Practice Educator In Ultrasound

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

An opportunity has arisen for motivated sonographers with excellent teaching, research, audit and communication skills to join our busy and friendly team of sonographers at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust to meet the growing demands of the service. The practice educator role is to provide high quality ultrasound service, actively take part and promote teaching, learning, research, audit and exploring new ways of teaching and development in the field of ultrasound.

The department provides a wide range of ultrasound examinations, including obstetrics, Gynae, Early pregnancy, General, MSK, small parts, necks and DVT with independent reporting in a department that is equipped with the latest equipment platforms and advanced ultrasound simulator equipment.

There is an opportunity for job sharing, flexible working and extended days to suit a range of work life balance requirements. The department supports CPD, audit and research and holds regular clinical meetings and clinical governance meetings.

Minimum Requirements: Candidates must hold PGC / PGD / DMU or equivalent and be state registered with the HCPC / NMC.

Please note you will be required to attend a face to face interview as you will need to complete an assessment. Provisional interview date to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

• Perform high quality ultrasound examinations using analytical and judgement skills to interpret complex images.
• Formulate comprehensive, diagnostic, independently written reports for each examination.
• Actively engage and participate in teaching students, sonographers and clinicians in the field of ultrasound.
• Actively take part in research, audit and exploring new ways of teaching and development in the field of ultrasound.
• Communicate distressing and unwelcome/unexpected news directly to patients using tact, empathy and diplomacy.
• Communicate complex information regarding diagnosis/treatment directly to clinicians and patients.
• Maintain personal clinical expertise in ultrasound scanning including ongoing CPD.
• Review, update and maintain the patients clinical records.
• Participate in the vetting of ultrasound requests.
• Deal with conflicting demands from different staff groups at all levels.
• Have a flexible approach to work and the ability to work under pressure of high workloads.
• Perform managerial tasks within the ultrasound department.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma In Medical Ultrasound (General Ultrasound and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound).
• MSc In Medical Ultrasound or PGC in MSK Ultrasound.

Registration

• HCPC Registered or equivalent.

Experience

• Two years post graduate experience.
• Previous Teaching/Mentoring Experience.
• University Teaching Experience.
• Experience of publications in Journals.
• Presentation in annual meetings such as BMUS.

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.