Midwife Sonographer
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity opportunity has arisen for Midwife Sonographers to join our ADAU team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBH). We are a busy Maternity unit offering care across Birmingham and surrounding areas. You can expect a warm welcome at SWBH, our staff are friendly and welcoming.
Our Antenatal Day Assessment Unit incorporates 3rd trimester growth scan service in addition to caring for women who require antenatal surveillance throughout their pregnancy's. We also operate a successful Community Scanning service
We have a dedicated and dynamic multi-disciplinary team who strive to maintain the highest quality and standards of care to our women and their families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a professional obstetric sonographer holding the appropriate qualifications in third trimester growth scans and Liquor Volume Umbilical dopplers.
The post holder will provide a highly specialist service to aid diagnosis and management of care.
You will perform and report on all scans and be able to make informed decisions within your scope of professional practice and within clinical guidelines.
You may, at times, be required to communicate potentially distressing diagnosis directly to expectant parents and refer these patients appropriately.
You will teach and supervise trainee midwifery sonographers and medical staff. You will be expected to supervise newly qualified members of staff.
You must maintain professional standards by developing and maintaining your CPDand by taking part in other developmental activities as required e.g leading on audit
You will take care of women attending ADAU for a range of crieria incuding reduced fetal movements
About us
At SWB we strive to be at the forefront of innovative maternity and neonatal care. We are a friendly team and serve a demographically varied population. We are proud to be dedicated to women and children's healthcare and are committed to offer choice to women and their families for whom we provide care.
- Our maternity services have been recently classed as 'Good' following an unannounced CQC inspection.
- We are proud of our approach to multidisciplinary working between our midwives, nurses and medical staff. We are committed to creating the best place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential. We are also committed to the well-being of our staff.
- We will be moving to state of the art facilities as part of our move to the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (due to open 2024).
Our community is eagerly anticipating the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital which will be opening in 2024. Its opening will be the beginning of a fresh chapter in our ambitious journey to be the nation's leading provider of integrated care. This new state of the art acute hospital in Smethwick will bring together all acute services onto one site.
Details
Date posted
09 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
381-WC-5942354
Job locations
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer's website
https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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