# Reporting Sonographer – General Ultrasound > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/reporting-sonographer-general-ultrasound/a1f49443-dbe0-4948-b580-3f335521af19 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/reporting-sonographer-general-ultrasound/a1f49443-dbe0-4948-b580-3f335521af19.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Reading - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and extended day and across RBFT sites) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T08:41:48.430Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diagnostic_Radiology_Ultrasound/Diagnostic_Radiology_Ultrasound-v8011885 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8011885?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join the main ultrasound department at Royal Berkshire  and put your specialist skills at the centre of a service that truly values professional and patient-centred compassionate care. You’ll use your expertise to independently perform and report a wide range of scans, working within a team where clinical excellence is the standard. Our sonographers are supported by our lead sonographer, a practice educator as well as a team of RDAs and radiologists. We are proud of our preceptorship which provides a framework for sonographers to progress to 8A. The department is accredited by QSI and is fortunate to be a University of Reading department showing our commitment to patient care and research. ### Main duties of the job Performing and range of  ultrasound scans within the main radiology department (please note,  obstetric scanning is not performed within the department). Reporting findings and making appropriate recommendations. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will function as an effective member of the Ultrasound team, providing a high quality, comprehensive and efficient Ultrasound service to patients and referring clinicians; to include the timely issue of diagnostic reports, based on Ultrasound findings The postholder will undertake all aspects of work in the Ultrasound Department, as appropriate to grade, including the supervision and mentoring of more junior staff. The postholder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries. ## Job Details Join the main ultrasound department at Royal Berkshire  and put your specialist skills at the centre of a service that truly values professional and patient-centred compassionate care. You’ll use your expertise to independently perform and report a wide range of scans, working within a team where clinical excellence is the standard. Our sonographers are supported by our lead sonographer, a practice educator as well as a team of RDAs and radiologists. We are proud of our preceptorship which provides a framework for sonographers to progress to 8A. The department is accredited by QSI and is fortunate to be a University of Reading department showing our commitment to patient care and research. ## Job Description Performing and range of  ultrasound scans within the main radiology department (please note,  obstetric scanning is not performed within the department). Reporting findings and making appropriate recommendations. ## Responsibilities The postholder will function as an effective member of the Ultrasound team, providing a high quality, comprehensive and efficient Ultrasound service to patients and referring clinicians; to include the timely issue of diagnostic reports, based on Ultrasound findings The postholder will undertake all aspects of work in the Ultrasound Department, as appropriate to grade, including the supervision and mentoring of more junior staff. The postholder will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries. ## Person Specification ### application **Essential** - Good organisational and time management skills - Ability to work effectively as part of a team or individually - Ability to work under pressure and prioritise own activities accordingly **Desirable** - Evidence of teaching and training skills - Understanding of Quality Management systems and processes ### Application form **Essential** - HCPC registered - Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound **Desirable** - Experience of audit ## Documents - [person and jd (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10297546) - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [relocation policy (pdf, 572.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1764) - [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718) ## 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.