About the role
Salary: £63665.00 to £70887.00
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as an Ultrasound Modality Lead Sonographer. We are recruiting for a Band 8A Lead sonographer post, based across both our Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital sites. Post holders will be responsible for leading the Ultrasound department and managing its day-to-day operations in the absence of senior management.
To be responsible for the management and day-to day running of the specialised services pertaining to the ultrasound unit.
To ensure diagnostic targets for the ultrasound service are met.
To be responsible for the management and development of the specialist service ensuring optimum use of staffing and equipment resources within the modalities.
To lead and participate in the clinical audit & clinical governance programmes.
To be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans including high risk obstetric, non-obstetric and gynaecological patients.
To act as practice educator and take an active role in teaching & practical training of student sonographers, specialist registrars & others in training.
To be responsible for the professional leadership and training of the team, providing a high quality patient focused service.
To be responsible for sonographer & support staff rota management and liaising with the radiology admin lead and maternity admin team to ensure adequate capacity to meet the demand.
To ensure maintenance of equipment and a safe working environment.
To provide a service across all sites
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.