Trainee Sonographer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated radiographer, midwife or nurse to expand their career in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound scanning by training to become a sonographer. The training will lead to a Postgraduate Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

This is a full time post and can potentially open up future opportunities for the candidate in other areas of ultrasound imaging.

Ashford & St Peter's NHS Trust is based across two sites with the main department situated at St. Peter's Hospital KT16 0PZ and a smaller one at Ashford Hospital, TW15 3AA.

We are a friendly multidisciplinary team comprising radiographer and midwife sonographers along with three obstetric consultants who specialise in fetal medicine, maternal medicine and multiple pregnancy and are fully committed to the continuing development of our dynamic department. We also have close ties with our tertiary referral centre at St. George's Hospital, London.

The department runs a Monday to Friday scanning service which includes all pregnancy scans from early pregnancy to term and gynaecology scans. It is a busy department and will provide a good opportunity to be exposed to all aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology scanning and form a basis to become an experienced sonographer.

Main duties of the job

The course will involve a combination of hands on training provided by skilled and experienced sonographers currently working in the department as well as attendance to King's College London for lectures and examinations.

The course is academically demanding so candidates need to be thoroughly committed to the training as it necessitates working at Master's level to achieve the Postgraduate Certificate.

The course will be funded by Ashford & St. Peter's Trust. The post holder will ideally commence working at Ashford and St Peter's Trust one month prior to the academic course start date and will continue for three months after the course end date to complete a Preceptorship. The Programme modules at King's College commence in September.

On completion of the PgCert there will be the opportunity for career progression to Band 7.

The expectation is for the successful candidate to remain at Ashford and St. Peter's Maternity Ultrasound for a minimum of 2 years post qualification.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year pa inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-AHP1205-JN

Job locations

Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this exciting post, UK applicants need to have achieved a minimum 2:2 undergraduate Bachelors (honours) degree in either radiography or nursing or midwifery and have two to three years experience in your field.

You will need to be registered with either the HCPC or NMC or RCT.

You will need a passion for excellence and a desire to develop and maintain a high professional and technical knowledge base and standard of work.

You will need to take personal responsibility and fully engage in the training with the support of named sonographer mentors and university tutors.

You will need good communication skills and a flexible approach to working. A mature attitude towards the clinical aspect of the job and a diligent approach to the academic work is essential.

You will need to be prepared to undertake at least 10 hours of study per week in your own time.

You will always put patients first and supervise the general welfare of them whilst in the department.

You will take pride in our team and participate in quality assurance programmes.

Previous ultrasound experience would be desirable but not essential.

It is advised to apply early for this post as applications will close once a specified number have been received.

If you are keen to specialise in this exciting field of imaging please do get in contact for an informal visit to the unit.

Please be advised that you will need to attend a face to face interview which will include a brief practical hands on session with a patient.

It is highly recommended that you visit the Kings College London website to thoroughly review all information re entry requirements, course essentials, teaching and structure.

For further information about this post, please contact:

Lisa Longley Lead sonographer in Maternity & Gynaecology Ultrasound

01932 722670/2665.