Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic advanced practitioner sonographer to join our friendly team at LUHFT.
Our ultrasound team work in primary, secondary & tertiary centres across 6 Liverpool sites allowing diverse variety of cases throughout our workload.
We are a large, busy university teaching Trust with a major trauma unit & multiple specialist medical areas. Our experience in acute patient management & diagnosis is exceptional priding ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach.
As part of our busy workload our sonographers have special interests in gynaecological, hernia, head & neck, testicular, dialysis access, transplant, lithotripsy, vascular & MSK US.
We expect candidates to run their own list, manage demand & participate in training. We actively encourage & promote CPD with all of our staff. No obstetric ultrasound is performed in our Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Our multi-disciplinary team undertakes a comprehensive range of ultrasound examinations that include abdominal, gynaecological, vascular, MSK and small parts. We are keen to encourage new techniques and special interests in our department. We actively encourage and promote CPD and learning with all of our staff involved in our regular ultrasound CPD sessions and through attendance and presenting at external courses and conferences. Sonographer led peer review audit in undertaken regularly.
We are a keen training centre for new sonographers with a mentorship framework for trainees and newly qualified staff in place to help with their training and eventual transition into advanced practice. As a university teaching hospital, we also are involved in the training of specialist registrars in all aspects of diagnostic ultrasound.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached
Performance of clinical ultrasound duties as delegated by the Ultrasound Manager in charge of the Ultrasound Department.Maintenance of a high standard of all aspects of ultrasonography.Issuing of diagnostic ultrasound reports according to protocol.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- DCR or Degree in Radiography
- PGD in ultrasound or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Supervision of trainees/students
Desirable
- Research experience
- Audit experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to train/mentor staff
- Works on own initiative
- Ability to meet deadlines
Desirable
- IT skills. Word processing, E.Mail and spread sheets
Other
Essential
- Good time management
- Works as a team player
- Approachable
- Diplomatic
- Demonstrate commitment to task
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 .
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool University Hospital Trusts (Cross site)
Lower lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL