About this role
Job summary
The main focus of the post is to:
- Work as an Advanced Practitioner performing and reporting on a range of ultrasound examinations
- Provide a high standard of care at all times to patients and relatives.
- Be responsible for professional leadership and the education, training and development of self and others.
- Work across professional and organizational boundaries to improve patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- To perform a range of scans and report on highly complex images whose acquisition is operator dependent, accurately differentiating between normal and pathological findings
- To perform biopsies and other interventional procedures (if suitably qualified) when appropriate
- To be a source of expertise for clinicians and more junior team members
- To work as a team member with a multidisciplinary approach to the service provided
- To provide a high standard of patient care at all times.
- To be responsible for education, training of self and others.
- Work in collaboration with other health care professionals and medical staff and across medical boundaries
- To facilitate a single team approach to develop a cross site ultrasound service
This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- BSc/DCR
- PG Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or DMU Ultrasound (at Masters level)
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of self-development and CPD
- Attendance at relevant updates
- Study days and courses
Desirable
- Evidence of further studies i.e. MSc in Medical Ultrasound
- Post Graduate Certificate in Breast Ultrasound
- Post graduate certificate in vascular ultrasound Management qualification in-house or otherwise
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- To be aware of current trends in all professional matters in ultrasound.
- Counselling skills
Desirable
- Musculoskeletal experience
- Neck scanning
- Paediatric scanning
- Interventional procedures
- Experience in ultrasound of carotid and sonovenogram examinations or other vascular procedures
- Knowledge of computers.
- Evidence of extended role, for example, interventional work
- Evidence of audit/research projects
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Use own initiative
- Methodical and accurate
- Pay attention to detail
- Excellent organiser
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to work under pressure
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)