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Key details
Location
Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Postcode: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 8a
Specialty
Main area: 317 Radiology Ultrasound - Corporate
Interview date: 29/04/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sonographer to take on a leadership/ management role as Superintendent Sonographer for Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Trust.
The post holder will provide a professionally competent, efficient and effective service, whilst maintaining a high level of clinical expertise in their specialist area. The post holder will participate in provision of a high quality ultrasound service for a wide range of referrers across all Trust ultrasound facilities.
Alongside the Regional Ultrasound Manager, the post holder will provide support and operational management to all members of the Ultrasound team in order to ensure delivery of a high quality and cost effective trust wide ultrasound service meeting the needs of patient care and referrers whilst maintaining performance targets and quality standards set by the trust and the directorate. Supporting the regional ultrasound manager in general administrative tasks to ensure the smooth operational function of the ultrasound service.
As well as extensive clinical experience, there is a requirement for robust leadership skills, and candidates must show effective previous experience of this. The role would involve a mixture of clinical and admin sessions.
Suitable post for an experienced Imaging specialist who has demonstrated a high level of clinical achievement and wishes to develop a managerial role.
Advert
* Interview date: Tuesday 29 April 2025
* 37 hours 30 minutes/week
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Responsible, alongside and under the supervision of the regional ultrasound manager, for the management and delivery of a comprehensive and effective Ultrasound imaging service.
To manage within the Ultrasound service, the staff, personal development, and act as first line manager for sickness/absence, capability, disciplinary and professional issues.
To provide professional support for staff and to develop plans to improve patient care within current professional and legal standards, local and national policies.
Candidates should be flexible and able to adapt to the day to day workload, prioritising workload based on clinical urgency.
To uphold the Trust values and NHS values at all times, behaving in a professional, empathetic, inclusive, safe, confidential and compassionate manner towards all staff, patients, visitors and carers.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Trust wide responsible for delivery of an effective and efficient high quality ultrasound service and patient care that meets the needs of patients and referrers. Provides highly specialist knowledge and care to patients, referring clinicians and team members.
* Acts as the lead radiographer in the ultrasound department, setting and maintaining standards, managing and providing direction to the staff and expert advice on specialist equipment to the directorate, as well as advice to users, patients, colleagues etc.
* To perform and independently report ultrasound scans.
* Member of the Radiology ultrasound strategy group for the planning and development of ultrasound services across the city.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
* The post holder must be on the HCPC Register or equivalent Voluntary Register
* BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent with at previous recent post-graduation experience.
* MSc or Post Graduate Diploma (Pg. Dip) in Medical Ultrasound with extensive post graduate clinical experience some of which must be in Ultrasound at Band 7 level
Desirable criteria
* Additional sub specialty post graduate qualification e.g. vascular, paediatrics
* Proven management skills / experience or postgraduate management qualification
* Active member of professional bodies e.g. BMUS
* Teaching / assessing qualification or experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Working knowledge of all relevant professional and NHS policies and procedures.
* Experience in teaching and training of staff
* Evidence of ongoing CPD.
* Detailed knowledge of all technological aspects of the equipment
* Extensive knowledge of guidelines relating to clinical specialist area.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in a regional or specialist centre
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Evidence of leadership skills
* Good organisational and communication skills, with ability to work in a team or independently.
* IT skills for Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
* High level of ultrasound interpretation skills to enable the provision of a clinical report to the referring physician
* Proven leadership and interpersonal/communication skills with evidence of participation in change management and practice development.
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