Sonographer

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in Shropshire is seeking a self-motivated Sonographer to join our Non-Obstetric Ultrasound team across three sites, including The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and PRH, with rotation and a Band 7 permanent contract.

The role requires HCPC registration, a CASE accredited DMU/PgDip in Medical Ultrasound, NHS Sonographer experience, and flexibility for 37.5 hours per week between 08:00-20:00, including bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc in Radiography
• CASE Accredited (or CASE Accredited equivalent) DMU/PgDip in Medical Ultrasound
• HCPC registration
• Experience of working within the NHS as a Sonographer
• Teaching qualification

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including management of patients in your care.
• Develop and maintain skills to perform at an advanced level with unsupervised scans across a broad range.
• Issue independent reports and initiate follow-up procedures (e.g., abdominal x-rays, follow-up scans).
• Suggest specialist referrals or additional investigations.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of procedures.
• Utilise skills of persuasion and empathy with diverse patient groups.
• Occasionally prepare sterile trolleys for biopsies, aspirations and drainages; assist during procedures.

Skills

Diploma/BSc in Radiography

CASE Accredited DMU/PgDip in Medical U

HCPC registration

NHS Sonographer experience

Teaching qualification

Education

Diploma/BSc in Radiography

CASE Accredited DMU/ PgDip in Medical Ultrasound

HCPC registration

Experience in NHS as a Sonographer

Teaching qualification

Tools

Job description

Main area Sonographer Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Flexible working between 08:00-20:00, 7 day service across 3 sites including bank holidays Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 223-SON-824

Site The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rota Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, hard working and progressive Non-Obstetric Ultrasound team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

This post will include rotation between The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford (PRH) and the newly created Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Telford.

We are looking for a self-motivated and well organised Sonographer with proven ability to work autonomously. As an experienced and competent Sonographer, you will understand the need for a caring and compassionate approach along with attention to detail. You will play a key role in the delivery of a quality ultrasound service in both acute and community settings.

The required skill mix includes gynaecological, abdominal and small parts. In addition, specialist interest in MSK, neck sonography, paediatrics or vascular scanning would be desirable. Clinical development is encouraged, and we currently provide in-house training in neo-natal head, neo-natal hip and soft tissue ultrasound and we are supporting role extension into a Sonographer led Neck FNA service and MSK injections.

You will have a DMU or PgDip (CASE accredited or CASE accredited equivalent) in Medical Ultrasound, be HCPC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
• To develop and maintain skills required to perform at an advanced level, a varied range of unsupervised scans as detailed in the job summary, resulting in a high quality of patient care.
• To issue an independent report and instigate certain follow up procedures i.e. Abdominal X-rays, follow up scans etc.
• To suggest specialist referral or other investigations.
• To communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of procedures.
• Skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will be evident e.g. Infants,
  patients with learning difficulties, dementia, pain and fear.
• To occasionally prepare sterile trolleys for biopsies, aspirations and drainages and to assist during these procedures. Attention is paid to the safe disposal of used instruments including needles

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute medical care for half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales and has been awarded over £300 million to invest in our hospitals. Shropshire is the largest inland county in the UK with Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Heritage sites and access to Mid Wales and the Welsh coast. There are good schools, amazingly affordable housing and a wide range of leisure pursuits.

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Qualification

• Diploma/BSc in Radiography
• CASE Accredited (or CASE Accredited equivalent) DMU/ PgDip in Medical Ultrasound
• Registration with the HCPC
• Experience of working within the NHS as a Sonographer
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience as a general sonographer within the NHS
• Qualification and experience in vascular ultrasound, particularly DVT scanning and carotid duplex. In house training may be given if required.
• Qualification and experience in scanning necks/ testes/groins/MSK. In house training may be given if required

Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of general/vascular anatomy and ultrasound techniques
• In depth knowledge of disease processes and treatments
• A broad knowledge of anatomy and physiology, implications and treatment of a wide range of pathologies

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We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Our Commitment to Safety and Respect - The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace, free from sexual misconduct, harassment and discrimination. We expect everyone working, training or learning within the Trust to uphold appropriate professional boundaries, demonstrate respectful behaviour and contribute to a culture in which colleagues feel safe to speak up.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.