Rotating Principle Sonographer/Clinical Tutor

Rotating Principle Sonographer/Clinical Tutor

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Rotating Band 8A Principal Sonographer /Clinical Tutor Manchester Foundation Trust.

Do you have extensive post qualification experience as a sonographer and are now at the point in your career where you seek role development and extension into departmental management and the clinical education of sonographers? If so, then why not consider this exciting role at Manchester Foundation Trust. The successful candidate must have spent time consolidating clinical experience with advanced practice in ultrasound. Previous experience of student mentoring and participation in student training would be advantageous but not essential, as would some experience in managing an ultrasound team. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to be flexible as the role will involve rotating across the Manchester Foundation Trust's sites which include St Mary's, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe, Trafford, and North Manchester hospitals. Part-time and flexible work patterns will be considered.

Continued Professional development is actively encouraged, and the role attracts a recruitment and retention premium of £2000 paid after 12 months completed service. We invite potential applicants to contact us if they require any further information or wish to arrange a visit to meet us.

Main duties of the job

MFT has undergone a huge transformation programme including the deployment of a new PACs system and a new EPR system (Epic EPR), including a new Radiology Information System. Since September 2021 the trust has used Sectra PACS as part of the GM Collaborative Imaging Procurement Project ('GM PACS') which links imaging records for all 8 Trusts in Greater Manchester. This gives Reporters and Clinicians full live access to all reports and images for a patient regardless of where they have been imaged. The Trust has invested in a new state of the art EPR product called Hive, which went live in September 2022. This is the Epic EPR system, and it replaced hundreds of legacy systems across all the MFT's sites. The system includes a new RIS (Radiant) embedded in the EPR which replaced our legacy system (CRIS). The new EPR includes cloud-based Dragon Medical One speech recognition, and the system gives reporters full live access to the patient's entire MFT notes, as well as collaborative features to communicate with clinicians and perform MDT work. The system includes up-to-date contact details for the patients current treating team, allowing easy communication, as well fully automated and integrated result alerts systems. This is an ongoing long-term project with further improvements and opportunities over the coming years.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or DCR (R)
• Post Graduate Qualification in Sonography from a CASE accredited course
• State Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Teaching qualification e.g., PGCE or equivalent
• Management Qualification
• Previous experience in managing a service.
• Understand recent developments in the NHS.

Experience

• Extensive independent clinical practice in specialty equivalent to Masters/Doctorate abilities.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Sonographer, experience of leading an area, supervising juniors.
• Student training and mentoring experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£53,755 to £60,504 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)