# Consultant Sonographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-sonographer/c16c1449-7de5-4f1b-a5dd-1ccac06e6fca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-sonographer/c16c1449-7de5-4f1b-a5dd-1ccac06e6fca.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** West Bromwich - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Speciality:** Radiology - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-01T10:43:17.253Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/West_Bromwich/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Consultant_Sonographer/Consultant_Sonographer-v8078433 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8078433?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Consultant Sonographer will work totally autonomously in day-to-day practice with their own caseload. This will include performing and issuing reports on all Ultrasound examinations and performing Ultrasound guided interventional procedures which will include ENT biopsies/FNA’s. An administration and audit session will provide an opportunity to confer with Consultant Radiologists reciprocally for difficult or equivocal cases. This role is both clinical  and strategic, to develop the service and support cancer objectives within this specialised field of head and neck. Clinical duties will be undertaken across sites as required. The post holder will be a core member of the Ultrasound Multidisciplinary Team. Challenge and develop strategies to move outside boundaries of how care is delivered. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will possess an MSc in Radiography or its equivalent. The post holder will provide and facilitate an expert level of care to patients presenting with or who are at risk of head and neck disease, including the assessment and diagnosis of patients. You will exercise the highest degree of professional autonomy in the decision making process that will improve overall patient outcomes. You will support the Imaging Directorate in developing Ultrasound Services in line with best practice and national imperatives. The successful candidate will be an expert practitioner and act as a Consultant in all aspects of Ultrasound diagnosis. They will provide clinical leadership, consultancy and professional education as part of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities. ## Job Details The Consultant Sonographer will work totally autonomously in day-to-day practice with their own caseload. This will include performing and issuing reports on all Ultrasound examinations and performing Ultrasound guided interventional procedures which will include ENT biopsies/FNA’s. An administration and audit session will provide an opportunity to confer with Consultant Radiologists reciprocally for difficult or equivocal cases. This role is both clinical and strategic, to develop the service and support cancer objectives within this specialised field of head and neck. Clinical duties will be undertaken across sites as required. The post holder will be a core member of the Ultrasound Multidisciplinary Team. Challenge and develop strategies to move outside boundaries of how care is delivered. ## Job Description The post holder will possess an MSc in Radiography or its equivalent. The post holder will provide and facilitate an expert level of care to patients presenting with or who are at risk of head and neck disease, including the assessment and diagnosis of patients. You will exercise the highest degree of professional autonomy in the decision making process that will improve overall patient outcomes. You will support the Imaging Directorate in developing Ultrasound Services in line with best practice and national imperatives. The successful candidate will be an expert practitioner and act as a Consultant in all aspects of Ultrasound diagnosis. They will provide clinical leadership, consultancy and professional education as part of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Must have advanced specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and practices within Ultrasound that is underpinned by theoretical study at Masters level - Experience of research/audit at high level - Must have an understanding of the overall influence of different MDT opinions and results on the patient pathway. ### Experience **Essential** - Specialist expertise underpinned by theory and extensive practical experience in Ultrasound and Intervention - Evidence of current CPD/attainment of competence portfolio ### Qualifications **Essential** - DCR or BSc Diagnostic Radiographer - Masters in Ultrasound practice - HCPC Registered **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification in management - Recognised training certificate ## Documents - [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657) - [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982) - [consultant sonographer jd (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370393) - [consultant sonographer ps (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370394) - [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604) - [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437) ## 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.