Principle Sonographer - Obstetrics | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Principal Sonographer for Women's Health Services. The successful candidate will lead an obstetric sonographer team, shape tailored services, and provide holistic care for women. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in integrating clinical practice and service development within a large hospital trust. Essential skills include innovative solutions and leadership in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead obstetric sonographer team supported by the senior care group.
• Shape and embed tailored service for women's health.
• Provide holistic care and support throughout patient pathways.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity within Women's Health care Group to join the management team in the role of Principal Sonographer for Women's Health services. This post holder will be the clinical and operational lead.

The Post holder would be joining the team at an exciting time where the vision for our department is being shaped for the future and as Principal Sonographer the post holder would play a pivotal role in leading the changes across all of our sites, working with both internal and external stakeholders and imaging networks to promote and deliver excellence.

The Principal Sonographer will be a champion in their field of work, bringing innovative solutions to patient care. As such, you will play a pivotal role in the integration of clinical practice, education and research findings. You will be able to initiate clinical service developments and deliver improved outcomes for our patients.

Responsibilities

• Lead obstetric sonographer team supported by the senior care group to shape and embed tailored service to fit around the direction women's health services endeavor to achieve, providing holistic care and support for women and birthing people throughout their pathways.

About us and values

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It\'s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Additional information

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025