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.
University College London Hospitals is part of the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust which has a reputation for innovation and providing excellent patient-focused care. UCH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom and provides first class acute and specialist services both locally and to patients from throughout the UK and abroad.
The hospital is situated within easy reach of the many amenities that London has to offer, catering for a wide and diverse population.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Sonographer to join our forward-thinking and friendly department right in the heart of London’s West End.
The ultrasound department is based across five sites; UCH, GWB, UCLH at Westmoreland Street and The Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals.
The sonographer ultrasound service includes general, urological and small parts for inpatients, outpatients, A&E and GP’s.
Gynaecological and obstetric ultrasound is not performed by Imaging, but delivered by Women’s Health.
A local short term Recruitment and Retention Premium (RRP) of £5,000 pa (pro rata) will be paid from April 2020 to new and existing sonographers in recognition of their vital part in the radiology service and will be reviewed annually
For detailed information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description (Supporting Documents).