Job summary
- Main area
- Sonography
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SP06206
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/06/2026
Employer heading
Screening Support Sonographer
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Do you want to work in a caring and professional environment where patients come first? Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking sonographer searching for a rewarding new role?
We’re a friendly, supportive team, performing and reporting ultrasound examinations while ensuring the highest standard of patient care.
All sonographers working at band 7 and band 8a across radiology are awarded Recruitment and Retention Premia payments of £5000 per annum pro rata.
We also offer a generous relocation package worth up to £13,000.
Our obstetric service is delivered at Royal Bournemouth Hospital in our newly built state of the art maternity unit where we provide obstetric scanning alongside our maternity colleagues.
Our general ultrasound service is split over several sites, Poole, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals and two community diagnostic centres in Poole and Southbourne. We carry out many types of ultrasound examinations such as general medical, obstetrics, gynaecology, vascular, paediatrics, including neonatal hips and neonatal heads, and musculoskeletal. We also scan as part of the Early Pregnancy clinic and provide a 7 day ultrasound service.
There is a mix of Philips, GE, Canon and Samsung ultrasound systems throughout the department. This is an incredibly exciting time to join us as we transform our services across Dorset.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a member of the radiology team providing an efficient and effective diagnostic imaging service.
- To produce a wide range of high-quality diagnostic images whilst optimising patient care.
- To work as a specialist in Ultrasound undertaking and producing autonomous reports on a range of ultrasound examinations.
- To oversee the implementation, delivery and monitoring of the ultrasound aspects of the Down’s syndrome screening quality assurance support service (DQASS). The SSS must actively participate in the DQASS process including submission of a minimum of 25 paired measurements on a 6-monthly basis
- To work with the US Clinical Lead and US management team to put in place an on-going education and training programme for ultrasound practitioners
- To attend the UHD Ante-Natal and Newborn Screening Programme Board Governance meeting as required
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
If you think this post might suit you please apply on line using the NHS Jobs website. Finally, you would be most welcome to come for a visit, see the departments and meet the team - please just contact us to arrange a visit.
Dorset is a fantastic place to live and work, please take a look at our videos on YouTube under Radiography recruitment at RBCH.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
This role required HCPC Registration.
Base location - RBH Base (UHD cross site workers)
Interview date - Tuesday, 30th June 2026
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
For further information please feel free to contact Sarah Jenkins, Ultrasound Service Manager, on 0300 019 4898 or email [email protected].
Or Karen Groom, Obstetric Ultrasound Manager, on 0300 019 8616 or email [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma of college of Radiographers/BSc. Radiography or equivalent
- HCPC Registration
- Postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound
- Current FMF nuchal translucency accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate experience in ultrasound
- Ability to work independently in all areas of ultrasound including – obstetrics, gynaecology and general abdominal
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Recent NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience supervising, teaching and mentoring all grades of staff
- MSK
- Vascular
- Paediatric (including neonatal hips and neonatal heads)
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Autonomous Practitioner
- Good time management and prioritisation skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information to provide accurate, concise, clinical reports
- Good communicator, compassionate attitude towards patient care
- Team worker
- Counselling skills
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
- Sarah Jenkins
- Job title
- Ultrasound Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4891
- Additional information
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