Band 7 Sonographer - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Crewe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you a keen, motivated, skilled sonographer looking to join a friendly and professional team within a busy DGH?

Do you require a full
- time post, or part time hours? Would you like to work over fewer days, or perhaps evening work is needed to help with childcare.

Are you looking for a wide spectrum of examinations to utilise your skills?

Can you picture yourself working within the heart of Cheshire, but near to a major railway station and motorways, with beautiful walks, country pubs and picturesque villages on your doorstep?

We need sonographers with a variety of ultrasound skills which may include gynaecology, general medical, small parts, musculoskeletal, paediatrics and obstetrics.

General ultrasound

Community Diagnostic Hub

3 WTE vacancies for sonographers to work at our satellite hospital (Northwich Victoria Infirmary). This operates from 8am-8pm 7 days for outpatients.

Mixed lists of abdominal, gynae, paediatric, small parts and MSK ultrasound depending on skills/ experience.

Obstetric/ inpatient sessions at our larger hospital can be included if required.

Obstetric/General ultrasoundor obstetrics only

0.9 WTE mixed obstetric/ general or obstetrics only based at Leighton Hospital with rotation to Northwich Infirmary and community.

Full range of Obstetric and general ultrasound examinations including EPAU.

Bank holiday/ weekend working on a roster basis.

Quality reporting skills are of paramount importance, as we operate a sonographer led service with radiologist back up when required.

All our sonographers are encouraged to be proactive in their use of equipment controls and settings, and we see this as a vital part of our student education process.

We have embedded a robust system of clinical audit with regular feedback.

Good teaching skills are a must, as we are involved in the training of radiology and obstetric registrars as well as having a rolling sonographer training program.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.

We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Provide a high quality, accurate and comprehensive ultrasound service to patients and referrers, undertaking all examinations for which adequate training has been given
Perform to consistently high standards.
Identify and actively promote best practice.
Communicate verbally with patients during and after their examination, including giving them appropriate details of their results (where appropriate and in accordance with departmental policies).
Use the ultrasound equipment to the best of your ability, ensuring the highest standards of image optimisaton.
Justify and vet ultrasound requests.
Schedule inpatients at weekends/ out of hours where appropriate.
Provide verbal and written reports on ultrasound examinations to referrers and other clinical staff.
Review existing policies and procedures, suggesting alterations and improvements where necessary to improve workflow and quality of service.
Promote communication by attending and participating in departmental meetings
Manage workloads efficiently and effectively.
Ensure familiarity with all software systems utilised within the department, dealing and reporting with problems as they arise, and communicating solutions with colleagues.
Perform miscellaneous duties as and when requested by the Superintendent Sonographer or the Service Manager.
Undertake duties in a caring and professional manner.
Delegate duties where and when appropriate to ensure a strong team approach.