Trainee Sonographer
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, St Johns, Wakefield
Trainee Sonographer
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Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, St Johns, Wakefield
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 29 Apr | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 01ecb63426394920be847e65d560cfbc
Location ref: St Johns, Wakefield
Full Job Description
- To ensure professional and technical standards are maintained at all times using a high level of specialist knowledge in line with local, regional and national guidelines where appropriate.
- Under the supervision of a qualified sonographer, perform a range of ultrasound examinations and prepare a report on the clinical findings of the scan in accordance with departmental protocols.
- To interpret obstetric ultrasound images in order to establish a diagnosis, influencing patient management and treatment including accurate dating based on foetal ultrasound measurements.
- To contribute to the provision of a screening service to detect foetal anomalies, monitor growth in the at risk foetus and to liaise directly with the obstetric clinician or midwife where appropriate.
- To ensure imaging procedures are carried out in accordance with mandatory departmental systems of work and protocols.
- To adapt technique to the condition of the patient and level of co-operation.
- To actively maintain and develop high standards of patient care, maintaining patient dignity during examinations of an intimate nature.
- To audit and evaluate own practice with peers, work within and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team.
- To play an active role in the implementation and development of quality assurance programmes including departmental audit and clinical governance activities, collecting data when required.
After a 24 month training period delivered by the Sheffield Hallam University, and practical element supported by The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, upon successful completion of the training programme, candidates should progress to Sonographer grade. We require someone who has excellent organisational and Interpersonal skills and who can continuously improve. The successful candidate must be able to provide evidence of either a BSc Radiography or D.C.R. (R), Registered Midwife. We are a challenging and fast-paced service and require individuals with confidence, professionalism and the ability to motivate themselves and others. We are looking for someone who can uphold our trust values & behaviours and play a crucial role in delivering excellent care. Are you caring, ensuring this is in the heart of all you do? Are you willing to contribute to help improve aspects of the care being delivered and to improve yourself? Are you respectful of others and treat people the way they would expect to be treated? Are you able to provide a high standard of work, for both patients and the services we provide? Then you just might be the candidate we are looking for.
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/trainee-sonographer-126759713