North-East London (NEL) Sonography Practice Educator

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Ultrasound team as a Sonography Practice Educator at the NEL Ultrasound Training Academy, hosted at Barts Health on the Whipps Cross Hospital site.

The role will primarily entail working alongside fellow Sonography Practice Educators within the academy, and Clinical Lead Sonographers across the NEL hospital sites, to oversee and deliver training and education to Trainee Sonographers, Radiologists and Sonographers requiring upskilling. This academy facility is fully equipped with two ultrasound machines within dedicated scan rooms with flexible appointment times and simulation equipment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated autonomous Ultrasound Practitioner who possesses a high level of technical competence, substantial post qualification experience and excellent communication skills who can provide clinical and academic leadership in ultrasound education across the trust and our NEL Imaging Network.

The role requires the successful candidate to ensure suitable training programmes are available by evaluating current provision and developing an improved and inclusive clinical learning environment for our students to support current and future workforce needs. The post holder will accomplish this by working closely with the Barts Health Group Education and Training Lead Sonographer, Barts Health Group Ultrasound Professional Lead and the Clinical Lead Sonographers across the NEL Imaging Network.

For further details please contact:

Jasmine Swallow (WCH Imaging Site Lead Radiographer) via email on [email protected]

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The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner with advanced ultrasound experience who can provide clinical and academic leadership in ultrasound education within the NEL Ultrasound Training Academy and NHS Trusts across NEL as required. The role will primarily entail working alongside fellow Sonography Practice Educators to oversee and deliver training and education to any student’s, radiologists, or sonographers requiring upskilling accessing the NEL Ultrasound Training Academy, hosted at Barts Health on the Whipps Cross Hospital site. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical support and undertaking the local inductions, and 1:1 meetings of all the trainees undertaking courses in ultrasound at CASE accredited institutions. This will involve constant monitoring of student academic and clinical progress in line with the duration of the academic programmes being undertaken and will be responsible for supporting nominated trainee supervisors to create formative action plans to address practice issues whilst also assisting with student summative assessments.

The role requires the successful candidate to actively develop an innovative, appropriately educated and experienced ultrasound team to ensure the delivery of a safe, effective, high quality and evidence-based ultrasound service for the patients across the NEL Imaging Network.

The post holder will undertake both clinical (70%) and administrative (30%) duties and will assist in the co-ordination, management and allocation of staff in training within Diagnostic Imaging and other satellite sites as appropriate (e.g. obstetrics). They will be the first line coordinators and lines of communication with universities and other course providers. They will work closely and liaise frequently with the NMAHP Education Leads, Director of AHP’s and Ultrasound Clinical Leads to deliver staff training and identify new training opportunities. The post holder will work as a senior practitioner in the delivery of all Ultrasound imaging and will be capable of independently reporting each examination. They will operate effectively within the team of reporting and Imaging sonographers.

The post holder will assist in maintaining teaching and education standards integrating the Ultrasound services across NEL and will support the Modality and Clinical Lead Sonographers at each hospital site to standardise training programmes, clinical protocols and quality assurance processes.

The post-holder will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team in Imaging, liaising with those involved to ensure the appropriate ultrasound imaging, reporting and management of the patient is provided within local and national waiting time directives. They will maintain a high professional and technical standard ensuring that all staff working in their area are taught to maintain similar standards.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. 

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. 

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. 

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.