Sonographer

To provide a professionally competent Ultrasound service to patients throughout the University Health Board, in a safe clinical environment. Provide a caring, confidential diagnostic service to all patients, ensuring their dignity and privacy are not compromised. You will normally be required to work without direct clinical supervision but will report to the Superintendent Radiographers within the Department.Main duties of the job We have sonographer hours available within our busy & diverse UHB, we encourage continual professional development & education & actively promote & support role expansion alongside departmental requirements. HCPC registered sonographer hours are available working in Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda The vacancy is for a part-time sonographer and working days/hours can be discussed at interview. This is an exciting opportunity for a varied rotational post working in the 2 hospitals but a flexible approach to working across the UHB will be required.

Minimum skill/experience required: general ultrasound including transvaginal imaging & obstetric ultrasound - DQASS registration to undertake combined screening is preferred but training and certification can be completed in-house for the successful candidate. Candidates with experience in other areas of ultrasound imaging including musculo-skeletal, testes, groins, hernias, neonatal hip screening, early pregnancy and vascular procedures would be highly desirable & can expect these skills to be encouraged, continued & developed as required. Successful candidates will also be considered for expansion of their roles to include the above sub-specialities dependent on service needs and changing departmental skill-mix requirements. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.