Job description

Band 5 Ultrasound Trainee Post

The ultrasound department of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted to announce 2 temporary trainee sonographer posts commencing September 2023. These posts provide the clinical support to undertake a Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound offered by the University of Leeds.

We are seeking two highly motivated, hard-working individuals, who are able to commit to an intense, but highly rewarding training course. Applications are welcome from any health care professional with, or expected to achieve, a 2:1 or above graduate qualification in their area of expertise. Previous imaging experience is desirable and is essential if your first degree award is 2:2.

The training is delivered across all the HUTH and NLAG Ultrasound sites including a new regional Ultrasound training hub based in Driffield, in the centre of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Given the widespread location of the clinical training placements offered the post holder will be required to commute between various training sites within the patch, and the University of Leeds.

The post holder is required to hold, or be able to apply for, HCPC, NMC or GMC registration as a condition of employment.

• To undertake practical training and assessment in medical ultrasound examinations; including general medical, gynaecology and obstetrics.
• To complete the academic content and assessment required of the Postgraduate Diploma provided by the agreed Higher Education Institution - University of Leeds.
• To attend a minimum of 80% of the taught academic modules.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing a high quality diagnostic ultrasound service whilst maintaining high standards of patient care. This includes clinical and administrative work.
• To ensure that practice is undertaken in accordance with department policies and protocols.
• To undertake all ultrasound procedures delegated by the advanced practitioners and acquire a good level of skill and knowledge in all aspects of ultrasound encountered on the departmental rotation.

HUTH has two main hospital sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 9,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

The Trust provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.

Our vision is ‘Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future’, as we believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver great care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Trust and our community.

We have developed a set of organisational values - ‘Care, Honesty, Accountability’ – in conjunction with our staff and these form the basis of a Staff Charter which sets out the behaviours which staff expect from each other and what staff can expect from the Trust in return. The values are reflected in our organisational goals for 2016-2021.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification and additional document.