Sonographer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 7 Sonographers to join their expanding team. The role involves performing a range of ultrasound examinations across three acute and five community hospital sites, covering general abdominal, obstetrics, gynaecological, and other specialities. The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner, maintaining high clinical expertise in ultrasound imaging and reporting, and contributing to the training and development of staff. The department supports personal development plans and offers opportunities for role development in various ultrasound areas. Patients are central to the service, with a focus on providing the best possible experience.
Essential criteria
- Understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality
- An understanding of team working and of own contribution to the team
- Trust Value
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Qualified Sonographer with MSC, DMU, Post Graduate Diploma or certificate in Medical Ultrasound
- HCPC registration or RCT registration
Desirable criteria
- DQASS
- Ability to perform abdomen, obstetrics and/or gynaecological
- Independent reporting
- Planning and Organization
- Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to use and act on own initiative
- Communication
- Understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality
- An understanding of team working and of own contribution to the team
- Trust Value
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Qualified Sonographer with MSC, DMU, Post Graduate Diploma or certificate in Medical Ultrasound
- HCPC registration or RCT registration
- DQASS
- Ability to perform abdomen, obstetrics and/or gynaecological
- Independent reporting
- Planning and Organization
- Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to use and act on own initiative
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Sonographer
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
Working pattern: Full Time / Part Time / Weekend / Flexible shift patterns available.
You will need to hold a qualification in Medical Ultrasound and must be competent to undertake an Ultrasound scan and report it independently. As a minimum you will be expected to hold a Pg. Cert in Medical Ultrasound that has been accredited by the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE) or assessed for equivalence by the ultrasound management team.
HCPC, NMC or RCT registration is also essential to this post. You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills. As a large teaching organisation, we provide teaching experiences for trainee sonographers and specialist registrars.
We work closely with Sheffield Hallam University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of sonographers, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
We are happy to consider applications from trainees nearing the end of their Ultrasound training or from midwife sonographers who are qualified in Ultrasound.
Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Our services are expanding; we are actively seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated band 7 sonographers to join our forward-thinking
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