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Sonographer

Job Description

We are looking for a dedicated sonographer to work in a small team within the UCLH ultrasound department. The role includes developing key multi-disciplinary relationships across clinical, educational and non-clinical groups and fully participating in the clinical delivery of ultrasound and the training of medical & non-medical staff.

The department is supportive of post graduate training and education and keen to facilitate staff development.

• Assess a referral or request form, and justify it under departmental and locally agreed protocols.
• Ensure that the protocol used for an examination is suitably matched to the clinical indications for the procedure.
• Liaise with referring clinicians to clarify or discuss requests for ultrasound procedures.
• Act as a point of highly specialist advice for referrers, other clinical staff, patients and their relatives in the modality / service.
• Ensure that patients, relatives and staff are appropriately informed and reassured of any discussions relating to patient procedures.
• Assess the physical, mental and communication abilities and needs of individual patients and respond appropriately.
• Answer all questions and concerns of the patients, providing them with appropriate responses, putting the patient’s condition into the context of the procedure.
• Document that patients have consented to procedures and to issue and ensure they understand any instructions they need to follow.
• Enter accurate patient examination data into Imaging Information Systems e.g. EPIC and PACS.
• Accurately position patients for the appropriate examinations, taking into account their abilities, needs and limitations.
• Appropriately adapt standard techniques to ensure that ultrasound procedures are undertaken appropriately for patients with limited capabilities.
• Participate in patient monitoring or administration of oxygen.

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