# B8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer/Deputy Modality Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b8a-advanced-practitioner-sonographerdeputy-modality-lead/fa2e2a4b-309e-4e9d-87af-95fef431274c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b8a-advanced-practitioner-sonographerdeputy-modality-lead/fa2e2a4b-309e-4e9d-87af-95fef431274c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 to £64,750 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T14:05:09.787Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-0989?employerCode=C0020 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15317?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you an ambitious, highly skilled Sonographer looking to advance your career into a high-profile clinical leadership role? An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) for a dynamic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. QEHB is a renowned, world-class tertiary referral centre leading the way in complex medical specialties. In this pivotal role, you will lead and coordinate our very busy Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Surveillance Clinic alongside the Liver and Renal Transplant Surveillance pathways. Additionally, you will expand your operational leadership portfolio by acting as the formal Deputy to the Ultrasound Modality Lead, helping to shape, manage, and innovate our modern ultrasound services. Why Join Us? University Hospitals Birmingham is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. By joining the team at QEHB, you will benefit from: *Access to state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment and integration with world-class surgical and medical teams. *Dedicated time and funding tailored toward your personal management, leadership, or clinical career aspirations. *Comprehensive NHS staff benefits including flexible working patterns and health and wellbeing support structures. ### Main duties of the job 1. Clinical Leadership & Specialist Surveillance Pathways HCC Surveillance Coordination: Oversee, develop, and execute the service pathway for patients within the Hepatocellular Carcinoma surveillance program, ensuring accurate, timely imaging and rapid reporting in line with multidisciplinary team (MDT) requirements. Liaise with the liver clinic to develop an efficient booking system for service improvement and optimum patient satisfaction. Transplant Surveillance Specialist: Act as a clinical expert in complex liver and renal transplant surveillance ultrasound, evaluating graft health, vascular patency, and post-transplant complications. Advanced Autonomous Practice: Provide expert, highly specialized independent scanning and interpretive reporting on an autonomous basis, providing definitive differential diagnoses on highly complex caseloads. 2. Operational Management & Deputising Deputy Modality Lead: Deputise for the Ultrasound Modality Lead, taking operational accountability for the day-to-day running of the department, staff scheduling, skill-mix reviews, and ensuring strict adherence to waiting list management targets. Please see attached the full JD/PS ### About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ### Details - Date posted: 03 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8a - Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-1098555 - Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Job Details Are you an ambitious, highly skilled Sonographer looking to advance your career into a high-profile clinical leadership role? An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) for a dynamic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. QEHB is a renowned, world-class tertiary referral centre leading the way in complex medical specialties. In this pivotal role, you will lead and coordinate our very busy Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Surveillance Clinic alongside the Liver and Renal Transplant Surveillance pathways. Additionally, you will expand your operational leadership portfolio by acting as the formal Deputy to the Ultrasound Modality Lead, helping to shape, manage, and innovate our modern ultrasound services. Why Join Us? University Hospitals Birmingham is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. By joining the team at QEHB, you will benefit from: *Access to state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment and integration with world-class surgical and medical teams. *Dedicated time and funding tailored toward your personal management, leadership, or clinical career aspirations. *Comprehensive NHS staff benefits including flexible working patterns and health and wellbeing support structures. ## Job Description 1. Clinical Leadership & Specialist Surveillance Pathways HCC Surveillance Coordination: Oversee, develop, and execute the service pathway for patients within the Hepatocellular Carcinoma surveillance program, ensuring accurate, timely imaging and rapid reporting in line with multidisciplinary team (MDT) requirements. Liaise with the liver clinic to develop an efficient booking system for service improvement and optimum patient satisfaction. Transplant Surveillance Specialist: Act as a clinical expert in complex liver and renal transplant surveillance ultrasound, evaluating graft health, vascular patency, and post-transplant complications. Advanced Autonomous Practice: Provide expert, highly specialized independent scanning and interpretive reporting on an autonomous basis, providing definitive differential diagnoses on highly complex caseloads. 2. Operational Management & Deputising Deputy Modality Lead: Deputise for the Ultrasound Modality Lead, taking operational accountability for the day-to-day running of the department, staff scheduling, skill-mix reviews, and ensuring strict adherence to waiting list management targets. Please see attached the full JD/PS ## Responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Highly specialised ultrasound experience at an advanced level such as interventional procedures or skills at a level above what is expected of a band 7 sonographer. - Experience of managing a staff group at a senior level. Evidence of role extension. Evidence of lead on audit or research. ### Qualifications **Essential** - General science based education to O and A level with a minimum of 1 science based A level or equivalent. - D.C.R. (R) or BSc Radiography. S.R.R. DMU or Post Graduate Diploma in Ultrasound Relevant highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate study, Master's degree and/or relevant experience - HCPC Registration ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Substantial people management skills - Proven organisational and problem solving skills in a clinical environment. - Proven clinical, managerial and teaching skills - Proven analytical skills in interpreting complex information - Ability to manipulate and position patients accurately - Ability to prioritise appropriately and work to deadlines. - Ability to assess qualified staff as competent to undertake independent ultrasound scanning. - Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment - Highly specialist knowledge of ultrasound procedures over and above that expected of a band 7 sonographer such as interventional or advanced clinical practice. - An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce - Able to adapt to the changing requirements of the post Exhibits leadership, personal authority within specialty - Active contribution to maintain a well-motivated team - Exhibits the ability to maintain professional and courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations - An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce. - Demonstration of innovative in the healthcare profession. - Courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations. - Positive application of the radiographers code of conduct ## Documents - [JD PS.pdf (PDF, 396 KB)](document:2979971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.