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Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and abilities
Calm under pressure and able to sustain mental, physical and emotional effort
- Skills and abilities
Motivated
- Skills and abilities
Committed and dedicated
- Skills and abilities
Resilient
- Skills and abilities
Logical and analytical
- Qualifications and Training
Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or PG Certificate / Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound from a CASE approved University or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Registration - HCPC or Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT)
- Qualifications and Training
BSc (Hons) Radiography or equivalent
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Comprehensive and extensive knowledge and experience in ultrasound modality
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Competency in independent reporting at Advanced practice level with enhanced clinical reasoning skills
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Previous NHS ultrasound experience
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Excellent organisational and time management, planning and prioritisation skills
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Excellent communication and counselling skills
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Able to work as part of a team and also independently
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Able to instruct and supervise others
- Knowledge and Experience/ qualilfications
Research and development skills
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for Sonographers to join our very friendly and dedicated multi-disciplinary team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
Our busy and dynamic departments are responsible for the delivery of a wide case mix including Obstetric, General Abdominal, Gynaecology, Small Parts and Musculoskeletal examinations. Applications from Sonographers with skills in any of the above areas are welcome.
Candidates must hold a CASE accredited PgCert / Dip / MSc or DMU qualification in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent.
Fulltime and part time positions, and flexible working arrangements are available and open for discussion.
The post holder will work across Bristol City and Weston Operating unit sites, working alongside a supportive and diverse team to deliver ultrasound services across a wide range of specialties to support patients within obstetric care, emergency /acute care, and referred through secondary care.
Included within the trust's hospital sites are St Michaels' Hospital, which provides obstetric care as well as being the South West's referral unit for fetal and maternal medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, which provides acute and emergency services, and is a Tertiary referral centre for upper GI cancer, and a regional centre for complex liver disease, and Weston General Hospital, which is a district general hospital offering ultrasound services across a broad range of specialties.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include (but will not be limited to):
- perform a wide range of ultrasound examinations.
- provide diagnostic report of examinations according to the level of authorisation agreed.
- participate in service provision across the different sites.
- Communicate and liaise with patients, clinicians and other healthcare professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
The ideal candidate will:
- have experience in the ultrasound ultrasound techniques and a thorough understanding of their application in a range of examinationareas mentioned above.
- have previous NHS experience .
- hold post graduate qualifications in Obstetric , Gynaecological Ultrasound and/or General Abdominal Ultrasound
- be competent in independent reporting in ultrasound
- demonstrate a commitment to maintain the highest standards of imaging and service delivery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Reporting Sonographer with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical technologist, Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 dependant on experience , pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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