Band 7 Sonographer - Ultrasound
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree-level qualification and a CASE-accredited postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound. Current UK professional registration with the HCPC or RCT is essential, along with highly specialist knowledge of ultrasound procedures.
Job Description
Join a team where complex clinical practice meets continuous learning and professional growth.
Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Sonographer looking to develop your career within a specialist, tertiary ultrasound service?
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is seeking an experienced and patient-focused Sonographer to join our passionate and supportive Ultrasound team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the region's major tertiary hospitals, providing a comprehensive ultrasound service across a wide range of complex clinical specialties. The role offers valuable exposure to complex liver and renal transplant cases, alongside general abdominal, small parts, Head & Neck, MSK, vascular and DVT examinations.
The post also attracts a 5% Recruitment and Retention Premium in addition to the standard Band 7 salary.
We are committed to developing our Sonographers and offer excellent training and upskilling opportunities, supporting you to expand your clinical skills and develop specialist areas of practice.
You will work autonomously as an independent reporting practitioner, supported by experienced Sonographers, Consultant Radiologists and the Ultrasound Leadership team.
If you are passionate about delivering excellent patient care, enjoy working in a complex tertiary environment and are keen to develop your specialist skills, we would love to hear from you.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The post holder will provide a highly specialised clinical ultrasound service, ensuring safe, effective diagnosis and treatment across UHB NHS Trust. They will meet operational and professional standards, manage and prioritise workload, and provide comprehensive independent reports within their scope of practice.
The post holder will contribute to service development, patient outcomes and the education and development of staff within specialised ultrasound practice.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Training and development of staff in clinical ultrasound.
- Development and implementation of ultrasound protocols.
- Participation in audit, research and service evaluation.
- Supporting service development, extended services and modernisation.
- Promoting high standards of ultrasound and imaging practice.
- Working weekends, out of hours and extended-day services as required.
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent and a CASE-accredited postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound.
- HCPC registration, when eligible, or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT).
- Highly specialist knowledge and experience of ultrasound procedures.
- Understanding of NHS service development and modernisation, particularly imaging and healthcare workforce education.
- Ability to work effectively and professionally in a high-pressure and emotive environment.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, have a case accredited post graduate qualification in ultrasound
- Must be state registered (HCPC or NMC) when eligible or Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT)
Essential
- Must have relevant skills/knowledge/experience in the range of ultrasound techniques which are required
- To possess a full understanding of ethical and moral issues to enable delivery of bad news to patients in an appropriate/empathetic manner
- Highly specialist knowledge of ultrasound procedures
- An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce.
- IT experience to use the necessary computerised reporting system and image recording system
- Must be prepared to assist with the development of the service and protocols
- Possess knowledge and understanding of the audit process
Essential
- An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce.
- Demonstration of innovation in the healthcare profession.
- Courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations.
- Positive application of professional code of conduct
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Ezinne Nwaomu
ezinne.nwaomu@uhb.nhs.uk
01213712305
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1103886
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
JD.PS Band 7 Sonographer.pdf – 474KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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