VASCULAR SURGERY - AAA Screening Technician
The successful candidate will be paid Band 3 during the training period and then on successful completion of the Health Screening Diploma (HSD) Qualification, Band 4.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated, team orientated individual to join the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme for Staffordshire and South Cheshire.
The Screening office is based at the Royal Stoke Hospital and this role will cover community-based clinics across Staffordshire and South Cheshire, undertaking abdominal aortic ultrasound scanning as part of the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP), which provides AAA screening to men aged 65 and over.
The successful individual will be required to undertake training in the form of a Health Screening Diploma (HSD) qualification, if not already acquired. The Diploma is an accredited distance learning course, with practical training taking place within the service.
AAA Screening is a fast paced, demanding environment with the team performing more than 8,000 ultrasound scans per year. Screening Technicians are expected to work and report both autonomously and as a team. The ability to travel independently to and from the base and clinic venues, with full access to a car (with business insurance) is essential, as clinics are community based.
Please note due to operational requirements of the role the hours to work are required between 8am and 5pm (core hours).
To deliver abdominal ultrasound scanning as part of NAAASP and to ensure scanning is undertaken to a high standard and in accordance with national and local standard operating procedures. To explain and reassure men attending the community AAA screening and surveillance clinics and explain the screening test and it's implications.
The role requires highly developed physical skills where a high degree of precision and a high level of hand, eye and sensory co-ordination are essential. The post holder will apply specialist training and experience to manipulate ultrasound machine controls to gain maximum image optimisation. You will work independently and make judgements according to experience and training. Advice and support will be available for more complex situations; however, the post holder will generally be working under their own initiative without reference to the line manager.
The role is patient focused and will involve daily travel to and from the Royal Stoke Hospital base to community clinics covering South Cheshire, North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire.
This opportunity requires flexible working hours with no set shifts, Monday to Friday, however, rota’s are provided 6 weeks in advance.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Greaves Job title: Programme Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01782674356
