Sonographer: 12 months fixed term maternity cover
An opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team of sonographers to provide 12 months maternity leave cover, delivering excellent patient care in the ultrasound department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and community bases.
An essential requirement for this post is that the successful candidate must be competent and hold certified training in vascular ultrasound, with additional ultrasound skill mixes considered a benefit. The imaging department delivers ultrasound services in the clinical areas of abdominal, gynaecology, obstetrics, vascular, MSK, head and neck, small parts and interventional.
The successful applicant will hold a CASE accredited Post Graduate Ultrasound qualification, and ideally be HCPC registered, although registration with the SOR public voluntary register of sonographers will be accepted.
There will be a requirement to work at several locations within Chesterfield and the surrounding area, including Matlock and Buxton, so personal transport is a consideration.
Additional requirements of this role will be to work weekends on a rota'd basis.
Whole time and part time posts will be considered. Flexible working arrangements will also be considered (in line with clinical service need).
Clinical
- To work as an autonomous ultrasound practitioner to provide a consistently high standard of sonography to aid clinicians in achieving an accurate diagnosis
Educational
- To undertake all mandatory training and maintain own CPD portfolio, keep up to date with advances in the field of ultrasound, and share expertise and knowledge
Research / Audit
- To support, encourage and participate in audit and research with the department
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Chesterfield, Bolsover, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated “Good” by the CQC following their latest inspection in February 2017.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tina Stevens Job title: Clinical Manager (General Ultrasound) Email address: tina.stevens15@nhs.net Telephone number: 01246 514650
For An Informal Discussion Or Department Visit Please Contact
Tina Stevens , Clinical Manager (General Ultrasound), 01246514650
