Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: PAH/SMH/HEH
Town: Harlow
Salary: £64,455 - £74,896 Pro rata, plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/10/2025 23:59
Lead Sonographer
NHS AfC: Band 8b
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
This role is to lead the Ultrasound service at PAHT from an operational and clinical aspect. The postholder will be an expert clinical practitioner, managing a complex case load. They will have a role in governance, leadership, quality assurance, teaching and supervision in addition to their cross-divisional clinical case load.
Main duties of the job
* Performing a wide range of ultrasound examinations to agreed protocols and standards.
* Providing written reports after synthesising history and scan findings to make a diagnosis.
* Teaching Junior Doctors who have an interest in ultrasound.
* Acting as an expert resource for sonographers and other staff within the ultrasound department.
* Being responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating training across our department.
* Providing professional leadership to the ultrasound staff, setting the standard for clinical delivery and promoting inclusive, compassionate behaviours across our teams.
* Participating in the clinical workload in both Obstetric and General ultrasound
* Support student sonographers and radiographers throughout their training and liaise with training establishments to ensure students receive the best educational experience
* Lead and manage all aspects of the Sonography budget and department
Person specification
Experience
* Lead sonographer experience
Qualifications
* HCPC/Equivalent registration
* MSK/Vascular Qualification
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
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