Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, passionate sonographer to lead our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound service across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG). Are you an experienced sonographer with an interest in MSK Ultrasound? Do you have advanced MSK ultrasound knowledge and skills, and are ready to to take the lead within this area of ultrasound? If so, we are keen for you to join the Ultrasound team at NLAG.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on the role of MSK Cross Site Lead and work within the Humber Health Partnership (HHP), delivering MSK ultrasound services, training and education. Primarily this roll includes cross-site working over the NLAG sites, but there is an expectation to work closely with colleagues at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) with whom we are in partnership.
In this crucial role, you will be responsible for leading the MSK service across NLAG and setting up the interventional procedures pathway within this sub specialty. You will oversee the service, managing the patient referrals pathways, ensuring quality assurance and harmonised working within the HHP multidisciplinary team in the sphere of MSK. Alongside this you will have a blend of clinical and managerial responsibilities, being responsible for things like: service improvements, policy development, team management, audit, training and development.
Main duties of the job
Working across-site your responsibilities would encompass developing, delivering and enhancing the MSK and associated Interventional Ultrasound Service:
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Upholding safe, effective service delivery within MSK Ultrasound, working closely with Service / Clinical Leads across-site to support this.
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Undertaking a wide variety of MSK ultrasound examinations, ensuring best clinical practice is upheld, alongside optimal diagnostic imaging.
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You will have a shared level of responsibility for all aspects of the NLAG Ultrasound service with the other Sonography Clinical Leads.
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You will act as the NLAG MSK lead, ensuring adherence to standards, providing feedback and support, monitoring departmental quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with national standards and guidelines.
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You will lead multidisciplinary image review sessions, liaising with Imaging Leads on quality improvement and training outcomes.
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You will supervise and support training of staff within the sphere of MSK ultrasound.
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You will manage clinical governance, incident reporting and service audit, to uphold imaging quality and patient safety.
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You will coordinate departmental resources.
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You will represent the service at Trust meetings, contributing to strategic planning and service improvement.
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You will assist in oversee staffing, sickness, appraisals, recruitment, and performance monitoring.
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Ensure accurate documentation and data entry via hospital IT systems.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional qualification and relevant background (e.g. BSc Radiography / Nursing)
- oPost Graduate diploma in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited or equivalent)
- oPGCert/MSc in MSK
- oCurrent and up to date registration through HCPC / NMC
Desirable
- oExperience/knowledge of implementing an interventional MSK service
- oMSc in Medical Ultrasound / working towards
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge of MSK Ultrasound underpinned with theoretical knowledge.
Desirable
- oLeadership experience and service development achievement within an imaging department
Education and qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional qualification and relevant background (e.g. BSc Radiography / Nursing)
- oPost Graduate diploma in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited or equivalent)
- oPGCert/MSc in MSK
- oCurrent and up to date registration through HCPC / NMC
Desirable
- oExperience/knowledge of implementing an interventional MSK service
- oMSc in Medical Ultrasound / working towards
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- oHighly developed specialist knowledge of MSK Ultrasound underpinned with theoretical knowledge.
Desirable
- oLeadership experience and service development achievement within an imaging department
Education and qualifications
Essential
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scunthorpe / Grimsby with cross-site working essential
Scunthorpe / Grimsby
DN15 7BH
Employer's website
https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
