University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
General Ultrasound Manager
The closing date is 17 June 2026
We’re looking for an experienced, passionate sonographer to lead our General Ultrasound service across UHD.
As General Ultrasound Manager, you will combine advanced clinical practice with team leadership, quality assurance, service improvement, and help create a supportive learning environment for trainees, developing the next generation of sonographers.
What We Offer:
* Flexible working patterns to support work/life balance
* Ongoing CPD opportunities for professional development
* Recruitment and retention premium payments for all band 7 and 8a sonographers in Radiology
* A generous relocation package worth up to £13,000 (please see the additional information for the relocation policy to see if this is applicable to you).
UHD ultrasound services operate from our Royal Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch hospitals, with community diagnostic centres at Health Sciences University and St Mary’s Poole.
Interview date: W/C 22/06/2026
Main duties of the job
You will act as a Lead Sonographer for General Ultrasound and will be responsible for managing and upholding a safe and effective general ultrasound imaging service. You will undertake both clinical (20%) and managerial (80%) duties and deputise for the Ultrasound Service Manager when required.
You will provide regular feedback to the Ultrasound Service Manager on compliance with key performance indicators for this service and will provide supervision and specialist advice and expertise to the ultrasound team of sonographers, students, and support workers, in addition to the wider MDT.
You will ensure all aspects of clinical governance are delivered and monitored including leading regular peer review audits and action plans; this will involve liaising with the Obstetric Ultrasound Manager, Clinical Lead Sonographer and the Ultrasound Service Manager to ensure effective plans are in place for any learning needs identified, such as inductions and clinical competencies of new staff.
You will also actively develop the service in conjunction with national and local NHS guidelines and directives and ensure that staff promote patient advocacy and communicate effectively with other health care professionals.
You will assist in maintaining integration of the ultrasound scanning service and be responsible for developing, and regularly reviewing, standardised departmental protocols and participate in research programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma of College of Radiographers/ BSc. Radiography or equivalent
* HCPC Registration
* CASE Accredited postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound
* NT License
Experience
* Significant experience working at band 7 level
* Experience across majority of main areas of US including paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology, abdominal, pelvic and small parts
* Experience of undertaking audits and producing action plans
* Recent NHS experience
* Experience supervising, teaching and mentoring all grades of staff
* MSK US
* Head and neck US
* Interventional US
* Paediatric US (including neonatal hips and neonatal heads)
Technical Skills
* Good time management and prioritisation skills
* Knowledge and experience with clinical governance
* Ability to deliver against agreed performance targets
* An understanding of local and national guidance relevant to medical ultrasound
* Experience of working with Quality Management Systems, i.e. Q-pulse
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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