East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic Obstetric Sonography Support Worker to join our Maternity and Sonography team within the Women's, Children's and Young Person's Care Group. The Obstetric Sonography Support Workers will work within Maternity Services Ultrasound rooms which are situated across all Hospital and satellite sites at William Harvey, Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother, Kent and Canterbury, Buckland Hospital Dover, Deal and Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone. The Obstetric Sonography Support Workers will support assisting Obstetric Sonographers in the care of patients undergoing their Obstetric ultrasound and provide support to all health care professionals within the multi-disciplinary team.
This post will be based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury. You will be required to work weekends on a shift basis.
Main duties of the job
1. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a team. This post will include shifts between the hours of 8am - 8pm over 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays.
2. A key element of the role is to provide administrative assistance to ensure effective workflow.
3. Contribute to a positive patient/service user experience within the Obstetrics Ultrasound department.
4. Promote a welcoming and inviting atmosphere within the department.
5. Enable timely and effective use of Obstetric Sonography time through effective administration of clinics, appointments and flow through the department.
6. Patients/service users receive safe and effective support and treatment whilst undergoing Obstetric ultrasound.
7. Utilise evidence-based healthcare practice in clinical areas in order to maintain standards of care.
8. Participate in and promote interdisciplinary team working, liaising closely with all of those involved in the care setting in order to ensure continuity of care.
9. Ensure the clinical environment is clean, tidy and well presented to ensure a safe treatment area for patients/service users and staff.
10. Following appropriate training and supervised practice, undertake identified competency-based practices which are required such as phlebotomy and recording of vital signs.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
* Communication Skills and Teamwork experience
* Experience of working in a hospital/care environment; Previous NHS experience
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level with A-C grades in English or Maths or equivalent
* NVQ 2 Care Certificate or is willing to work towards
Clinical Knowledge
* Demonstrates patient-focused approach and understanding of Radiology environment.
Personal/professional attributes
* Able to organise and manage own time
* Able to perform observations of vital signs and phlebotomy
* Cannulation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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