Obstetric Sonographer

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset.

Job overview

The post holder will be a qualified sonographer who will be expected to work autonomously within the specialist field of early pregnancy and obstetric imaging.

The advanced practitioner is responsible for his/her clinical work and professional development. The practitioner will provide leadership and training within the department and will support service development, audit and research.

The post holder will undertake reflective evaluation of practice, support clinical governance and work as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the ultrasound department based in the Women's Unit at Oxford University Hospital's NHS Trust for a qualified sonographer or midwife sonographer. The successful candidate will have a broad experience of current obstetric ultrasound techniques including nuchal translucency, transvaginal scanning and Doppler assessment.

The John Radcliffe Hospital is a tertiary referral maternity unit and post holders will experience a varied case load of high and low risk pregnancies. In addition, the department has a close working relationship with the Fetal Medicine Unit, the lead centre for the Regional Fetal Medicine Network.

You will be supported by a multidisciplinary group of committed Sonographers, Support Workers, Obstetricians, Nurses and Midwives who provide an excellent service for pregnant women. The expectation is that the individual team members are actively involved in teaching, research, audit and multidisciplinary meetings. The individual must have a strong commitment to practice, safety and the provision of a responsive, dynamic ultrasound service.

The postholder will be expected to partake in Saturday working within their hours.

If you are interested in applying for the post we would welcome your application. If you wish to discuss the post or arrange an informal visit please contact Honor Stobart.

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role requires the post holder to have advanced clinical judgement to enable independent effective decision making.

To undertake, interpret and take responsibility for ultrasound examinations performed.

To formulate, issue and be accountable for accurate clinical reports ensuring the findings are reported and acted upon.

Proactively support and participate with a multi disciplinary team to ensure an effective, efficient delivery of service in order to maintain departmental standards.

To plan, assess, deliver and evaluate personal workload in liaison with line manager and clinical lead. It is essential that the post holder is able to communicate information effectively; this may be to a patient, a patient's relative, colleague or referring physician.

The post holder must be empathic at all times and be able to deliver bad news sensitively.

To maintain and promote a high standard of clinical practice and patient care at all times.

Person specification

• PgC Medical Ultrasound or Bsc medical ultrasound

General information

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Site: John Radcliffe Hospital, Town Oxford

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata, 15% recruitment and retention pay premia. Salary period: yearly.

Contract: Fixed term 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover March 2026-March 2027)

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time (34 hours per week)

Closing 23/11/:59

COVID 19

The COVID 19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID 19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy closure

Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing

When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. If you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short listing process, usually within 2 weeks. The majority of correspondence will be via the e recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web based email products.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.