Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 381-IM-7361015
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust-Birmingham Treatment Centre
- Town
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Obstetric Lead Sonographer
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Obstetric Ultrasound service within SWB. The post holder will provide a high level of clinical expertise within Obstetric ultrasound providing advice, education and support to staff to promote best practice.
Why not take this exciting opportunity to come and join our very skilled and dedicated team as we move forwards in our new state of the art hospital?
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to perform and report on Obstetric Ultrasound is addition, they will be required to support the department to achieve the national standards. To assist the service in achieving these key aims, this role is pivotal in ensuring a safe and effective service and in meeting the national targets set out in the service specification.
The post holder will liaise with DQASS, provide and monitor action plans, provide internal quality assurance through regular departmental audit and support. The role requires good communication between the ultrasound team, the Trust’s antenatal and new born screening board, the screening laboratory, screening and immunisation lead and teams (SILS’s) and the regional quality assurance team (RQAT). Maintain good record keeping.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Post graduate Diploma in ultrasound DCR or BSc(Hons) Radiography
- • State Registered (Radiographer / Nurse)
- • DMU or Pg Dip Ultrasound
- • Certificate of Reporting
- • Evidence of further study
- • HCPC registered
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Expertise in Obstetric ultrasound and one other area e.g. abdo/Gynae
- • Demonstrable post Graduate / registered ultrasound experience
- • Ability to undertake Audits within Obstetrics to support NHS Screening programme
- • Specialist expertise underpinned by theory and extensive practical experience in the range of ultrasound techniques which are required
- • High standard of clinical skills
- • IT Skills to use the necessary system / image recording system
Desirable criteria
- • Experience at writing protocols / guidelines and patient care pathways using research-based evidence of best practice
- • Experience in research and development
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
- Hayley Whitehouse
- Job title
- Lead Advanced Practice Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483331342
- Additional information
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