*BANK*- Peripatetic Trainer-Sonographer Ultrasound

Job summary

Sessional basis - £44 per hour

Flexible hours / sessions available, 7 days a week between the hours of 8:30 am -8pm ( Royal Stoke / County Stafford/ Haywood Community Hospital)

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, dynamic and professional individuals to join our well established team of bank of Advanced Practitioner Sonographers.

You should hold a case accredited PgC , PgD or MSc in non obstetric ultrasound and a broad range of experience of working independently within the NHS.

Skill mix offered:

General Medical : upper Abdominal / KUB

Small parts : Testes / Head and neck

Gynae

Vascular

Lower limb vein scanning for DVT / Carotid scanning

The successful candidate must have excellent communication and organisational skills, be enthusiastic and committed to delivering an efficient and quality service

Main duties of the job

The Ultrasound department provides both Obstetric and General Medical scanning services, which are managed and supported operationally from the Royal Stoke. However, services are provided from both sites and multiple smaller community units.

Maternity services currently deliver approximately 7000 babies a year, for which we provide the routine antenatal screening in line with national screening standards. In addition to this the sonographers support the early pregnancy unit, fetal assessment unit and specialist antenatal and gynaecological clinics.

General Ultrasound scanning provides out-patient services and supports our busy acute in patient departments, plus a variety of sub speciality services including, vascular, paediatric and MSK .

We are a modern department with a variety of equipment. We are a fast paced, dynamic and vibrant department with an interesting and challenging case load. We provide a 7 day service including bank holidays on a rotational basis.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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