Reporting Sonographer - Radiology | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Reporting Sonographer to deliver high-quality ultrasound services across several hospitals. The role involves independent scanning and reporting on diverse cases while providing crucial support to clinicians. The ideal candidate will have strong ultrasound skills and a commitment to professional development in a team-oriented environment. Flexible working arrangements are offered, along with a recruitment and retention premium.

Benefits

10% recruitment and retention premium

Flexible working arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in performing a wide range of ultrasound examinations including abdominal, obstetric, and vascular.
• Ability to communicate results effectively to clinicians.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Perform ultrasound scans to a high diagnostic standard.
• Formulate reports and communicate results to relevant clinicians.
• Support in-house training schemes and participate in professional development.

Skills

Ultrasound scanning

Clinical judgement

Communication

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Reporting Sonographer - Radiology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Our multi-skilled sonographer team rotate across all three sites and provide a 7 day emergency service at the Lister Hospital, which is our acute site and is working towards 7 day working at the New QEII hospital to support the newly established Community Diagnostic Hub.

We support sonographer development and training and our sonographers are valued members of multi-disciplinary teams across obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, musculo-skeletal and general medicine.

We support flexible working and have shifts working weekends and evenings.

This post attracts a 10% recruitment and retention premium.

Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as an independent practitioner by performing ultrasound scans to a high diagnostic standard, formulating a report, and communicating the results to the appropriate clinician and to be accountable for own professional actions.

You will perform and report a wide range of ultrasound examinations, working within agreed protocols (abdominal, gynaecology including transvaginal scanning, obstetric, vascular, and paediatric).

You will possess the ability to make clinical judgements and critical decisions of the highest order, using knowledge, skills and experience.

The post holder will support ongoing professional development and encourage involvement with in-house training schemes to expand clinical experience.

There is also monthly in-house teaching and audit sessions where your participation is encouraged. Leadership is a shared function within our team, and we look to develop talent.

Qualifications and Development

In addition to performing clinical duties, the role supports ongoing professional development and involvement with in-house training schemes to expand clinical experience.

Working Arrangements & Benefits

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Salary/Benefits: This post attracts a 10% recruitment and retention premium.

Additional Information

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

There is monthly in-house teaching and audit sessions where participation is encouraged. Leadership is a shared function within our team, and we look to develop talent.

Application Timeline

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025