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Salary It is a very exciting time for our Maternity Services at the Luton and Dunstable NHS Foundation Trust, part of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, providing maternity care to women and families from the local population and surrounding areas. Join our midwifery and sonography team as we rise to meet the challenges of today’s changing maternity climate.
We are looking for a midwife with a qualification in third trimester scanning. As a Midwife Sonographer, you will work as part of the Sonographers team, performing third trimester ultrasound scans and supporting the Trust implementation of the GROW pathway.
We would like to invite you to join our excellent friendly forward thinking team who are all constantly striving to maintain a high quality standard of maternity service where you will be a valued member of the Team. We are working with colleagues in Maternity Ultrasound department to implement SBLCBv3 .
The unit will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop your midwifery career alongside the public health agenda. Our Maternity service has over 5,000 births a year, offering care to a diverse and growing community through community and hospital based services.
With a level 3 Neonatal Unit on site, we offer care to not only our local population of Luton and South Bedfordshire, but to women in Hertfordshire and beyond.
Ensure the provision of effective and sensitive evidence-based midwifery and Ultrasound care to the highest standard.
Act as a specialist in the field of Ultrasound screening and diagnosis, assisting and advising other health professionals in the care of clients’ undergoing testing.
Assist in monitoring and maintaining evidence-based standards and audit practice within the service.
Communicate and liaise with the multidisciplinary team to promote effective and quality care.
Maintain clear, concise and contemporaneous midwifery and Ultrasound records in accordance with Codes of professional Conduct and within the scope of professional practise and guidelines on records and record keeping.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Please see full details of the role in the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents
