Main area Ultrasound Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 x 7.5 hour days) Job ref 205-6966689
Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site UHNM Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2025 23:59
Non-Obstetric Service Lead Sonographer
Band 8a
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and professional individual to lead a large and dynamic non obstetric ultrasound service with a desire to develop and progress the service.
They should hold a CASE accredited Qualification at master's level and have extensive clinical experience across a range of patient pathways.
They should have a flexible approach to working and have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an enthusiasm and commitment to delivering an effective, efficient and quality service.
We are a large modern department with a broad range of equipment. We are a fast paced, dynamic and vibrant department with an interesting and challenging case load.
We provide out-patient services across a range of locations and support our busy acute in-patient portals across 7 days including bank holidays. We offer a variety of sub speciality scanning including, vascular, paediatric, MSK and Head & Neck.
Main duties of the job
* Overall accountability for the ultrasound team and service
* Perform and report a broad range of examinations maintaining the highest quality of patient care and professional autonomy.
* Work closely with the ultrasound operational team to facilitate effective performance and people management, ensuring appropriate workflows are maintained.
* Professional leadership and governance of the team, providing effective clinical leadership for Sonographers, motivating and inspiring to deliver the best care for patients.
* Quality improvement, ensuring effective quality assurance and policy review are undertaken, to meet the requirements of the Quality Standards in Imaging accreditation process.
* Workforce development plans, embracing new ways of expanding the workforce for effective succession planning. Ensuring effective skill-mix is available for service delivery, contributing to the recruitment and selection of staff.
* Financial management of the Ultrasound service budget and engaging in the Capital Planning process.
* Work closely with Imaging senior management to deliver strategic objectives of the Directorate.
* Promote audit & research, developing innovative practice and identify where service improvements can be made.
* To be responsible for environment and equipment routine maintenance plans.
Working for our organisation
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, or contact the hiring manager on the details provided.
Person specification
Qualification
* HCPC registered, with evidence of higher-level study at master's Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
* Recognised qualification in Management / Leadership.
Experience
* Extensive experience in a leadership or managerial role within an Imaging service covering a wide range of procedures.
* Experience of a leadership or managerial role within an Ultrasound department.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of workforce planning and financial management processes applicable to an Ultrasound service.
* Experience of management of change processes to support service delivery.
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
* We work with ‘trac.jobs’ to support our recruitment process.
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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Andrew Potts Job title Deputy Professional Head of Imaging Email address andrew.potts@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number 01782 675864 Additional information
Diane.Heath@uhnm.nhs.uk PA to the senior management team
01782 675864
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