Employer Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2025 23:59
Sonographer
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
This position is open to qualified sonographers looking to work in a dynamic, fast-paced department and be part of our friendly and hardworking team at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust.
In line with our trust objectives, we wish to recruit a sonographer with high standards who is passionate about their work and committed to the pursuit of excellence. The trust ultrasound department is sonographer-led and caters for a wide range of services which include obstetrics (including early pregnancy), general/surgical, urology, gynaecology, paediatrics, head and neck (including diagnostic and therapeutic intervention), Contrast enhanced ultrasound, musculoskeletal (including therapeutic injections) and a comprehensive vascular service in line with a dedicated vascular laboratory. We are happy to support staff development in line with personal ambition and service needs. We require highly-motivated team players, who are keen to develop professionally whilst maintaining competency in other key areas.
As a band 7 sonographer, you will be expected to produce high-quality diagnostic images and reports as well as provide a supportive learning environment for sonographers in training. You will also be expected to take part in audits and quality assurance programmes to develop the team and department.
Main duties of the job
We have monthly departmental audit half days. We support staff to undertake additional training. We have Practice Educators in position who promote education and learning and are a great resource and support to staff who to develop their career.
We undertake peer review in the department to bolster our learning and self reflection processes. We have good networks with surrounding trusts and work closely with the SouthEast imaging academy.
We use GE, Canon and Samsung machines and we have a robust replacement regimen for aging equipment.
We have regular departmental social evenings
Applicants will be expected to work across all three sites.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
* We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Criteria
* • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* • A complete and accurate application
* • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* • Evidence of essential experience for role
* • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Additional information
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our planhere .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Rachael Jarrett Job title Non-Obstetric and Vascular Ultrasound Lead Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07977995048 Additional information
Joanne Allen on 01737 768511 x1605/2808
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Rachael Jarrett
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