Band 7 - Enhanced Practice Sonographer, Radiology

Band 7 - Enhanced Practice Sonographer, Radiology

Main area Sonographer Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

15 hours per week Job
-C-10927

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Cross Site Salary £50,008 - £56,908 pa inc HCA pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2026 23:59

A full-time Enhanced practice sonographer vacancy has opened to join our ultrasound services across West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust.

This role will be cross-site, covering St Albans City Hospital & Hemel Hempstead Hospital & Watford General Hospital.

The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing towards the efficient service delivery of ultrasound services.

The duties and responsibilities of the post holder include:

• To contribute to the operational duties of the ultrasound department services across West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust. Including maternity, general, inpatients and acute referrals.
• To be an effective member of the Ultrasound team, promoting the trust values through our workforce.
• Provide a high standard of Sonographer/ultrasound services to radiologists and patients.
• Complete ultrasound examinations to a high standard.
• Supervision of junior staff, international recruits and students through induction and training programmes.

This post is ideal for strong communicators who enjoy working part of a close-knit team.

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

• Independently undertake, interpret and analyse ultrasound scan findings.
• Independently produce a report identifying normality, interpreting variants and common pathologies.
• Has a role in supporting training and development of junior staff.
• To be independently and autonomously performing a wide range of examinations including complex cases.
• Provide expertise, supervision, peer review and guidance to less experienced colleagues.
• 5% of reports to be peer reviewed using BMUS peer review tool. Learning points from peer review to inform developmental needs.

• DMU or PgD in Ultrasound or PgC/PgD in:
  • a chosen clinical speciality.
  • advanced practice skills of reporting.
  • advanced communication.
  • extended pathophysiology
• HCPC, NMC or RCT registration.
• MSc, or working towards one.

• Complex knowledge of pathologies.
• Detailed knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy.
• Actively participates in CPD relevant to professional needs.

• Proficient NHS ultrasound experience in Obstetrics, gynaecology or general medical ultrasound.
• Previously worked at Practitioner Sonographer level.
• Sub-specialism skills and competencies.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The…