Vascular Sonographer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata if part-time |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7770004/430-CC26-673A |
Summary
Vascular Sonographer
Department: Imaging
Band 7 £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Milton Keynes University Hospital is a district general hospital which operates across three sites in Milton Keynes. The imaging department at MKUH provides an essential service to the trust and includes ultrasound, CT, MRI, DEXA, mammography, as well as a general x-ray and interventional radiology service.
Due to the expansion of services, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an accredited vascular sonographer to join this progressive and supportive multi-professional team and work alongside vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and Stroke specialist teams.
The department is currently inviting applications from enthusiastic individuals for a full-time or part-time band 7 sonographer post to be based across all MKUH sites, to include the acute hospital site, and the CDC locations of Whitehouse Park & Lloyds Court. The postholder must hold CSVS accreditation and have significant vascular clinical experience to be able to work autonomously, perform high quality imaging and issue reports on ultrasound examinations.
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• To work as a qualified sonographer who is accredited with the college and society of vascular science (CSVS) and competent to autonomously produce high quality ultrasound images and reports in Vascular ultrasound.
• To be part of a team that provides diagnostic ultrasound scanning and reporting services for referrals made to the acute hospital site and the community diagnostic centres operated by MKUH NHS FT.
• To assist in the day to day running of the ultrasound department by working collaboratively with the ultrasound section head sonographers, wider sonographer team, clinical support and admin and clerical teams.
• When required, the post holder will need to deputise for a specific section head sonographer. This will encompass line management responsibility for operational service delivery, human and financial resource management.
• The post holder will be recognised as an advanced practitioner in their field, interpreting and reporting a range of ultrasound examinations. They will maintain the highest standards of patient care and will provide specialist diagnostic judgement with a thorough understanding of complex clinical conditions.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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• The post holder will provide leadership to other ultrasound practitioners and engage in clinical supervision activities to support them in that role. They will be a role model for the profession and will have delegated responsibility for staff induction, training and development in their areas of ultrasound specialism.
• The post holder will participate in the review and revision of scanning techniques and make recommendations regarding changes in practice and service improvements
• The post holder will exercise autonomy within professional boundaries.
Main duties and responsibilities
Communication and relationship building
The post holder will:
Communicate with all referring clinicians to ensure that imaging requests are justified and appropriate.
Provide clear, concise and accurate ultrasound reports.
Responsibilities for analysis
The post holder will:
Use a high level of analytical of judgemental skills in this role.
Assess information about the patient’s condition, symptoms, laboratory test results and previous imaging, pulling the information from multiple electronic sources in order to understand the relevance and suitability of the test and to determine the most likely findings indicated by the clinical question.
Responsibilities for planning and organisation of activities
The post holder will:
Coordinate and organise own workload.
Be able to operate multiple scanning lists in order to ensure work is carried out following principles of urgency and priority in a rapidly changing workflow setting.
Responsibility for patient care management
The post holder will:
Be responsible for identifying patients (adults and children) at risk under the safeguarding principles and referring patients to the safeguarding team where appropriate.
Provide the highest level of patient care, ensuring the patient experience is optimised, with specific reference to the hazards posed by cross infection and similar risk.
Development of policies and services
The post holder will:
Contribute to the development and implementation of Clinical Governance processes relevant to own area of responsibility and when necessary, attends the monthly Clinical Governance meetings
Adhere to all departmental guidelines, policies and protocols
Financial responsibility
The post holder will:
Use equipment which is both of high value and complexity and be responsible for using it safely, ensuring it is not treated in a way which is likely to cause damage.
Carry out and record daily quality assurance, in line with the departmental protocol.
Managing people
The post holder will:
Be responsible for his/her actions and patient workload and be able to work unsupervised as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrate involvement in day to day, clinical supervision and practical training
Responsibility for information resources
The post holder will:
Use a variety of IT systems which are essential to the performance of their day-to-day work including CRIS, PACS, Cerner and Viewpoint.
Ensure the correct procedures are followed regarding the input of patient data and images onto CRIS, INSIGNIA and Viewpoint.
Research and development
The post holder will:
Maintain professional competence and confidence, identifying training needs in self and others, learning new techniques and technology as required and meeting the requirements of appropriate professional bodies in respect of continued professional development.
Share best practice, actively searching for evidence of new developments and technological advances in medical imaging procedures and technology, particularly within own speciality field.
Freedom to Act
The post holder will:
Have a very high level of autonomy and independent working. The post-holder works as part of a team but also regularly as a lone worker (weekends, out of hours, community diagnostic centre sites). Managing their patient list independently and confidently making decisions about workflow and prioritisation of urgency and accommodating priority ad-hoc referrals.
Be responsible for own Professional Accountability
Other Responsibilities
The post holder will:
Have a flexible approach to how contracted hours of work are scheduled and work location.
Be prepared to participate in 7-day ultrasound service delivery model.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026