Main area: Maternity
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 18.75 hours per week, permanent, with the option to increase to full-time on a temporary basis.
Job ref: 205-6871104
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke/ County and Community scanning locations
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 22/01/2025 at 23:59
Midwife Sonographer
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified midwife sonographer to join the maternity team supporting the delivery of scanning requirements in relation to Saving Babies Lives.
The post holder will be qualified and competent in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester obstetric scanning. Competency with uterine arterial doppler (UtAD) would be desirable, but full training and assessment of competency will be provided.
Main duties of the job
The midwife sonographer will have completed a PGCert in obstetric Ultrasound and have completed a period of consolidation. The midwife sonographer will support the delivery of clinical care in relation to the national drivers in Ultrasound (Saving Babies Lives V3). Following completion of training, the midwife sonographer will be competent to perform Uterine Arterial Doppler (UtAD) assessments on eligible women, including interpreting the UtAD and ensuring the appropriate care pathway is in place for women.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife with current registration
* Postgraduate Certificate in Obstetric Ultrasound
* Degree in a relevant health-related subject
* Masters level study or Degree
Experience
* Currently practicing as a midwife sonographer
* Ability to lead and initiate change
* Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload
* Sound knowledge of professional agenda
* Datix training
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to 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.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
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 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). This is in addition to any professional registration requirements.
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.
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.
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