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Midwife Sonographer
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
12 months (Fixed term to cover maternity leave)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
230-32936735-WCS-M
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/02/2026 23:59

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Midwifery Ultrasonographer

NHS AfC: Band 7

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Midwifery Ultrasonographer

37.5 hours per week

12 Months Fixed Term (cover maternity leave)

Salary: Dependant on experience

Closing Date: 16th February 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.**

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

#JoinTeamEliot

Main duties of the job

We’re seeking a confident and compassionate Midwifery Sonographer to work in our Maternity Ultrasound Service. As one of our Midwife Sonographer, you’ll be working alongside our high-performing team, ensuring exceptional imaging standards and heartfelt maternity care.

Your Impact

  • Champion excellence in patient care, staff development, and service delivery.
  • Drive education, training, governance, and policy development.
  • Make informed clinical decisions and mentor fellow sonographers.
  • Perform and report independently on complex obstetric scans.

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience as a Senior Midwife and Sonographer
  • Leadership that inspires trust and collaboration.
  • Passion for quality improvement and professional development.
  • Ability to inspire confidence and provide emotional support.
  • A commitment to delivering safe, respectful, and compassionate care.

Why You’ll Love It Here

  • A warm, welcoming team who values their collaborative and inclusive culture.
  • Opportunities to influence service development and shape best practice.
  • Professional growth and leadership development.
  • A workplace that values your voice, your vision, your growth and your expertise.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification attached is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Person specification

Experience & knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Advanced technical knowledge related to the efficient use, safety and maintenance of ultrasound equipment.
  • • Ability to use the Imaging IT systems.
  • • Well-developed specialist knowledge which is underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience
  • • Expected to work towards Master's level ultrasound qualification plus extensive experience gained working, which enables scanning and report writing to be carried out without clinical supervision.
  • • Ability to impart clinical skills to trainee sonographers and other students on secondment.

Qualifications and professional training

Essential criteria
  • • DCR (R)/BSc or Midwifery qualification
  • • DMU/PGD or PG Cert in ultrasound
  • • Registration with Health Professions Council. (HPC) – midwifery

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to communicate highly sensitive complex information relating to pregnancy loss or abnormality or the patient's medical condition with empathy and reassurance.
  • • Analyse ultrasound images to describe and offer diagnoses from a range of possibilities which may lead to further tests/procedures
  • • Ability to take initiative to make decisions or recommendations for the best interests of the patients.
  • • Ability to undertake audit within the dept.
  • • Ability to prioritise and organize unpredictable workload effectively.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • • On a daily basis need to cope with highly distressing, emotional circumstances – giving bad news to patients/relatives and coping with their reactions. Also stress from 'difficult' patients and relatives.
  • • Ability to be able to support other staff members
  • • Need to be able to work in adverse conditions, sometimes in a hot confined area in half-light, often under severe pressure and to be able to manage their workload though various distractions i.e. doctors requiring urgent scans and urgent telephone calls.
  • • Consistent frequent high-level of concentration throughout the day whilst scanning and writing reports.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveAge-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In VeteransCycle to Work

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Leanne O'flaherty
Job title
Maternity Workforce Matron
Email address
leanne.o'[email protected]
Telephone number
07570066729