Sonographer

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Job Overview

Band 7 : Sonographer - 15 hrs per week

The Ultrasound Team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and motivatedexperienced or newly qualifiedSonographer to join our well-established, friendly and progressive ultrasound team.

The Sonographer team consists of a mix ofRadiographerSonographers, Midwife Sonographers and Clinical Specialist Sonographers deliveringworld-classultrasound servicesto the people of Wiltshire, West Hampshire and Dorset. You will have access to a wide case-mixconducted on the latest Ultrasound equipmentfrom Samsung, GE and Canon.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, an excellent team player and committed to the delivery ofhigh-qualitypatient care.In return, theUltrasound Team has a culture which fosters innovation and supports new ideas whilst also ensuring our people are well supported,ensuring high rates of employee satisfaction,and are professionally developing to be the leaders of tomorrow.

We havealreadydevelopedsonographer-led services includingHyCoSy, Rheumatology, Head & NeckFNAand Breast Interventional Clinics.We are committed to providing a 3D gynaecology service by the end of 2022 and are currently seeking funding for CEUSservices.

We are committed to staff education and training, funding staff to complete their MSc in Medical Ultrasound,external and internal training courses and attendance at conferences such as BMUS.

Main duties of the job

The Ultrasound Department is spread across the entire Hospital Site with 5 rooms in Radiology, 3 in Maternity, 2 in Gynaecology, 1 in Rheumatology, the Breast Unit and Fertility Centre with 2 peripheral Maternity sites at Tidworth Medical Centre and Westminster Memorial Hospital in Shaftesbury.

We have a mix of Samsung RS80, RS85, HS40, HS60, HM70 and W10 machines across Radiology and Maternity, Supported by two GE Logiq Es, a Voluson E8 and Canon Xario 200.

We carryout a wide range ofultrasoundinvestigations covering inpatients, outpatients and one-stop clinics in Gynaecology, Breast, Rheumatology and Urology. We also provide ultrasound services to the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• An additional day’s leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life’s challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
  

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

COVID VACCINATION

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. In order to comply with our duty of care, we continue to encourage and support our staff to have the COVID vaccine in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients as this is the best line of defence against COVID-19.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

Other Information

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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