Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, passionate sonographer to lead our Gynaecology Ultrasound service across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG). Are you an experienced sonographer with an interest in Gynaecology Ultrasound? Do you have advanced ultrasound knowledge and skills within this area and are ready to take on a lead role? If so, we are keen for you to join the Ultrasound team at NLAG. 

This is an exciting opportunity to take on the role of the Gynaecology Sonographer Cross-site Lead and work within the Humber Health Partnership (HHP), delivering gynaecology ultrasound services, training and education. Primarily this roll includes cross-site working over the NLAG sites, but there is an expectation to work closely with colleagues at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) with whom we are in partnership.

In this crucial role, you will be responsible for leading the Gynaecology Services across NLAG, overseeing the ultrasound screening pathways and processes, upholding quality assurance. Alongside this you will have a blend of clinical and managerial responsibilities, being responsible for things like:  service improvements, policy development, team management, audit, training and development within the sphere of gynaecological ultrasound.

Main duties of the job

Working across-site you would be responsible for developing, delivering and enhancing the Gynaecological Ultrasound Service.

Responsibilities include –

• Upholding safe, effective service delivery within Gynaecological Ultrasound across NLAG, working closely with service / clinical leads to support this.
• Undertake a wide variety of  gynaecology ultrasound examinations, ensuring best clinical practice is upheld, alongside optimal diagnostic imaging.
• You will have a shared level of responsibility for all aspects of the NLAG Ultrasound service with the other Sonography Clinical Leads.
• Act as the NLAG Gynaecological lead, ensuring adherence to standards, providing feedback and support, monitoring departmental quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with national standards and guidelines.
• You will lead multidisciplinary image review sessions and liaise with Imaging Leads on quality improvement and training outcomes.
• You will supervise and support training of staff within your sphere of ultrasound.
• You will manage clinical governance, incident reporting and service audit, to uphold imaging quality and patient safety.
• You will coordinate departmental resources.
• You will represent the service at Trust meetings, contributing to strategic planning and service improvement.
• You will assist in oversee staffing, sickness, appraisals, recruitment, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure accurate documentation and data entry via hospital IT systems.

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.