This Band 7 post sits in the Maternity Ultrasound team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The sonographer performs and independently reports obstetric and gynaecological scans, including transvaginal, fetal anomaly, growth and Doppler examinations, within multidisciplinary pathways. The role carries autonomy and a mentoring element for student sonographers and junior staff. A recognised postgraduate ultrasound qualification is essential.
What the job involves
- Perform obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound, including transvaginal scanning, fetal anomaly screening, growth assessments and Doppler studies
- Independently report examinations
- Use clinical judgement to assess findings and communicate results sensitively
- Contribute to patient management within multidisciplinary care pathways
- Work with obstetric, midwifery and fetal medicine teams to deliver safe, evidence-based care
- Ensure a high standard of patient experience
- Support service development, audit and quality assurance
- Follow national screening standards and Trust policies
- Manage a varied workload in a busy clinical environment
- Mentor and support student sonographers, junior staff and medical trainees
- Maintain continuous professional development
Qualifications
- Recognised postgraduate qualification in ultrasound
- DMU, PgDip or PgCert in medical ultrasound
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
- Experience of a range of obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound, including TV scanning
- Experience of all aspects of the fetal anomaly screening programme and obstetric scanning, including Doppler
- Excellent patient care
- Awareness of current safety requirements, NSC, NICE and other national guidelines
Skills & knowledge
- Independent reporting
- Computer literacy
- Working under pressure
- Professional attitude
- Leadership qualities
Nice to have
- Nuchal translucency accreditation
- Further professional qualifications
- HPC, NMC or GMC registration
- Experience of audit
- Ability to mentor a student
- Interpreting statistics to advise women on antenatal screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- Commitment to the Maternity Services Strategy, particularly the quality of the patient journey
- Use of computerised information, including PowerPoint presentations
What’s offered
- Career development
- Flexible working and wellbeing support
- Staff recognition scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car lease schemes
- Season ticket loan
- Membership options for onsite leisure facilities
- Consideration of flexible, part-time or job share working
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
