Band 7 - Enhanced Practice Sonographer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £48,270 - £54,931 pa inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Cross Site, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7237137/360-C-7082-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Sonographer to join our dynamic Radiology Team, specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Working across our 3 main sites, St Albans City Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital and Watford General Hospital, you will independently perform and report high-quality obstetric and gynaecological scans, contributing to safe and effective antenatal screening.
You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team in a progressive department that values innovation, education, and patient-centred care.
The post holder will independently perform, interpret, and report ultrasound scans across Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
As a confident practitioner, you’ll manage a varied and complex caseload, support junior staff, and contribute to national audit schemes such as DQASS. Key skills include NT scan compliance, effective triage, excellent communication, and patient-centred care.
You will play a role in service development, protocol writing, and peer review while ensuring all scanning meets high-quality assurance standards.
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.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
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.
You will deliver high-quality ultrasound imaging services across Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of cases.
The role includes supporting screening programmes, supervising trainee sonographers, and maintaining quality assurance standards through audit participation.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best patient outcomes.
This is a full-time substantive post with core hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, with weekend cover required on a rota basis.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Sonographer to join our dynamic Radiology Team, specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Working across our 3 main sites, St Albans City Hospital, Hemel Hempstead Hospital and Watford General Hospital, you will independently perform and report high-quality obstetric and gynaecological scans, contributing to safe and effective antenatal screening.
You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team in a progressive department that values innovation, education, and patient-centred care.
The post holder will independently perform, interpret, and report ultrasound scans across Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
As a confident practitioner, you’ll manage a varied and complex caseload, support junior staff, and contribute to national audit schemes such as DQASS. Key skills include NT scan compliance, effective triage, excellent communication, and patient-centred care.
You will play a role in service development, protocol writing, and peer review while ensuring all scanning meets high-quality assurance standards.
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.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
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.
You will deliver high-quality ultrasound imaging services across Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of cases.
The role includes supporting screening programmes, supervising trainee sonographers, and maintaining quality assurance standards through audit participation.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best patient outcomes.
This is a full-time substantive post with core hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, with weekend cover required on a rota basis.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025