Responsibilities: To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care. To develop and maintain skills required to perform at an advanced level, a varied range of unsupervised scans as detailed in the job summary, resulting in a high quality of patient care To issue an independent report and recommend certain follow up procedures as appropriate i.e. CT or follow up scans etc. To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of procedures. Skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. To communicate complex patient-related information to colleagues i.e. other sonographers, radiologists, referring clinicians, etc. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work and current practices through the use of evidence-based projects, audit, research and outcome measures. To convey this information to others. To make recommendations to changes in clinical practice and help implement new working practices. To adhere to statutory regulations in respect of health and safety, COSHH, fire and infection control. To participate in appropriate personal developments programmes and maintain a CPD portfolio. To attend relevant meetings and courses. To maintain a knowledge of advances in techniques and equipment. To participate in departmental audit and research as appropriate. To complete appropriate documentation – computerised and paper patient records including writing scan results in the case notes. Organise and prioritise own work area, balancing other patient- related and professional demands and ensuring the optimisation of patient lists.