US Modality Lead Sonographer

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is looking for a US Modality Lead Sonographer to oversee the Ultrasound department. Successful candidates will manage day-to-day operations, ensure diagnostic targets are met, and take an active role in training staff. This is a full-time role offering a salary range of £59,490 to £66,239 plus additional payments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of teaching and mentoring students and staff.
• Experience across a wide range of ultrasound modalities.
• Eligible for Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Ultrasound department's day-to-day operations.
• Ensure diagnostic targets for the ultrasound services are met.
• Teach and provide training for student sonographers and other staff.

Skills

Extensive experience in ultrasound modalities

Teaching and mentoring skills

Clinical judgement and interpretation skills

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

US Modality Lead Sonographer

The closing date is 03 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as an Ultrasound Modality Lead Sonographer. We are recruiting for two Band 8A posts, based across both our Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital sites. Post holders will be responsible for leading the Ultrasound department and managing its day‑to‑day operations in the absence of senior management.

The successful candidates will have extensive experience across a wide range of ultrasound modalities, including obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, and non‑obstetric/general medical ultrasound. You will have a proven track record of teaching and mentoring students and staff. The role includes maintaining a clinical workload, performing ultrasound lists at an advanced practitioner level, and making clinical judgements based on the assessment and interpretation of ultrasound findings, including complex cases.

Both post holders will be expected to cross‑cover between obstetric and non‑obstetric services, working collaboratively across the Trust to support consistent, high‑quality patient care in all ultrasound areas.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the management and day‑to‑day running of the specialised services pertaining to the unit.
• To ensure diagnostic targets for the ultrasound service are met.
• To be responsible for the management and development of the specialist service ensuring optimum use of staffing and equipment resources within the modalities.
• To lead and participate in the clinical audit and clinical governance programmes.
• To be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans including high‑risk obstetric and gynaecological patients.
• To take an active role in teaching and practical training of student sonographers, specialist registrars and others in training.
• To be responsible for the professional leadership and training of the team, providing a high‑quality patient‑focused service.
• To be responsible for sonographer and support staff rota management and liaising with the radiology admin lead and maternity admin team to ensure adequate capacity to meet the demand.
• To ensure maintenance of equipment and a safe working environment.
• To provide a service across all sites.

About us

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 driving 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.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

• Education and Qualifications
• Experience
• Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
• Personal Qualities
• Education and Qualifications
• Experience

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.

£59,490 to £66,239 a year (incl. of HCAA), plus R&R payment of £5,000.