NHSE England is recruiting a Senior Sonography Lead for a fixed term basis for the South East Imaging Training Academy.
The post will be home based, working remotely. The post holder will sit within the NHSE South East Cancer and Diagnostics Programme team and will be instrumental in leading the ongoing development and implementation of sonography workstreams within the South East Imaging Training Academy.
The purpose of the Senior Sonography Lead, working in partnership with the Academy Clinical Co-Leads, is to provide subject matter expertise, leading the development of a sustainable workforce supply pipeline of sonographers to the south east region, including direct entry, apprenticeships, and postgraduate training.
The successful candidate will be passionate about the delivery and management of Sonography education and training in the South East. They will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement.
The successful candidate will show an understanding of important contribution made by all members of the multi-professional health care team, including support staff as well as clinicians.
As a member of the core leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for:
- Providing professional Sonography expertise.
- Leading the development of a sustainable workforce supply pipeline of sonographers to the south east region, including direct entry, apprenticeships, and postgraduate training.
- Working with imaging networks, community diagnostic centres [CDCs], NHS Trusts, and HEIs to determine what education and training is needed in order to meet Sonography service requirements across the south east, and to co-ordinate appropriate multidisciplinary education utilising the SE Imaging Training Academy simulation equipment across all hub sites.
- Defining current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted relating to the supply and upskilling of Sonographers in the south east.
- Leading all Sonography/Ultrasound workstreams already in place within the SE ITA and advise/guide the core leadership team on delivery to meet nationally set Sonography objectives for 2025/26.
The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tessa Candy Job title: Programme Manager & Workforce Specialist Email address:
[email protected]Tony Newman Sanders, Academy Clinical Lead,
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