Sonographer

Job overview

To perform a wide range of ultrasound scans this could include renal, abdominal, DVT Doppler, gynaecological and some small parts according to Department Protocols, this excludes maternity services.

Maintain a high standard of clinical expertise and care for the patient.

Scan and independently report own workload of patients, providing written reports to the referring clinician.

Participate in research, audit, quality control as part of the wider healthcare team as required. Be prepared to upskill into new scan protocols such as hernia scans/ foreign body localisation etc.

Main duties of the job

• Ultrasound scanning
• Vetting and protocolling of requests
• Dealing with referrer clinical queries regarding referrals or reports
• teaching registrars/ trainee US staff
• directing RDAs as required
• Supporting training of new RDAs
• Reporting audit
• support updating of local documentation pertaining to US
• Basic QA of equipment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As listed previously but for more specific queries, please contact Caroline Hall in the ultrasound team for more information.