Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Department of Radiology
With over thirty sonographers working in the radiology department; all have the opportunity for a varied clinical rotation. The main ultrasound departments lie across both Guy's and St Thomas Hospitals, Women's Services and the Evelina London Children's Hospital. Within these areas, we undertake a wide range of clinical work: this includes one-stop urology and gynaecology clinics, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatric scanning, small parts, MSK, thyroid scanning, Emergency Department, DVT and abdominal/general ultrasound.
Please note - this advert is to grow our pool of temporary staffonly. As part of this recruitment process, we will interview those individuals who have been successful in submitting an application after shortlisting, and then support their application to join our Staff Bank. We will contact individuals as and when roles become available in the department. Shifts will be offered on a flexible, ad hoc basis, with no obligation to work a minimum number of hours.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Sonographers with highly developed clinical skills. You will be a good communicator who offers an excellent standard of patient care. We will give you options to progress your professional development and access to a wide range of benefits.
About us
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.
The post holder will:
Caring - we put patients first
We provide patient and person-centred care. We care about other's needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming.
Ambitious - we innovate and strike for excellence
We innovate and strike for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence.
Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively
We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in 'others' shoes'. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture.
Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action.
We value developing our Sonographer workforce with support from our Sonographer Practice Educator & Development team and are committed to supporting our team and providing relevant educational opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as an autonomous practitioner for Obstetric and Gynaecology Ultrasound scanning and General Ultrasound examinations including abdominal, superficial structures, MSK & DVT scans within the Ultrasound Departments of the Trust, necessitating workload prioritisation, reporting your own workload and referring patients where clinically necessary to appropriate clinicians in accordance with local policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as an autonomous practitioner for Obstetric and Gynaecology Ultrasound scanning and General Ultrasound examinations including abdominal, superficial structures, MSK & DVT scans within the Ultrasound Departments of the Trust, necessitating workload prioritisation, reporting your own workload and referring patients where clinically necessary to appropriate clinicians in accordance with local policy.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- oDMU/Pg Cert/Clinical ultrasound
- oCASE accredited course
Desirable
- oPg Dip/MSc Clinical/medical ultrasound
Skills
Essential
- oExperience in performing and reporting general/obstetric/gynae ultrasound scans
- oNHS or equivalent scanning experience
- oIndependent reporting
- o Ability to organise own scan list
Desirable
- oEvidence of wider range of examinations performed
- o Teaching / mentoring
- Evidence of improvement / transformation initiative
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of motivational ability / team leadership
- oAccuracy and attention to detail
- o Use of Microsoft office/equivalent & u/s reporting system
- o Patient experience / dignity
- o Flexibility
- o Ability to organise and report own workload
Desirable
- o Participation in MDTs/CPPD
- o Leadership skills
- Knowledge of using Astraia / EPIC / SECTRA
ED&I
Essential
- Evidence of ED&I awareness
Desirable
- Evidence of ED&I training
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- oDMU/Pg Cert/Clinical ultrasound
- oCASE accredited course
Desirable
- oPg Dip/MSc Clinical/medical ultrasound
Skills
Essential
- oExperience in performing and reporting general/obstetric/gynae ultrasound scans
- oNHS or equivalent scanning experience
- oIndependent reporting
- o Ability to organise own scan list
Desirable
- oEvidence of wider range of examinations performed
- o Teaching / mentoring
- Evidence of improvement / transformation initiative
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of motivational ability / team leadership
- oAccuracy and attention to detail
- o Use of Microsoft office/equivalent & u/s reporting system
- o Patient experience / dignity
- o Flexibility
- o Ability to organise and report own workload
Desirable
- o Participation in MDTs/CPPD
- o Leadership skills
- Knowledge of using Astraia / EPIC / SECTRA
ED&I
Essential
- Evidence of ED&I awareness
Desirable
- Evidence of ED&I training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
