Midwife Sonographer / Obstetric Sonographer, Inverness
Client: NHS Scotland
Location: Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: d1d49a670ae1
Job Views: 9
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Job Description:
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are looking for a highly motivated midwife/obstetric sonographer to join our team of midwife sonographers at the Obstetric Ultrasound Department / Fetal Medicine Unit at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.
Raigmore Hospital provides midwifery, obstetric and neonatal care to pregnant women and their families living in the Scottish Highlands. It covers a wide rural area of 12500 square miles and has approximately 1800 births a year.
Our team of 6 midwife sonographers generate approximately 11,000 scans per year. We are an independent and progressive team with a high degree of sonographer autonomy. We care about a quality assured service, participate in peer review and audit to maintain a high professional standard. For the past 6 months we have consistently achieved being in the top ten units UK wide for detection of the small for gestational age fetus.
The sonographers are fully supported by our lead midwife sonographer. Our main workload includes EPAU, fetal medicine, maternal medicine, twins and specialist ANC’s, including our screening pathway scans and general obstetric growth scans, using Perinatal Institutes’ GROW package as part of saving babies lives care bundle v3.
We perform all obstetric examinations, including RCOG guidance on MCA PI and UAPI screening for small for gestational age babies.
You will be a qualified midwife or have a relevant degree level qualification which has then led you on to a PGC minimum in obstetric ultrasound.
You must be up to date in your practice, willing to undertake audit, teaching and mentorship when required. The post holder will be expected to work independently and produce diagnostic reports that provide the clinician with accurate clinical findings.
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