Sonographer

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Sonographer with UK experience to join a forward‑looking ultrasound team across Hillingdon and Mount Vernon hospitals. You will scan patients, produce independent reports, and contribute to teaching and service development.

You will lead, supervise trainees, engage in audit and clinical governance, and help plan workflows to maintain high standards of patient care and timely imaging services across sites.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC/NMC or RCT to practice ultrasound.
• Band 7 level ultrasound experience in the UK.
• Ability to teach and supervise student sonographers.
• Commitment to high-quality patient care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports.
• Teach and train student sonographers and registrars.
• Participate in ultrasound department management and governance.
• Communicate results and purpose of examinations to patients.
• Develop own skills and identify training needs with the Lead Sonographer.
• Plan workload to maintain efficient flow and minimize waiting times.

Skills

Ultrasound scanning

Teaching trainees

Audit & governance

Communication with patients

Education

HCPC/NMC/RCT registration

Job description

Job Overview

With new and passionate Ultrasound Leads driving service development, we are seeking to recruit a dedicated and experienced Band 7 Sonographer with UK experience and HCPC/NMC or RCT registration to join our friendly and forward-looking team. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about their work, committed to achieving excellence and providing the best patient care. You will be part of a great team of diverse professionals that are equally passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience in line with our Trust Objectives. You must be available to work at either of our Trust sites - Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans in line with departmental guidelines;
• Take an active role in teaching and practical training of student Sonographers, specialist registrars, and others in training;
• Participate in the management of the ultrasound department and in the audit and clinical governance programs;
• To communicate with patients, their relatives, and others about the purpose of the examinations and the scan results (in line with departmental guidelines).
• To develop ones own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others, identifying any training needs to the Lead Sonographer;
• To plan and prioritise ones own workload and that of the section to ensure the efficient flow of work, keeping waiting times to a minimum and maintaining a high standard of service delivery.

As a band 7 sonographer you will be providing a supportive learning environment for trainee sonographers. You will be expected to support participation and leadership of the centrally registered audit and continuous improvement programmes.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please note : Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sola Jacdonmi Job title: US Modality Lead Sonographer Email address: [e-mail]