Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England seeks a Sonographer/Midwife Sonographer. This role involves performing and reporting on a variety of ultrasound examinations, providing specialist information to patients, and participating in flexible working arrangements. Applicants should possess a postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound and have recent NHS experience. This position supports professional development through CPD and involves participation in a weekend/Bank Holiday rota. Join a dedicated team to provide outstanding patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Support for CPD

Qualifications

• Recent experience undertaking obstetric, gynaecology and general ultrasound examinations.
• State registration with HCPC or equivalent body.
• Ability to provide supervision and education to staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform, interpret, and report on ultrasound examinations.
• Supervise the workflow and ensure clinical requests are acted upon.
• Inform patients of scan results sensitively.

Skills

Recent experience in ultrasound examinations

Teaching experience

Flexibility in working hours

Education

Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

BSc in Medical Ultrasound

Job description

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Sonographer/ Midwife Sonographer

The closing date is 25 January 2026

An opportunity has arisen within Ultrasound departments at Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Ultrasound in Worcestershire is sonographer led and as a result we are forward looking promoting career development with an appetite for change and improvement.

We welcome applications from sonographers who hold a PG Cert/Dip or BSc in Medical Ultrasound. We expect a minimum of obstetrics/gynaecology or abdominal ultrasound but would support further training if required.

Your base site would be Worcester; however you may be expected to work at any site within the Trust as the service requires. We currently provide an USS service at Evesham Community Hospital, Malvern Community Hospital & Kidderminster Treatment Centre which forms part of the Worcestershire Community Diagnostic Centre.

All WAHNHST hospitals utilise state of the art Samsung RS8EVO equipment.

All departments cover a wider range of general, obstetric, gynaecology, some vascular and small parts USS exams.

CPD is encouraged and supported with regular cross‑county Ultrasound audit meetings and designated e‑learning/mandatory training time.

We offer a flexible working week with negotiable hours to suit both you and the department. Participation in our weekend/Bank Holiday ultrasound rota is expected but this is self‑rostered with flexible TOIL.

Main duties of the job

Full JD attached to NHS jobs ad for reference.

The successful applicant will be expected:

• To work as an Advanced Practitioner (sonographer) undertaking a wide range of examinations demonstrating excellence to a high professional standard.
• To provide specialist information by performing, interpreting and reporting examinations as per departmental protocols; ensuring that reports are generated promptly and that any urgent findings are acted upon in the patient’s best interest.
• To inform patients of their scan results when appropriate, within the standards set by the HCPC if appropriate.
• Supervise and assist other appropriate personnel to perform their duties as and when required.
• To have a flexible attitude towards the hours of work and participate in work and duties as required relevant to the directorate. To participate in any out‑of‑hours rota already established or established in the future.
• To be responsible for workflow within the area of work ensuring that clinical requests are acted upon as appropriate.
• Checking patients details prior to examination, ensuring that such details are present and correct on the request. (PAUSED and checked) To ensure that images are recorded and report issued with correct patient details.
• To participate in management of waiting list by vetting examination requests in a timely and effective manner.
• To be aware of personal professional development and to maintain a portfolio.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest.

Ensuring people feel cared for.

Showing respect to everyone.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex‑positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities

To work as an Advanced Practitioner (sonographer) undertaking a wide range of examinations demonstrating excellence to a high professional standard and being responsible for autonomous written reports on 95% of these examinations.

The range of clinical work will comprise second and third trimester obstetric Ultrasound scans and Early Pregnancy viability scans to include TVS. Experience in scanning/independently reporting gynaecology (inc TVS) and general abdominal scanning is desirable but not essential.

To provide specialist information by performing, interpreting and reporting examinations as per departmental protocols; ensuring that reports are generated promptly (based upon clinical history provided, information from the patient and scan appearance) and that any urgent findings are acted upon in the patient’s best interest e.g. recorded into patients notes or verbally relayed to the referring clinician.

To be responsible for the workflow within the area of work ensuring that clinical requests are acted upon as appropriate (ensuring that any urgent requests/examinations are flagged up and acted upon in the patient’s best interest) and that a good throughput of patient examinations is achieved.

Checking patients details prior to examination and ensuring that such details are present and correct on the request form/computer. (PAUSED and checked) Requests must be justified, as per departmental protocol.

To inform patients of their scan results when appropriate, imparting bad news e.g. foetal death/abnormality in a sensitive and empathetic way and to provide help and support to colleagues with respect to this.

Have a flexible attitude towards the hours of work and participate in work and duties as required relevant to the directorate. To participate in any out‑of‑hours rota already established or established in the future.

To participate in management of waiting list by vetting examination requests in a timely and effective manner.

The post holder will be expected to beautonomous in and develop their clinical practice.

The post holder will provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff.

To attend service meetings as appropriate.

To participate in and promote Quality assurance within the department.

To ensure that all Trust, Unit and Directorate policies relating to Health and Safety, COSHH, Security and Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999, IR(ME)R 2000 and any other Local Radiation Safety policies are understood and observed in the department. To attend compulsory training as instructed.

To ensure the effective use of resources, liaising with the Site Superintendent in respect of this.

Accept personal responsibility and accountability for your infection prevention and control practice.

Any other ad hoc duties that may be required.

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent experience undertaking and independently reporting a wide range of ultrasound examinations including obstetric, gynaecology and/or general ultrasound.
• Candidate must have recent experience working in NHS as a practicing sonographer.
• Teaching experience.
• Vascular ultrasound (lower limb and/or upper limb DVT).

Qualifications

• CASE accredited Post graduate Certificate / Diploma in Medical Ultrasound OR BSc in Medical Ultrasound.
• State registration with the Health and Care Professions Council or comparable regulatory body (NMC/RCT etc).
• Diploma of the College of Radiographers or degree accepted for registration with the HCPC.

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.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust