Sonographer

ARE YOU A QUALIFIED SONOGRAPHER LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB WITH A NUMBER OF PERSONAL BENEFITS TO YOU?
- Full or part time hours with flexible working?
- Enhanced salary including London Weighting and Recruitment and Retention Premia?

THEN, READ ON.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are a committed multi
- professional team who provide much-valued hospital and community services to residents in South East London from our two main hospital sites, University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, plus Community Hospital sites in Eltham and Dulwich.

The Trust has built a good reputation as a place to enjoy job satisfaction and develop professional skills and experience. Our people value the opportunity to work in a supportive culture and we ensure our team are well rewarded for their contribution. By joining us now, you can play a role in shaping the future of our organisation which continues to put patient and client care first. Whatever the challenges ahead, we’re prepared to face them as one team.

We are seeking exceptionally motivated individuals to join our friendly dynamic team.

In return for your dedication and hard work, we offer a number of staff benefits to keep you totally motivated, feel part of our continuous learning culture, offer you a good work life balance and reward you for your contribution at work.

Our department has a clear ultrasound staff structure which includes a consultant radiographer, advanced practitioners, sonographers, trainee sonographers and radiology department assistants. Our sonographers deliver a wide range of examinations including obstetrics, gynaecology, general abdominal, vascular, small parts, MSK and paediatrics across both sites.

We have advanced Clinical Specialist Sonographers in our team who as well as taking a key role in training also lead the EPU clinic, the vascular service and carry out FNAs and biopsies in our dedicated Head and Neck service.

With such a diverse range of services, the department provides excellent opportunities for postgraduate clinical development and supports CPD through internal and external training courses. We have an ongoing commitment to upskill our sonographer workforce, and to free up radiologists to cover other complex specialised imaging examinations.

Sonographer with ideally with PgD qualification in Medical Ultrasound required. PgC qualification will be considered.

Sonographer will be required to participate in department rota cover a wide range of examinations which could include general abdominal, obstetric, gynae, small parts & MSK scans.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

**Job Summary**:
The post holder will be a qualified sonographer, able to work independently within both the obstetric and/or the general ultrasound departments, accountable for their own professional actions. To assess and action ultrasound requests, giving advice and reports to patients and clinicians. To be responsible for carrying out specialised sonographic imaging to a high standard and in a professional manner, providing diagnosis as appropriate at the time of examination.


The post holder will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team, deputising in the absence of senior staff

The Radiology Department provides the Trust with Diagnostic imaging of patients. A high quality of service is given in line with the requirements of clinical need and targets. The patients, from a diverse population, are referred from the Community and all departments across the Trust.

**Key Result Areas**: 1. Performance 2. Workforce
1. Finance 4. Partnerships
2. General

1. Performance

The post holder may be required to carry out sonographic duties on both the University Hospital, Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth, Woolwich sites, with examinations performed on a diverse patient population, which can include those from high dependency units and the critically ill.
- To independently undertake and report diagnostic ultrasound procedures, maintaining high professional standards of technical competence and ensuring excellent standards of care at all times. To be accountable for own professional actions and work within codes