Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-AHP062-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Pontyclun
- Salary
- £51,706 - £58,210 per anumn
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Superintendent Sonographer
Band 8a
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced individual to lead the Ultrasound Services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda.
The successful candidate will be responsible for a team of 14 Sonographers providing ultrasound services across 9 scanning rooms on 2 sites.
There is a wide range of ultrasound scanning equipment which includes Canon, GE, Siemens, Samsung and Philips manufacturers.
The Ultrasound Team has a diverse skill mix with independent reporting sonographers undertaking examinations of the Abdomen, Pelvis, Trans-vaginal, Testes, Vascular and Obstetrics including all 3 trimesters and screening, mobile examinations and acute services.
We support role development with sonographers being skilled in MSK, Neo-natal Hip Screening and TRUS biopsies.
The Royal Glamorgan Hospital is easily accessible being on the M4 corridor with ample free parking facilities.
Cwm Taff Morgannwg UHB hosts the National Imaging Academy Wales which provides us with excellent future development opportunities for our staff. We actively support monthly CPD meetings, regularly support external training for staff and we are keen to develop you professionally.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for service delivery within the Ultrasound department, to patients within Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB in a safe and effective manner. The postholder will work closely with Superintendent Sonographer colleagues at other CTM sites in order to support the ultrasound service across the Health Board.
Provide a caring and confidential diagnostic service to all patients, ensuring their dignity and privacy are not compromised.
Responsible for the day-to-day management of a comprehensive, efficient, relevant, and cost-effective ultrasound service at base site, Royal Glamorgan Hospital and the associated community hospitals.
The postholder will be responsible for leading, managing and organising the Ultrasound service working collaboratively with Radiology Manager and Radiology Clinical Director.
The postholder will assist the Radiology Manager in ensuring that guidelines and protocols are in place to ensure recognised best practice is performed and maintained throughout the Health Board.
The postholder will provide a lead for clinical development of professional ultrasound staff.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The Radiology Directorate has a well-established Governance Agenda which includes modality user Group Meetings on a quarterly basis. The aim of the user groups is to improve our patient centered service by encouraging collaborative working, discussing service/patient concerns, reviewing training strategies, reviewing/updating knowledge of relevant Policy, Procedure and Protocol and contributing to the Audit and Clinical Effectiveness agenda.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent
- Post-graduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Knowledge of advanced practice within a wide area of specialist ultrasound applications to Master’s level equivalency
- Management Qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant personal history of continual development
- Significant post-qualification experience
- Experience of supervising/managing and training sonographers and trainee sonographers at Masters level
- Experience of advanced ultrasound clinical practice e.g. MSK, vascular, interventional
Desirable criteria
- Counselling skills
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to liaise competently with Stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
- Experience of audit and research
- Teaching and presentation skills with experience of mentoring students
- Assertive. Ability to make decisions Ability to meet deadlines, establishing priorities
- Highly motivated and with the ability to motivate others
- Assist and contribute to improving service developments in both general and interventional
Values/Other
Essential criteria
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynne Francis
- Job title
- Superintendent Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
- Additional information
Collette Jones
01443 443443 ext 6460/74403
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