Sonographer

Job summary

Sonographer

37.5 hours per week (7 day working)

Permanent

Salary: £49,387 – £56,515 per annum pro rata

Closing Date: Tuesday 11th August 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.

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Main duties of the job

• To support the department’s Sonographers in the provision of a professional extended 7 day ultrasound service.
• An opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic department using modern and new equipment.
• A wide range of examinations undertaken with the opportunity to further progress your career to Advanced Practitioner Sonographer.

A HCPC registered Sonographer able to undertake a mixture of examinations including but not exhaustive of abdominal, gynaecological and vascular examinations.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced technical knowledge related to the efficient use, safety and maintenance of ultrasound equipment.
• Ability to use the Imaging IT systems.
• Well developed specialist knowledge which is underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
• Ability to impart clinical skills to trainee sonographers and other students on secondment.
• Able to use initiative when undertaking emergency duties, i.e. on-call etc

Desirable

• Expected to work towards Master’s level ultrasound qualification plus extensive experience gained working, which enables scanning and report writing to be carried out without clinical supervision.
• Ability to use the Imaging IT systems.

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

• DCR (R)/BSc/DMU/PGD or MSC in Medical Ultrasound
• Registration with Health Professions Council. (HPC) – Radiographer
• CASE accredited MSK Ultrasound qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Development skills.
• Organisational skills/ leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate highly sensitive complex information relating to pregnancy loss or abnormality or the patient’s medical condition with empathy and reassurance.
• Need to have the ability to overcome barriers to understanding and have good counselling skills. Then to cope with the needs of people in distress.
• Capability to discuss diagnosis and the best course of action for patients Able to employ frequent, moderate physical effort to move and position patients and equipment.
• Regular need to make precise small accurate movements on control panel and sometimes to employ pressure whilst making awkward twisting and leaning movements to manipulate the probes.
• Consistent frequent high-level of concentration throughout the day whilst scanning and writing reports. Very intense concentration when investigating a major abnormality followed by breaking bad news to the patients.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• On a daily basis need to cope with highly distressing, emotional circumstances – giving bad news to patients/relatives and coping with their reactions. Also stress from ‘difficult’ patients and relatives.
• Ability to be able to support other staff members.

Other

Essential

• Need to be able to work in adverse conditions, sometimes in a hot confined area in half-light, often under severe pressure and to be able to manage their workload though various distractions i.e. doctors requiring urgent scans and urgent telephone calls.

Closing Date: 11 August 2026