General Ultrasound Manager | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, Bournemouth, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7394543/153-SP04928 |
Summary
We’re looking for an experienced, passionate sonographer to lead our General Ultrasound service across UHD.
As General Ultrasound Manager, you’ll combine advanced clinical practice with team leadership, quality assurance, service improvement, and help create a supportive learning environment for trainees, developing the next generation of sonographers.
What We Offer:
•Flexible working patterns to support work/life balance.
•Ongoing CPD opportunities for professional development.
UHD ultrasound services operate from our Royal Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Wimborne and Swanage hospitals, with community diagnostic centres at Health Sciences University and St Mary’s Poole.
You will act as a Lead Sonographer for General Ultrasound and will be responsible for managing and upholding a safe and effective general ultrasound imaging service. You will undertake both clinical (20%) and managerial (80%) duties and deputise for the Ultrasound Service Manager when required.
You will provide regular feedback to the Ultrasound Service Manager on compliance with key performance indicators for this service and will provide supervision and specialist advice and expertise to the ultrasound team of Sonographers, Students, and support workers, in addition to the wider MDT. You will ensure all aspects of clinical governance are delivered and monitored including leading regular peer review audits and action plans, this will involve liaising with the Obstetric Ultrasound Manager, Clinical Lead Sonographer and the Ultrasound Service Manager to ensure effective plans are in place for any learning needs identified, such as inductions and clinical competencies of new staff. You will also actively develop the service in conjunction with national and local NHS guidelines and directives and ensure that staff promote patient advocacy and communicate effectively with other health care professionals.
You will assist in maintaining integration of the ultrasound scanning service and be responsible for developing, and regularly reviewing, standardised departmental protocols and participate in research programmes.
Interview Date: TBC
If you think this post might suityou,please applyonlineusing the NHS Jobs website. Finally, you would be most welcome to come for a visit, see thedepartmentsand meet the team - please just contact us to arrange a visit.
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Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valuedteammates,and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.In somecases,this means that services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
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This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025
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