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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
About
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Ultrasound Practitioner (Sonographer)
Closed for applications on: 12-Mar-2025 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 12-Mar-2025 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Harrogate District Hospital
- Address
- Lancaster Park Road
- Town
- Harrogate
- Postcode
- HG2 7SX
- Major / Minor Region
- North Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Ultrasound Practitioner
Job overview
Do you want to join a highly motivated and successful team of sonographers? Do you want to learn new skills and develop your clinical expertise? Harrogate and District Foundation Trust have excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team of Sonographers.
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Essential requirements: BSc in Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography) or equivalent / HCPC accreditation and Relevant Ultrasound Post Graduate Qualification or Experience. Recent (within 1 year) experience of British models of care within the NHS.
Oversea's applicants must have a International English Language Testing System (IELTS) qualification.
The successful applicants will have excellent communication skills, high standards of care, compassion, dignity and privacy of patients, which should be at the forefront of all that you deliver. The post holders need to be committed to both their personal development and that of the service, have an innovative attitude and thrive within a challenging environment.
Sonographers are required to provide a seven day service to ensure acute workload is catered for. Work at the Ripon community hospital site is also required.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide ultrasound support for a range of services both elective and acute, we work alongside consultants in ‘one stop’ hospital based clinics, provide timely support to the emergency department and the same day emergency care unit. Our range of specialties covers obstetrics (with nuchal screening), gynaecology, general medicine, paediatrics and vascular examinations. Sonographers currently undertake MSK (including injections), HyCoSy, TRUS / TPUS biopsies, ascitic drain insertion and Fine-needle aspirations / biopsies of the Head and Neck.
For more information please see attached the job description and person specification.
For any questions or for an informal visit please contact Jake Wheater (Principal Sonographer) by email on [email protected] or by telephone on 01423 553715 (option 2).
We would be happy to show you around and meet the team.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification BSC in Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
- Post Grad Cert/ Diploma Ultrasound
- Recent (within 1 year) experience of British models of care within the NHS.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Obstetric experience
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jake Wheater
- Job title
- Principal Ultrasound Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01423 553790
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