Sonographer

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology Department at Birmingham Women’s Hospital for an enthusiastic and well-motivated sonographer to join our dedicated team at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled Radiographer Sonographer/Midwife Sonographer with good clinical knowledge and opinion, to join our team of dynamic and welcoming staff, to promote and deliver a family focused and user-friendly radiology service to women, babies and their families.

The post holder will be based at Birmingham Women’s Hospital and will have recent clinical experience in obstetric and/or gynaecological ultrasound.

The work is varied, enabling a good scope of advanced practice including; obstetrics, gynaecology, abdominal and paediatric ultrasound.

The department pays 5% Recruitment and Retention premium and supports 6 days protected study per annum/pro-rata.

The standard operational hours are Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00. Full time hours and part time hours will be considered. Participation in out or hours work will also be required.

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The aim of this role is to work as an independent Sonographer, performing all aspects of obstetric and/or gynaecological ultrasound examinations to a high standard, formulating concise and accurate reports and communicating results to the appropriate clinician. In this manner, delivering a safe, effective and efficient service that meets both patient/families/carers, and staff requirements.

**The post holder will**:
Prioritise, justify and manage workload as an individual and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Provide theoretical and clinical training for Trainee Sonographers, Specialist Registrars and Student Radiographers.

Be required to work collaboratively with clinical, managerial and admin colleagues.

The post holder will be responsible on a rotational basis for leading the shift, undertaking a co-ordinating role for the day to day planning and delivery of the department’s operational workload. This person will be expected to deputise for the clinical manager in their absence.

Be responsible for own CPD and professional and personal development through personal study, reflection, attendance at MDT meetings and ultrasound education meetings. They will participate and support clinical audit and quality assurance testing, promoting the continuous improvement in service delivery and quality within ultrasound imaging.

Follow policies, procedures and protocols relating to and underpinning the ultrasound service in line with national guidance.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.