Job summary
- Main area
- Sonographer
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0523
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/08/2025
Employer heading
Education Lead Sonographer, Band 8a
Band 8a
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
In line with the Trust Vision to provide the “Best Care for Everyone…”
This is a newly created and exciting specialty management post, and the post-holder will work collaboratively with the NOUS Ultrasound Modality Lead, Obstetric Modality Lead and Ultrasound Clinical Governance Lead in managing the ultrasound department adhering to Trust protocols and policies, CQC, national screening requirements and NICE guidelines, taking a lead role in education as part of the multi-disciplinary management team. They will also share the responsibility of leading the clinical non-registered staff within the ultrasound departments.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the delivery of educational programmes, professional development and monitoring and facilitating of mandatory training within our US departments, including:
- The delivery of the postgraduate training programmes, acting as the main point of contact for our in-house student mentors as well as Universities for the enrolment and progression of trainee sonographers (PgCert/PgDip) in our department.
- Mandatory training & appraisal compliance of sonographers and clinical staff working within the ultrasound departments (with the exception of radiologists), addressing and arranging time for training and appraisals as appropriate, including that of self.
- The facilitation and provision of development opportunities/CPD opportunities and sessions/further education for ultrasound department staff.
- The training of staff in new US techniques and ways of working as appropriate with service development and quality improvement projects, ensuring that patient care experience is central to improvements, with the support of the relevant ultrasound leads to provide an effective high quality, evidence-based service delivery.
- Reviewing the effectiveness of the Trusts existing trainee sonographer pack and adjusting as required for future trainees
- Identifying development needs and areas for innovation within the US department, responding to national agenda, ICB and Trust drivers
Working for our organisation
We are a team who support each other at all levels of staffing and work to problem solve together.
Training in specialised areas of ultrasound is actively encouraged.
Staff in the Diagnostic Imaging Department are thanked by other staff members using a Well Done Wednesday Scheme.
The Trust can offer:
On line and in person courses in a range of topics i.e management to enable staff to develop their career
Discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on -site nurseries, discounted public transport, a range of health and well being initiatives
Long service awards.
Different cultures are recognised throughout the year by the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed job description for information on the post being advertised . If you have any questions please contact the department.
Contact Details
Lavinia Morgan-Tovey (Modality Lead Ultrasound)
0300 422 6781
Please note that I work
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday am
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Case-Accredited BSc or equivalent in Medical Ultrasound
- HCPC/NMC registration (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- MSc or equivalent in Ultrasound
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise appropriately and work to deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure with an unpredictable workload
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills – verbal, non-verbal and written, when interacting with other team members, patients, other professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Understanding of all aspects of radiology quality and governance
- Understanding of radiological education and advance practice
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of own level of responsibility, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.
- Take a lead role in weekly MDT meetings, presenting screening cases and aiding decision making in further management of patient care
- Experience of using departmental computerised patient systems – NBSS/PACS/CRIS
- Comprehensive understanding of the requirements of IR(ME)R and IRR and CQC requirements
Desirable criteria
- Take a lead role in weekly MDT meetings, presenting screening cases and aiding decision making in further management of patient care.
Clinical/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using departmental computerised patient systems – NBSS/PACS/CRIS
- Evidence of continuous professional development with evidence of research/audit techniques
- Evidence of teaching students, preferably with evidence of mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Managing/Leading ultrasound department
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Maintain high levels of concentration required to undertake tasks requiring attention to detail. The work pattern may be unpredictable due to interruptions by telephone and face to face. Priorities can change during the day.
- Motivated enthusiastic and flexible, with the ability to remain calm in urgent situations.
- Committed to the improvement of patient care and staff satisfaction with a dynamic and flexible approach to management
- High levels of self-awareness and self-reflection
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lavinia Morgan-Tovey
- Job title
- Modality Lead Ultrasound
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 6781
- Additional information
Please note that I work
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday am
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