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Clinical Specialist Sonographer – Acute Services Lead

This role is primarily a clinical principle radiographer post with specialist skills, knowledge and leadership.

This role will undertake operational leadership of the acute ultrasound service based at Hull Royal Infirmary. This will include liaising with the emergency department (ED), Acute Assessment Unit (ACU) and the acute ward team. This would include responsibility for managing staff, resources and activity and provide specialist advice as required in relation to the acute pathways.

This role will be expected to assess, analyse and interpret complex situations including clinical, staff and operational issues. In unpredictable situations, this role is responsible for making decisions to ensure continued service provision, in collaboration with the Radiology Manager, Ultrasound Manager and Consultant Practitioner Radiographers. This role will provide expert advice, tuition and service improvement in the specific specialist field of practice.

Main duties of the job

For the right candidate we may be able to make the post up to full time hours with additional B7 hours

The 0.5 WTE posts reflect the changing needs of the service. This post will have a specific area of responsibility for ultrasound services within Hull University Hospitals NHS Trust and will lead a team of enthusiastic individuals.  The Clinical Specialist Radiographers work as a team supporting the Consultant Radiographer, Radiology Manager and Clinical Directors in the delivery of performance KPI’s, CRES schemes and a high quality diagnostic service.

This post will suit highly motivated experienced sonographers who are willing to face new challenges and objectives. The post requires leadership, organisation and communication skills as well as evidence of experience within the chosen specialty field.

All applicants must have current experience in gynaecological ultrasound imaging.

The post holder is required to hold HCPC, NMC or GMC registration as a condition of employment.

All job offers will be subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions. The post is a 24/7 flexible working contract. Core hours are within 8am – 6.00pm 7 days per week.

To offer expert opinion on ultrasound scans .

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership 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 Partnership 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 Partnership and our community.