Midwife Sonographer

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Midwife Sonographer for a part-time, fixed-term 6-month contract. Join a dynamic team committed to high-quality care, providing essential ultrasound services and contributing to the delivery of excellent healthcare outcomes for patients.

Qualifications

• Experience in Obstetric Ultrasound focusing on 2nd and 3rd trimester assessment.
• Ability to mentor and manage the clinical area efficiently.
• Experience in audit and research within the clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking 2nd and 3rd trimester fetal growth surveillance scans.
• Interpreting and vetting scan referrals.
• Performing audits and contributing to clinical governance.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Registered Midwife

Experienced in Obstetric Ultrasound

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Midwife Sonographer

The closing date is 29 June 2025

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert

The Midwife Sonography team at NUH are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Midwife Sonographer who is interested in joining our team on a 6 month fixed term contract.

You will have excellent communication skills, be a team player and demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality care. This is an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and hard working team.

The vacancy is part time, working 25.5h per week over 3 days. Working pattern is Monday - Friday, 8-5pm, to work across both QMC and City Hospitals.

PLEASE NOTE -This post is for an experienced Midwife Sonographer

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking 2nd and 3rd trimester fetal growth surveillance scans as part of the Midwife Sonography team
• Performing uterine artery doppler scans
• Interpreting scans performed and ensuring an appropriate care plan is in place
• Vetting and actioning scan referrals
• Performing audits

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in management/leadership
• Experience in Obstetric Ultrasound, focusing on 2nd and 3rd trimester assessment.
• Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students.
• Evidence of ability to mentor. Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to embrace and lead change, learn new techniques outside current scope of practice, further enhancing role.
• Audit or research within the clinical area
• Formal teaching of groups of staff.
• Budget management
• Support roster management to ensure the units are staffed sufficiently to provide an efficient and safe service

Communication and relationship skills

• Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team.
• Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills.
• Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict.
• Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects.
• Experience of supporting colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances.
• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions.
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team.
• Demonstrate leadership for the management of change.

analytical and Judgement skills

• Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations / scan findings and ensure effective interventions are put in place.
• Ability to generate and present comprehensive scan reports and utilize computer patient records for documentation i.e. Badgernet.
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines.
• Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services.
• Demonstrate awareness of safety issues related to Ultrasound scans in pregnancy
• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy.
• Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing).

planning and Organisational Skills

• Can formulate short and long term objectives.
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively lead a team including the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis.
• Experience in strategic planning for a service.

Physical Skills

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties.
• Demonstrate hand-eye coordination. Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment.
• Evidence of moving and handling training.

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearper annum pro rata (On call payments as per Trust Policy)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

164-7267900

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust