Sonographer Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit

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Detail information about job Sonographer Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit. Terms and conditions vacancy

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Radiographer Level 3 Grade 3 or Cardiac Technologist Grade 2
Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 21
Requisition ID: REQ48366

The Royal North Shore Hospital is offering the opportunity to join our Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit (MFMU) as a Sonographer. We invite applications for enthusiastic sonographers to join our team in a part time capacity. The MFMU is located within our Maternal Women’s Health Ambulatory Care services and is a discrete specialist ultrasound service. It caters for diverse and complex case mix of patients across the pregnancy spectrum. It services the hospital and patients within the LHD and is a Tertiary level referral centre for pregnancies with maternal or fetal complications. Sonographers work in close liaison with Obstetricians, Registrars and Specialist Midwives.

This position requires interaction with patients, their relatives, medical midwifery and nursing staff, as well as other support staff. The position also requires the skill to train others in ultrasound techniques.

The position is Permanent Part Time to commence between July - August 2018 and is classified as a Radiographer Level 3 Year 3/Cardiac Technologist Grade 2.

Where you’ll be working 

 Northern Sydney’s vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing.”

We build teams and health services that embrace our values; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment (CORE). Our CORE values and the behaviours that underpin them, shape the way we work together, with our patients and consumers, to deliver excellent health and wellbeing. If you’d like to be part of our journey we want to hear from you.

NSLHD is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Workforce Health and Safety, Ethical Practices and the principles of Cultural Diversity. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply and, where found suitable, will be given higher priority.

What you’ll be doing 

The Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit is a specialist multidisciplinary unit within Royal North Shore Hospital. It is a tertiary level referral centre for pregnancies with maternal or fetal complications. Sonographers work in close liaison with hospital medical officers and specialist midwives.

The Early Pregnancy Assessment Service provides care and support for women with problems in their early pregnancies. This position requires interaction with patients, their relatives, medical and nursing staff as well as other support staff. This position also requires the skills to train others in ultrasound techniques.

Employees must abide by the NSW Health Code of Conduct. Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants and applicants for positions designated as Category A will be required to obtain required vaccinations prior to commencing employment. 

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
•  ASAR accredited Medical Sonographer with a post graduate degree in Sonography or qualifications or competencies deemed equivalent or hold either a Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science in Diagnostic Radiography or a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiation Science, current AHPRA registration and EPA Licence and an appropriate recognised and relevant postgraduate diploma. 
• Excellent communication skills with a professional manner and a strong customer focus.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within constraints of timeframes, whilst maintaining a high quality service.
• Willingness to participate in Quality Improvement, Service development and evaluation activities as required.
• Practical experience and competency in high quality Obstetric and Gynaecology ultrasound.
• Demonstrated ability to support women and families though clinical situations when abnormalities and deviations from normal clinical pathways occur.

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For role related queries or questions contact Lauren Edwards on [email protected]

Applications Close: 21 July 2018