Job summary

Are you looking for the next step in your career?

Are you a Sonographer with experience in mentoring?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Sonographers to come and work on the bank at NUPAS Northwest, this role offers competitive rates of pay and flexible working hours.

You will need to be able to fulfil an integral role within our multidisciplinary team delivering a confidential abortion, contraception and sexual health service. You will need to be motivated, enthusiastic, caring and empathetic. The succesful candidate must be prepared to travel across all of our sites across the Northwest. Pro-choice is a must.

For further information please contact: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To perform and report independently on Trans-abdominal and Trans-Vaginal ultrasound examinations, as well as a full range of obstetric scans.

To produce appropriate written reports for the medical profession and keep an accurate record.

Communicate with paitents using tact and empathy as well as being sensitive to a paitents needs.

Supervise and mentor staff undertaking Sonography accreditation.

Provide supervision sessions.

To undertake a range of ultrasound examinations in accordance with Company and National Guidelines.

To perform and independently provide a full ultrasound scanning and reporting service. Use analytical and judgemental skills to provide interpretation of ultrasound images in order to provide independent written examination reports over a range of ultrasound examinations according to scope of practice.

To practice unsupervised, providing an independent diagnostic report and to communicate scan findings to medical team.

Have a degree of personal and professional autonomy. Have the ability to make clinical judgements and critical decisions of the highest order, using knowledge, skills and experience.

To remain up-to-date with changes and current trends in medical ultrasound.

About us

The post holder will have a duty to ensure that the principles of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement are adhered to in line with Section 11 of The Health and Social Care Act 2012 for Improving Patient Experience.

All staff are required to adhere to the principles of patient centred care as detailed in the NICE Quality Standard for Patient Experience and to treat patients with dignity, kindness, compassion, courtesy, respect, understanding and honesty.

The post holder will, in support of the NUPAS Visions & Values and ensure that everyone is treated as an individual and will acknowledge and value difference in order to treat everyone fairly.