Ultrasonographer

Job summary

Ultrasonographer

Band 7

Due to the expansion of the Radiology service at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre an exciting opportunity has arisen for additional Band 7 sonographers to join our Radiology team. You would be based at our Liverpool city centre sites, predominantly at the CDC facility with some cover on occasion at the main hospital site close by. The workload will be varied to include oncology and non-oncology scanning.

The Radiology service is QSI accredited at our Wirral site we are in working toward accreditation at our main Liverpool site.

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner in a CDC and cancer centre, you will develop and deliver a high quality specialist ultrasound service alongside our radiologists and physicists. You will be able to show evidence of participating in peer-review audit and have an excellent knowledge of current legislation and guidelines. You will ensure sound clinical governance of the service, including audit.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusiv e

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in Radiography or equivalent Post Graduate qualification in Ultrasound Degree in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent Registration with HCPC Registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT)

Desirable

Teaching / mentorship qualification Member of the Public Voluntary Register of Sonographers (SoR)

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

Specialist knowledge of ultrasound scanning and relationship with other Imaging modalities Record of Ultrasound-related Continuing Professional Development Computer-literate Excellent working knowledge of hospital PACS, RIS and EPR systems

Desirable

Knowledge of specialist oncology and interventional ultrasound procedures

Experience

Essential

Experience in general and Doppler ultrasound Experience in providing final reports Experience in using a wide range of ultrasound equipment Dealing with anxious/distressed patients Experience in problem solving Experience in staff training and supervision Experience in US governance including audit

Desirable

Experience in oncology imaging Experience of multi professional team working Experience in research

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