Lead Sonographer for Maternity Worcester

We are looking for a dedicated Lead Sonographer for Maternity Services to join our forward-thinking team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. As the Lead Sonographer, you will be at the forefront of our maternity ultrasound service, providing expert clinical leadership, supporting the development of the team, and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care aligned with NHS values.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in obstetric scanning, proven leadership experience, as well as excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job:

• Lead and manage the maternity ultrasound team on a day-to-day basis.
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality obstetric scans in accordance with national guidelines (e.g., FASP, NICE).
• Collaborate with obstetricians, midwives, radiologists, and other multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Ensure robust clinical governance, participate in audit and service improvement initiatives.
• Support workforce planning, training, and the development of junior staff and student sonographers.
• Maintain accurate records and promote best practice in documentation and patient safety.

The post holder will work within Trust regional and national standards and lead change to ensure the best practice initiatives, underpinned by the national maternity improvement programme. The national maternity agenda provides the basis for this service to achieve better outcomes for mothers and babies. The post holder will be responsible for the professional leadership and line management of all midwife sonographers working within the service.

The post holder will work as a specialised sonographer demonstrating a high level of clinical competence and understanding across a wide range of examinations, including a variety of complex clinical presentations. They will provide clinical advice to less experienced sonographers and other staff groups demonstrating an expert knowledge with advanced decision-making skills. They will be able to demonstrate a high level of technical expertise whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care.

The successful candidate will take an active role in the regional and national working groups such as Fetal Growth Restriction, RCOG guidelines development group and FASP Quality assurance meetings to ensure that best practice is implemented timely within the maternity service. They will contribute to the development and implementation of the ultrasound services strategic aims in line with local and national guidance and to work collaboratively with the clinical leads for radiology and directorate managers contributing to the efficient operational management of the service and ensuring that strategic aims are being met.

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential:

• Registered Midwife with the NMC or Sonographer registered with HCPC or relevant professional body.
• One of the qualifications as listed below: Certificate/Diploma in Medical Ultrasound of the College of Radiology (CoR) with evidence of appropriate continuous professional development (CPD).
• Post graduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound (PgCert) approved and validated by a Higher Institute of education and accredited by the Consortium for Sonographic Education (CASE) or equivalent. The qualification must be relevant to obstetric ultrasound practice.
• Evidence of advanced professional development.
• Evidence of management leadership training / skills.
• Clinical mentor and assessor for students undergoing scanning courses.

Experience Essential:

• Evidence of management and leadership skills.
• Clinical mentoring and assessing for students undertaking scanning courses.
• Evidence of continued CPD.
• Evidence of risk management.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.