Job summary
- Main area
- Ultrasound
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed term to cover Maternity leave)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP03112
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Maternity
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Ultrasound Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a friendly, caring and motivated Ultrasound Assistant to join our busy Maternity Ultrasound team at University Hospitals Dorset.
As an Ultrasound Assistant you will be required to work alongside the Radiology, Foetal Medicine and Ante-Natal Clinic teams; supporting the sonographers, providing care for our patients, overseeing the day to day running of the department and making ante-natal scan appointments for different examinations. This role will require flexibility and adaptability, good team and interpersonal skills, with excellent communication, attention to detail and organisation skills .Please see the job description for full details of the requirements
Applications are invited from individuals who can demonstrate a professional attitude to work, a high standard of communication skills, a caring and compassionate approach and a commitment to team working.
The successful candidate will be required to work 5 days per week.
Please note this post will initially be based in the Poole Maternity department.
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level
- Keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous work with the public
Desirable criteria
- Previous clerical work
Technical skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Excellent telephone skills
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Aware of patient confidentiality and data protection
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of eCamis/Soliton
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Groom
- Job title
- Deputy Superintendent Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8616
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