Lead Sonographer

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Lead Ultrasound Practitioner to manage and oversee the ultrasound service. Responsibilities include leading a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high-quality clinical practice, and providing expert teaching and governance. This part-time position offers an attractive salary and the opportunity for professional growth within a reputable health care setting.

Benefits

5% high cost area supplement

Professional development opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in sonography and leading sonographic teams.
• Required HCPC registration to practice in the UK.
• Experience in overseeing clinical governance and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Performing ultrasound examinations to set protocols.
• Leading training sessions for junior medical professionals.
• Managing the sonography budget and resources effectively.

Skills

Extensive sonography experience

Clinical governance

Leadership

Teaching

Team management

Education

HCPC/Equivalent registration

MSK/Vascular Qualification

Job description

Overview

This role is to lead the Ultrasound service at PAHT from an operational and clinical aspect. The postholder will be an expert clinical practitioner, managing a complex case load. They will have a role in governance, leadership, quality assurance, teaching and supervision in addition to their cross-divisional clinical case load. The post holder will be dynamic, innovative, forward thinking, and will contribute to service development and the trust-wide improvement plans. The post holder will lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team including Advanced Practitioners, Senior Sonographers, Sonographers and Radiology Assistants working in the ultrasound department. The post holder will work closely with all internal and external stakeholders to deliver a high-quality ultrasound service within a safe environment for staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

• Performing a wide range of ultrasound examinations to agreed protocols and standards.
• Providing written reports after synthesising history and scan findings to make a diagnosis.
• Teaching Junior Doctors who have an interest in ultrasound.
• Acting as an expert resource for sonographers and other staff within the ultrasound department.
• Being responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating training across our department. This will include scoping existing knowledge and skills of the workforce.
• Providing professional leadership to the ultrasound staff, setting the standard for clinical delivery and promoting inclusive, compassionate behaviours across our teams.
• Participating in the clinical workload in both Obstetric and General ultrasound.
• Support student sonographers and radiographers throughout their training and liaise with training establishments to ensure students receive the best educational experience.
• Lead and manage all aspects of the Sonography budget and department.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

• Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
• Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
• Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted 24 September 2025

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 8b

Salary £64,455 to £74,896 a year Pro rata, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number 292-7477165-CSS

Job locations PAH/SMH/HEH, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Experience

• Essential - Extensive sonography experience
• Desirable - Lead sonographer experience

Qualifications

• Essential - HCPC/Equivalent registration
• Desirable - MSK/Vascular Qualification

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address PAH/SMH/HEH, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX

Employer's website https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)