Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer, Band 7

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer to join our busy Ultrasound team. The role covers Gloucester Royal Hospital and other county sites, with independent reporting and involvement in trainee development.

The successful candidate will hold a UK qualification in ultrasound (PG Cert/Dip/DMU) and be state registered. Permanent contract, 37.5 hours/week, supportive team, and strong development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• UK professional registration is essential.
• Postgraduate diploma/Masters in Ultrasound or equivalent.
• Current registration and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in obstetric ultrasound and reporting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as independent reporting practitioner within the ultrasound service.
• Provide clinical reports for own patient workload and maintain quality standards.
• Offer training and supervision for trainees and newly qualified sonographers.
• Contribute to maintaining a 7-day service across sites (08:00–20:00).

Skills

Professional registration

Leadership skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Postgraduate diploma/Masters in Medical Ultrasound

UK clinical ultrasound qualification (PG cert/ Dip/ DMU)

Tools

PACS

Job description

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals

Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer, Band 7

Band 7

Main area Radiology Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
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37.5 hours per week Job ref 318-26-T0642

Site Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Town Gloucester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 (pa, pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Job overview

Best Care for Everyone

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated, full time band 7 Obstetric Trained Sonographer/ Midwife Sonographer to join our busy and friendly Ultrasound team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We provide a comprehensive Ultrasound service for a wide range of specialties and GP referrals at Gloucester Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital and three community hospital sites within the county and a newly opened Diagnostic Imaging Centre In Gloucester.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an independent reporting practitioner, working autonomously but supported by fellow Sonographers, Consultant Obstetricians and the Ultrasound Manager. You will work as part of a high quality Ultrasound imaging service, caring for patients and working with trainees, specialty grade clinicians and the wider multidisciplinary teams.

We provide a wide variety of Obstetric examinations including early pregnancy assessment , Nuchal translucency anomaly and growth scans.

Sonographers are required to rotate between sites and help us to maintain our high quality 7-day service between the hours of 08:00 to 20:00.

Candidates must hold a recognized UK qualification such as PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered

Join us and you’ll be part of a community that recognizes your contribution and inspires you to achieve great things.

Working for our organisation

All departments are excellent to work in, where further training and development is supported. Regular meetings are held to discuss interesting cases. Our clinical team have built a strong reputation for excellent healthcare standards for all our patients.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust covers a large population and provides a wide range of specialist hospital services. We have ambitious plans for the future to help us achieve our vision of delivering the Best Care for Everyone.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder

• is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient and effective service, taking a lead in a clinical or supportive role in the ultrasound department.
• provides clinical reports for own patient workload.
• provides clinical training and appraisal for trainees and supervision for newly-qualified sonographers.

DIMENSIONS

Impact upon pay and non- pay budgets:

The post holder will

• use specialist ultrasound equipment and be responsible for the safe and efficient use of expensive and complex equipment (to the value of up to £100k ).
• involvement in QA and equipment maintenance scheduling.
• make best use of resources by careful and efficient management of time and out of hours service demands.

Staff numbers and grades who report through post-holder:

The post holder will

• provide continuous clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team.
• provide day-to-day supervision of radiographic care assistants/clerical support workers and trainee and newly qualified sonographers.
• participate in the training of specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics/gynaecology.

Workload commitment

• The post holder will be able to work at a pace comparable with that of peer group, undertaking similar numbers of examinations per hour as a specialist consultant undertaking the same examination type mix in the same working conditions.
• The post holder will work shift patterns and out of hours as requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Professional registration.
• Minimum of postgraduate diploma at Masters level in Medical Ultrasound (CASE accredited training course) plus recent post-qualification experience
• Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills
• Ability to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment
• Consistently excellent communication skills
• Presentation and report writing skills (clinical/non clinical)
• Detailed evidence of appropriate ongoing professional development (professional portfolio)
• A broad understanding of the role of different imaging modalities in relationship to effective and efficient delivery of patient clinical management
• Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups
• Mature judgement and decision making skills - highly reflective in thinking and outlook
• Basic IT skills as appropriate to post
• Evidence of awareness of application of research/audit techniques
• Attendance at appropriate communication/counselling training schemes (desirable)
• Annual attendance at the directorates’ mandatory training programme
• Physical skills - Highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and a high degree of dexterity and sensory skills are required for Ultrasound scanning. Specialised keyboard skills are used for manipulation of images.

Lavinia Morgan-Tovey (Ultrasound Modality Lead)

0300 422 6781

Person specification

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Independently perform and report on ultrasound examinations in a manner that meets professional, technical, medical and legal requirements
• Presentation and report writing skills (both clinical/ non clinical)
• Possess mature judgement and decision-making skills and be highly reflective in thinking and outlook.
• Excellent multidisciplinary team working and leadership skills, able to work under own initiative to a high level with responsibility and commitment and demonstrate
• Ability and enthusiasm to contribute to the departmental education programme and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary groups.
• Awareness of application of research and audit techniques
• Basic Knowledge of IT skills
• Nuchal Translucency - trained & accredited
• Candidates must hold a recognised UK qualification such as PG (cert), PG (Dip) or DMU or equivalent and be state registered
• Experience of using PACS

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

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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.

Name Lavinia Morgan-Tovey Job title Ultrasound Modality Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 422 6781 Additional information

Hours available

Monday/Tuesday Friday 8.30-4.30 Wednesday 9-12.45