Job overview Join us at a pivotal time for Antenatal Services – where your skills, experience and ideas will help shape a service that is evolving, improving, and making a real difference to women and families every day. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Antenatal Services at Northampton General Hospital at a time of real transformation and growth. We are investing in and improving the care we provide to women and families, and you will be part of a service that is actively evolving to enhance quality, safety, and experience across the maternity pathway. We are a supportive and forward-thinking team who are committed to doing things well – and doing them better. You will be joining a service where collaboration is valued, development is encouraged, and your contribution will genuinely make a difference. In this role, you will work autonomously to perform and report on a wide range of obstetric ultrasound scans, providing clear, compassionate communication to women and supporting informed decision-making throughout their pregnancy journey. You will play a key role not only in delivering high-quality clinical care but also in shaping how the service continues to develop. Advert Alongside your core antenatal work, there is the opportunity to maintain and develop your broader imaging skillset through working within the main Radiography department. This ensures your practice remains varied, current, and professionally rewarding. As a senior member of the team, you will support and guide colleagues across the multidisciplinary workforce, contributing to training, supervision, and the development of ultrasound practice. You will be encouraged to influence service improvements, contribute to protocol development, and be actively involved in quality, governance, and innovation. To produce high quality diagnostic ultrasound images. To carry out procedures/examinations and prepare independent clinical reports for completed ultrasound scans, in line with department protocols. Triage referrals for ultrasound examinations, ensuring all decisions are appropriate made in accordance with local maternity guidelines, Trust policies, and best practice standards. Where necessary, seek clarification or further information, and provide feedback to referrers to support safe, evidence-based care. To discuss the findings of the ultrasound examinations with patients where appropriate including fetal death or abnormality. To be accountable for own professional actions and to act as a role model within the department, setting and maintaining high standards of professionalism and patient care and encouraging the development of a strong and flexible multi-disciplinary team. Working for our organisation Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received. We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities. University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs. Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Detailed job description and main responsibilities We welcome applications from Midwife Sonographers who bring a unique combination of advanced ultrasound expertise and holistic midwifery care, enabling truly woman-centred practice across the maternity pathway. You can expect to work within a welcoming, experienced team who support each other, with opportunities to develop across both antenatal and wider imaging services. There is a strong focus on education, professional growth, and collaborative working across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (NGH and KGH), giving you the chance to broaden your experience and be part of something bigger. This is more than a clinical role – it is an opportunity to be part of a service that is moving forward, investing in its people, and committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care while continuing to grow and innovate. Full a full list of all roles and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification. At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire. We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC). We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be. We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals. Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select “apply online now”. In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post. Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application. For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS