Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity  to join the ultrasound team in the Humber Health Partnership, as a trainee sonographer.

You would undertake a PG Certificate in Obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound. This would involve clinical placements within the ultrasound departments across the trust and part time studies in medical ultrasound with a Higher Education provider.

Main duties of the job

• Completion of post graduate studies.
• Gain all competencies to independently perform ultrasound examinations
• Gain all competencies to provide a diagnostic report on ultrasound examinations undertaken. 
• Completion of post graduate studies.
• Gain all competencies to independently perform ultrasound examinations
• Gain all competencies to provide a diagnostic report on ultrasound examinations undertaken. 

·         Work within the ultrasound departmental guidelines and Trust policies. 

·         The trust reserves the right to withdraw your clinical placement, and therefore terminate your contract, if you are unsuccessful in completing the academic modules required for the job role.

·         The role is subject to a period of probation and your contract can be terminated if you do not progress of meet the terms of your probation.

·         Learn the skills to undertake a coordinating role for the day to day planning of the operational workload of the department when required. 

• Work as a team member within a multi-disciplinary team, providing a high quality ultrasound service whilst maintaining high standards of patient care
• Maintain effective relationships and have regular communication with ultrasound team, Radiologists and with all areas of Radiology.
• Partake in departmental audit and case review programme
• Participate in the annual appraisal process to include reflected practice and multi-source feedback
• Responsible for own professional development and education

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.