Candidate Advanced Practice Radiographer, Sonography

Job Purpose:

The proposed service will provide high-quality, efficient and accessible non-obstetric ultrasound examinations across the health regions in Ireland, focused on the Advanced Practice Radiographer (APR) expanding their scope of practice enabling increased efficiency from Radiologists.

The candidate Advanced Practice Radiographer will develop clinical leadership and advanced practice radiography service in sonography.

Please see full job description attached.

Informal enquiries can be made to Liam Downey, Radiography Services Manager 3, liamdowney@mater.ie

*Note on Tenure:

The post of Candidate Advanced Practice Radiographer is a full-time Specified Purpose Contract for the duration of the candidacy, i.e. maximum of 3 years.

The candidate is required to achieve essential milestones, thereby successfully completing their candidacy within a maximum of 3 years from commencement of this post.

On successful completion of the requirements of the candidacy programme, the candidate will be appointed to the post of Advanced Practice Radiographer on a permanent basis.

Failure to successfully complete their candidacy within a maximum of 3 years from commencement in this candidate post, will result in termination of the Advanced Practice career pathway for the candidate and a return to a previously held substantive post OR redeployment within the organisation.