Obstetric Sonography Support Worker

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Obstetric Sonography Support Worker to join our Maternity and Sonography team within the Women's, Children's and Young Person's Care Group. The Obstetric Sonography Support Workers will work within Maternity Services Ultrasound rooms which are situation across all Hospital and satellite sites at William Harvey, Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother, Kent and Canterbury, Buckland Hospital Dover, Deal and Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkstone. The Obstetric Sonography Support Workers will support assisting Obstetric Sonographers, in the care of patients undergoing their Obstetric ultrasound and provide support to all health care professionals within the multi-disciplinary team

This post will be based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury. You will be required to work weekends on a shift basis

Main duties of the job

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a team. This post will include shifts between the hours of 8am - 8pm over 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays.

A key element of the role is to provide administrative assistance to ensure effective work flow.

Contribute to a positive patient / service user experience within the Obstetrics Ultrasound department.

Promote a welcoming and inviting atmosphere within the department.

Enable timely and effective use of Obstetric Sonography time through effective administration of clinics, appointments and flow through the department.

Patients / service users receive safe and effective support and treatment whilst undergoing Obstetric ultrasound.

Utilise evidence-based healthcare practice in clinical areas in order to maintain standards of care.

Participate in and promote interdisciplinary team working, liaising closely with all of those involved in the care setting in order to ensure continuity of care.

Ensure the clinical environment is clean, tidy and well presented to ensure a safe treatment area for patients / service user, and staff.

Following appropriate training and supervised practice, undertake identified competency-based practices which are required such as phlebotomy and recording of vital signs.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above