Employer: Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Scunthorpe with cross site working essential
Town: Scunthorpe
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Clinical Specialist Sonographer - Clinical Mentor
Band 8a
Job overview
Are you an experienced Sonographer with an interest in practice education and professional development? Are you able to inspire and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals?
If so, we are keen for you to join the Ultrasound team at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG).
This is a unique opportunity to work within the Humber Health Partnership (HHP), delivering training and education in ultrasound primarily across the NLAG sites, but working closely with colleagues at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) with whom we are in partnership.
In this crucial role, you will contribute to the improvement of recruitment, retention and training for the Sonography workforce. We are looking for someone who is committed to developing and enhancing training in ultrasound imaging across the region.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the NLAG team of dedicated, hardworking and friendly sonographers. Working across sites, you would be responsible for developing and enhancing training in ultrasound imaging.
We are looking for:
* A qualified, registered Sonographer with a proven background in clinical practice
* Experience in mentoring, teaching, or supervising within a healthcare setting with a focus on sonography
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support and inspire learners
* A commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical practice and patient care
Your role would include:
* Providing mentoring, clinical training and educational support to the sonography workforce by supporting trainee Sonographers and Radiologists
* Leading and enhancing delivery of clinical education, and being responsible for organising all educational and training requirements necessary for all staff within the NLAG team
* Helping design and deliver educational training programmes and sessions that promote continuous learning and professional growth within the team
* Collaborating with HUTH to unify training and education across the HHP, which may on occasion involve travel to support collaborative working and training delivery
* Having a shared level of responsibility for all aspects of the NLAG Ultrasound service with the local Sonography Leads
Apply today to become a key member of the NLAG team and the HHP.
Working for our organisation
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, which will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career; if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.”
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* Holds current HCPC registration / or equivalent
* CASE accredited ultrasound qualification or equivalent qualification
* Have an up to date professional development portfolio
* Hold or be working towards MSc in a relevant subject
* Managerial or leadership training
Knowledge and skills
* Demonstrate experience of working in the field / area of medical ultrasound
* Demonstrate specialist experience in a specific field of medical ultrasound
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: Arabella Rockstro
Job title: Head of Ultrasound Scunthorpe & Goole
Email address: arabella.rockstro@nhs.net
Telephone number: 03033 302583
Uche George
(Joint) Head of Ultrasound
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
03033-303848
or
Cara Duffy-White
(Joint) Head of Ultrasound
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
03033 - 303848
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
Telephone: 03033 306519
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