US Modality Lead Sonographer | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Hillingdon Hospital; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking an Ultrasound Modality Lead Sonographer. In this role, you will lead the Ultrasound department, ensuring high-quality patient care and managing the day-to-day operations. Ideal candidates will demonstrate extensive experience across various ultrasound modalities and a passion for teaching. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment focused on delivering excellent healthcare.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, and non-obstetric/general medical ultrasound.
• Proven track record of teaching and mentoring students and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Ultrasound department and manage day-to-day operations.
• Ensure diagnostic targets for ultrasound service are met.
• Manage and develop specialist service ensuring optimum use of resources.
• Participate in clinical audits and governance programmes.
• Scan patients and produce independent reports, including high-risk cases.
• Teach and train student sonographers and specialist registrars.
• Manage rota of sonographer and support staff.

Skills

Extensive experience across ultrasound modalities

Teaching and mentoring

Clinical judgement skills

Strong leadership

Job description

Previous applicants no need to apply

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.

• 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 & 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 & practical training of student sonographers, specialist registrars & 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 & 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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025