Educational Lead Peripatetic Sonographer

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is an acute hospital trust which promotes great care, honesty and accountability.

The ultrasound department innovative and forward thinking ultrasound department. The department figurehead is well respected and renowned within the profession, promoting excellent education, career development and career satisfaction.

The post holder will support the provision of ultrasound clinical education for the the Humber health partnership

The post holder will deliver efficient, effective, high quality ultrasound education for learners in the region in a cost-effective and sustainable manner, meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements.

The role will be split approximately:

80% in direct clinical teaching or related administration, leadership, research and service development related to clinical education and the role.

20% undertaking clinical service lists and CPD to maintain and develop your own skills.

This is an advanced practice role with an emphasis on the expert clinical practice and education pillars. There is an expectation that the post holder will engage with all pillars of the advanced practice role, focusing on the development of high-quality clinical education. This role will provide expert advice, tuition and service improvement specifically within obstetric ultrasound but will also support the wider clinical mentor team.

Main duties of the job

• Providing direct clinical supervision and constructive feedback to a multi professional cohort of ultrasound learners.
• Ensuring that trainees are supported to meet overall learning outcomes and individual learning needs.
• Leading and monitoring the development of clinical teaching, supervision, feedback and assessment skills for staff within the clinical department.
• Coordinating, organising and performing clinical competency assessments, as required by education providers. Ensuring the provision of robust assessment, clear feedback and remedial support mechanisms as required.
• Disseminating good practice to the wider professional community.
• Ensuring that best practice is developed and delivered across the region. Challenging traditional ways of working and persuading, motivating and influencing others to realign practice where necessary
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team providing a high-quality service whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Independently performing and providing a diagnostic report on ultrasound examinations.
• Maintaining effective relationships and have regular communication with imaging department staff, Radiologists and with all areas of Radiology.
• Undertaking and partaking in departmental audit and case review programme
• Undertaking and participating in the annual appraisal process to include reflected practice and multi-source feedback

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.