Ultrasound Clinical Tutor | Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Liverpool, L8 7SS

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

07/02/2026

As ultrasound Clinical Tutor you will be responsible for delivering and coordinating ultrasound education to ultrasound practitioners within the Trust including trainee sonographers, midwifes, nurses and medical trainees.

Along with specialised clinical ultrasound training you will also be delivering training in ultrasound governance to departments across the Trust and supporting, where necessary, to improve standards Trust wide through peer audit, QA and local assurance processes.

Alongside training and educational responsibilities, you will be responsible carrying out and reporting on specialised ultrasound examinations to a high standard and in a professional manner.

Holding a post graduate ultrasound qualification you will have excellent clinical skills, and experience.

In order to apply for this post you must be an experienced sonographer and possess PGC/D in Medical Ultrasound.

Registration on the voluntary SCoR sonographer or HCPC or NMC registration is also expected.

As Ultrasound Clinical Tutor you will work closely with the Lead Sonographers, sonography team, Imaging Leadership Team and senior colleagues across the Trust.

You will develop and maximise training and education within the ultrasound service with a focus on the ultrasound trainees within the Imaging Department as well as providing support to colleagues within the Trust.

You will ensure a patient focused, safe, effective and efficient service that is able to meet the current and future needs of the Trust and population it serves.

Alongside training and education, you will have a key role in Departmental, Governance and Multi-disciplinary Team meetings and contribute to patient safety and quality improvements.

You will act as an independent practitioner with full accountability for all actions, with the issuing of ultrasound reports with NMC/ HCPC registration and a minimum of Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound.

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part ofNHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities

• from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.

UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts.

Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.  The post holder will lead in the co-ordination and delivery of Ultrasound training to the following staff groups:

· Ultrasound students undertaking post graduate ultrasound training.

· Medical trainees

· Nursing and midwifery staff undertaking ultrasound training.

· Other professionally qualified health professional using ultrasound in clinical practice.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical and theoretical ultrasound education are achieved, ensuring that training, assessment and ongoing clinical competency of the…