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Job summary

Main area
Midwife Sonography Team
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Across both campus)
Hours
Part time - 25.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7267900
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata (On call payments as per Trust Policy)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/06/2025 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Midwife Sonographer

Band 7

Job overview

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

The Midwife Sonography team at NUH are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Midwife Sonographer who is interested in joining our team on a 6 month fixed term contract. 

You will have excellent communication skills, be a team player and demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality care. This is an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and hard working team. 

The vacancy is part time, working 25.5h per week over 3 days. Working pattern is Monday - Friday, 8-5pm, to work across both QMC and City Hospitals. 

PLEASE NOTE - This post is for an experienced Midwife Sonographer 

 

Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking 2nd and 3rd trimester fetal growth surveillance scans as part of the Midwife Sonography team
  • Performing uterine artery doppler scans
  • Interpreting scans performed and ensuring an appropriate care plan is in place
  • Vetting and actioning scan referrals 
  • Performing audits 

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in management/leadership
  • Experience in Obstetric Ultrasound, focusing on 2nd and 3rd trimester assessment.
  • Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students.
  • Evidence of ability to mentor. Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
  • Ability to embrace and lead change, learn new techniques outside current scope of practice, further enhancing role.
Desirable criteria
  • Audit or research within the clinical area
  • Formal teaching of groups of staff.
  • Budget management
  • Support roster management to ensure the units are staffed sufficiently to provide an efficient and safe service

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team.
  • Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict.
  • Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects.
  • Experience of supporting colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions.
  • Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team.
  • Demonstrate leadership for the management of change.

analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations / scan findings and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
  • Ability to generate and present comprehensive scan reports and utilize computer patient records for documentation i.e. Badgernet.
  • Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines.
  • Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services.
  • Demonstrate awareness of safety issues related to Ultrasound scans in pregnancy
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy.
  • Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing).

planning and Organisational Skills

Essential criteria
  • Can formulate short and long term objectives.
  • Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to effectively lead a team including the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis.
  • Demonstrate effective resource management
  • Experience in strategic planning for a service.

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties.
  • Demonstrate hand-eye coordination. Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
  • Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of moving and handling training.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badgeadded for NUH

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Janine Ferlinc
Job title
Lead Midwife Sonographer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812 268656
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