Sonographer - Nuneaton, United Kingdom - George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
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Nuneaton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Communication:

Good communication is essential for the following reasons: With patients To make them feel at ease and able to cooperate.

To provide verbal reports to all early pregnancy patients, and other patients if appropriate, to try to relieve any anxiety in having to wait for results.

To communicate complex, often distressing and emotional information to patients clearly, with tact and sensitivity; then to overcome the barriers to understanding and give reassurance.

This is frequently necessary in regard to early pregnancy loss.

With staff To provide a clear, written diagnostic report for the referring clinician to assist in patient management.

To liaise when required with colleagues and clinicians to discuss potential problems seen on scans and directly or indirectly refer patients e.g.

To specialist centers as appropriate. To liaise with doctors and appointment staff regarding allocation of ultrasound appointments and emergency bookings.


Leadership / Management The sonographer needs: To ensure that appropriate clinical examinations are carried out by liaising and discussing requests with other health professionals and being able to alter requests, without direct clinical referral, within national and departmental guidelines. To devise an appropriate daily schedule of work including, where possible, the extra workload due to emergency cases. To organise and supervise any staff assisting in the ultrasound department to ensure that the best possible attention is given to the ultrasound patients and to the efficient running of the department. To be aware of and willing to undertake management responsibilities within the role.

To use the radiology computer system for recording, entering and tracking information.

Have knowledge of clerical and assistant duties required in ultrasound and to be able to undertake these duties when required.

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