recent CQC report, South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital and community-based healthcare services to people in South Tyneside and Sunderland. The Trust also provides a wide range of specialist services, with particular expertise in ophthalmology with a Cataract Treatment Centre, Glaucoma Unit and a Macular Unit. Located in and around South Tyneside & Sunderland, with Newcastle nearby, enjoy the benefits of both city and coastal life.

**As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits**:

-  Competitive pay rates - work this week, get paid next week
-  Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go - access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
-  Essential support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime
-  Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
- First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust - access before they are made available to agency
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
- Training and development opportunities
-  Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
-  Stakeholder pension scheme available

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- To undertake gynaecological and general medical ultrasound procedures.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing a high quality diagnostic ultrasound service whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.
- To ensure that practice is carried out in accordance with department policies and protocols.
- To undertake all ultrasound procedures delegated by the lead advanced practitioner to a good level of skill and knowledge in all aspects of ultrasound encountered on the departmental rotation.
- Act as a team player and develop and maintain effective relationships with all team members
- Assist in the effective and efficient running of the department including communication with the Clinical Imaging Support Workers
- Assist the advanced practitioners in monitoring and controlling workloads ensuring that an efficient service is delivered
- Rotate through all areas of the radiology ultrasound department rota.
- Maintain high working standards by keeping an up to date knowledge of developments and techniques in ultrasound and to help facilitate the introduction of such as appropriate
- Have flexible working practices within the Service that includes 7 day working as required
- Pursue your own educational and professional development, following your professional code of conduct
- Partake in department and clinical audit and research projects.
- Attend mandatory courses as required by the trust.
- To maintain HCPC/NMC registration
- To attend and participate in department staff meetings
- Participate in the appraisal system and contribute towards any post review as necessary
- Use the departmental computerised patient information system efficiently and comply with the Data Protection Act
- Report any malfunction or breakdown of any ultrasound equipment to the lead advanced practitioner, completing department equipment records and taking appropriate action if the equipment is unsafe
- Identify and manage challenging behavior in a tactful and sensitive manner.

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

**You’ll have the following qualification/experience**:
**Qualifications**:

- PgC in General Medicine Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Hold current HCPC/NMC registration
- Have an up-to-date professional portfolio
- BSc in Diagnostic Radiography OR
- Diploma of the College of Radiographers OR
- BSc in Nursing, Midwifery or other
- Allied Health Profession
- ECDL

**Experience**:

- Demonstrate significant experience of working in the field / area of health care
- Demonstrate experience of working in diagnostic ultrasound

**Knowledge / Skills**_:_
- Demonstrate theoretical, practical and professional knowledge of ultrasound
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate with patients and other health care workers
- Evidence of ongoing CPD, in relation to HCPC/NMC requirements
- Expand upon core knowledge using Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
- Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of a wide range of general ultrasound
- Demonstrate evidence of good academic skills
- Knowledge and insight of current trends in health care practice and wider NHS issues.

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

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