Senior Sonography Lead | NHS England

NHS England; Reading; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization is seeking a Senior Sonography Lead to manage and develop sonography education and training within the South East Imaging Training Academy. The role involves leading sustainable workforce strategies, collaborating with various health stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with regional objectives. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in Sonography education, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. This position is home-based, offering flexibility in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Sonography education and training.
• Capability to develop strategic delivery plans.
• Strong understanding of multi-professional health care teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional Sonography expertise.
• Lead sustainable workforce supply pipeline development.
• Evaluate stakeholder needs and recommend improvements.

Skills

Professional Sonography expertise

Leadership in education and training

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Relevant qualification in Sonography

Job description

Overview

NHSE England is recruiting a Senior Sonography Lead for a fixed term basis for the South East Imaging Training Academy. The post will be home based, working remotely. The post holder will sit within the NHSE South East Cancer and Diagnostics Programme team and will be instrumental in leading the ongoing development and implementation of sonography workstreams within the South East Imaging Training Academy. The purpose of the Senior Sonography Lead, working in partnership with the Academy Clinical Co-Leads, is to provide subject matter expertise, leading the development of a sustainable workforce supply pipeline of sonographers to the south east region, including direct entry, apprenticeships, and postgraduate training. The successful candidate will be passionate about the delivery and management of Sonography education and training in the South East. They will promote and strengthen the practice of lifelong learning along the professional development continuum from qualification to retirement. The successful candidate will show an understanding of important contribution made by all members of the multi-professional health care team, including support staff as well as clinicians. As a member of the core leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Providing professional Sonography expertise.
• Leading the development of a sustainable workforce supply pipeline of sonographers to the south east region, including direct entry, apprenticeships, and postgraduate training.
• Working with imaging networks, community diagnostic centres (CDCs), NHS Trusts, and HEIs to determine what education and training is needed in order to meet Sonography service requirements across the south east, and to co-ordinate appropriate multidisciplinary education utilising the SE Imaging Training Academy simulation equipment across all hub sites.
• Defining current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues as to how best practice might be adopted relating to the supply and upskilling of Sonographers in the south east.
• Leading all Sonography/Ultrasound workstreams already in place within the SE ITA and advise/guide the core leadership team on delivery to meet nationally set Sonography objectives for 2025/26.
• Acting as the Sonography workforce ‘subject matter expert’ for external stakeholders, leading delivery of workstreams as appropriate.
• Developing long-term, strategic delivery plans for assigned programmes of work in partnership with stakeholders.
• Accurate evaluation of stakeholder needs from a range of qualitative and quantitative data sources, and recommending improvement or changes based on reviews of Sonography education and training across the south east.
• Ensuring programmes of work are aligned to and deliver regional strategic objectives, KPIs and regulatory compliance.
• Producing reports on progress against plan for internal assurance for Boards and Committees as required.
• Supporting the Imaging Training Academy Leads to develop innovative approaches to Sonography education and training.
• Ensuring that objectives are met within budget and contributing to budget savings where required.
• Using Sonography workforce knowledge to inform local team and regional priorities and delivery planning.

Additional information

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments: Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025.