Musculoskeletal (MSK) Specialist Practitioner Sonographer | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,631 - £68,623 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7536583/259-7536583WXH |
Summary
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to manage patient referrals along the MSK pathway, overseeing and performing high-quality diagnostic ultrasound examinations and interventional procedures within this sub speciality. The latter of which will include joint injections, aspirations and other soft tissue interventions. You must also be able to evidence the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical, education, leadership and research) and demonstrate core capabilities and specialty specific clinical competence in MSK ultrasound.
The role is job planned to support clinical effectiveness with 80% Direct Clinical Contact time and 20% Supporting Professional Activities.
The post-holder will have a strong focus on:
• Supporting the delivery of MSK ultrasound training.
• Designing training, upskilling and preceptorship programmes and mentoring core trainers/supervisors.
• Developing and regularly reviewing departmental and Trust wide protocols and procedures.
• Undertaking and leading on audits of their own and others’ clinical practice in addition to service evaluation to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care.
• Acting as an independent practitioner and expert advisor within the Imaging service for MSK ultrasound, contributing to service development, quality improvement and research initiatives.
• Supporting the strategic development and collaborative integration of MSK ultrasound across Barts Health and the North-East London (NEL) Imaging Network by representing the service at hospital, Trust and NEL wide meetings.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Nov 2025