Sonographer

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health board in Wales is seeking a part-time sonographer to provide professional ultrasound services across multiple departments. Candidates should have HCPC registration and experience in general ultrasound, with opportunities for role expansion in specialized areas. The position offers a salary of £48,527 to £55,532 pro rata, promoting continual professional development.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Post-grad ultrasound qualification is essential.
• Experience in sonography is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide ultrasound services in a clinical environment.
• Work without direct supervision while reporting to Superintendent Radiographers.
• Participate in continual professional development and education.

Skills

General ultrasound

Transvaginal imaging

Obstetric ultrasound

Vascular procedures

Musculoskeletal imaging

Education

HCPC registration

Post-grad ultrasound qualification

Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Overview

To provide a professionally competent Ultrasound service to patients throughout the University Health Board, in a safe clinical environment. Provide a caring, confidential diagnostic service to all patients, ensuring their dignity and privacy are not compromised. You will normally be required to work without direct clinical supervision but will report to the Superintendent Radiographers within the Department.

The closing date is 02 October 2025

Main duties of the job

We have sonographer hours available within our busy and diverse UHB. We encourage continual professional development and education and actively promote and support role expansion alongside departmental requirements. HCPC registered sonographer hours are available working in Prince Charles Hospital with rotational elements to other sites within the trust. The vacancy is for a part-time sonographer ideally Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but can be discussed at interview. This is an exciting opportunity for a varied rotational post working across trust ultrasound departments.

Minimum skill/experience required: general ultrasound including transvaginal imaging and obstetric ultrasound. DQASS registration to undertake combined screening is preferred but training and certification can be completed in-house for the successful candidate. Candidates with experience in other areas of ultrasound imaging including musculoskeletal, testes, groins, hernias, neonatal hip screening, early pregnancy and vascular procedures would be highly desirable and can expect these skills to be encouraged, continued and developed as required.

Successful candidates will also be considered for expansion of their roles to include the above sub-specialities dependent on service needs and changing departmental skill-mix requirements.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Post-grad ultrasound qualification
• Counselling experience
• Degree or Equivalent

Experience

• Full history of sonography experience
• Relevant history of CPD
• Appropriate supervisory/Management/Teaching experience
• Vascular, small parts or MSK experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Evidence of H&S policy and procedures particularly relating to ultrasound
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£48,527 to £55,532 a year, pro rata