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Job Description
Galway Clinic seeks a skilled Ultrasound Specialist to lead the department's Ultrasound service, providing high-quality patient care and technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake primary responsibility for the Ultrasound service, ensuring effective utilisation of resources.
- Provide professional and clinical leadership, accountable for the quality of the Ultrasound service.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of operational policies, protocols, and guidelines.
- Advise on equipment selection, purchase, replacement, or upgrading.
- Contribute to the preparation of plans for the Ultrasound service and monitor their implementation.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical, technical, and professional developments in Ultrasound.
- Ensure best practices are implemented and maintained.
- Report Ultrasound operational issues to the Radiography Services Manager as appropriate.
- Contribute to departmental risk assessments and identify risks.
- Support the Radiography Services Manager and Radiology Clinical Director in service development and improvement initiatives.
- Undertake abdominal, gynaecological, obstetric, and vascular ultrasound examinations.
- Issue written reports detailing findings of examinations.
- Supervise less experienced staff members in ultrasound scanning.
- Assist with training in ultrasound scanning.
- Participate in routine daily inspections of equipment and quality assurance procedures.
- Perform role-related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent in Diagnostic Radiography.
- Post-Graduate qualification in Ultrasound (MSc preferred).
- CORU registration.
- A minimum of 6 years' experience working in Ultrasound.
- Proven Clinical, Leadership, Project Management, Managerial, and Customer Care skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Flexibility in work practices.