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Essential
72 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
The post holder will be a highly experienced sonographer, able to work autonomously within the ultrasound department, accountable for their own professional actions.
- Experience
Experience of working independently and without supervision performing a wide range of routine and complex examinations designated by the Lead Sonographer.
- Experience
Experience of performing interventional procedures such as fine needle aspirations, core biopsies and drainages under ultrasound guidance as authorised by appropriate schemes or work and protocols.
- Experience
Experience of providing teaching and development for trainee sonographers, radiologists and students.
- Experience
Experience of supervising, training and appraising student sonographers and Radiology registrars.
- Experience
Experience of participating in clinical governance and audit.
- Experience
Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and deputising for the Lead Sonographer in their absence.
- Clinical Knowledge
A large proportion of the workload is specialised and requires advanced knowledge.
- Clinical Knowledge
The skills and knowledge to expand the medical history by direct discussion with the patient using focussed questions.
- Clinical Knowledge
The skills and knowledge to explain to patients the reasons for performing the test including the benefits, any risks and the limitations of the scan e.g. Trans-vaginal scanning.
- Clinical Knowledge
The knowledge and skills to act as a source of expertise for consultation by clinicians, General Practitioners or other hospital staff.
- Clinical Knowledge
To demonstrate, maintain and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative requirements.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of Clinical Governance protocols, infection control, health and safety, risk management and professional guidelines.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of appropriate imaging techniques for individual patient conditions and the assessment of the clinical justification of routine and complex referrals.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of interventional ultrasound procedures, including fine needle aspirations, core biopsies and drainages.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of the NHS Plan and modernisation agenda.
- Leadership and Management
Deputise for the Lead Sonographer in their absence.
- Leadership and Management
To undertake specific roles in the day-to-day management of the department and will have specific duties within the service for which they will be expected to be responsible.
- Leadership and Management
Provide input into the overall staffing strategy for the Ultrasound Department, to enable smooth running of the service.
- Leadership and Management
To be actively involved in waiting list management to prevent breaches.
- Leadership and Management
Effective staff communication both within the Imaging Department and the wider Trust.
- Leadership and Management
To participate in appraisal, and appraise other staff as required.
- Leadership and Management
To ensure overall wellbeing of the team is maintained.
- Leadership and Management
Sets boundaries for accountability.
- Leadership and Management
Empowers others allowing freedom with accountability.
- Leadership and Management
Holds to account.
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Qualifications and Training
Responsible for own continued profession development (CPD) undertaking various evidenced activities.
- Qualifications and Training
Willing to undergo training in relation to post.
- Qualifications and Training
The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To take responsibility for own case load and report independently on the images at the time of the examination and to discuss results, give reassurance when appropriate to patients.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To communicate complex information relating to conditions and procedures to staff, patients and carers, and ensure informed consent for examinations.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patient's needs.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To optimise the ultrasound scanner using excellent hand-eye co-ordination to produce optimal images for diagnosis.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To determine appropriate imaging techniques for the individual patient condition.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To communicate effectively with patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
The ability to gain acceptance of the procedure especially when there may be barriers to understanding such as dementia, hearing or sight impairment, cultural or behavioural problems.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
The counselling and communication skills to impart scan outcomes to patients/relatives. This may involve giving unwelcome, distressing or highly emotive information e.g. foetal death/abnormality or life threatening illnesses.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Discretion, tact, empathy, sensitivity and diplomacy when dealing with patients/relatives during disclosure of unexpected or upsetting news.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Robust verbal and written communication skills required at all times.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To be responsible for updating the patient record and maintaining imaging databases, work lists and waiting lists.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To be responsible for the safe use and maintenance of specialist ultrasound scanners.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To manage patients' images and data, including processing and archiving.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
To participate in monthly clinical governance and audit.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Must have the appropriate interpersonal skills to teach student radiographers, student sonographers, specialist registrars in radiology and obstetrics, medical students and work experience students.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Is confident in own ability.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Demonstrates resilience.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to collaborate team working across disciplines, specialities, teams, groups and the Trust.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to ensure high quality evidence-based care is delivered.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Patient-centred.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Collaborative.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Fair.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Accountable.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Empowered.
- Personal Qualities and Values
To deal sensitively with patients or carers under emotional stress, including the terminally ill and bereaved.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Operate with a difficult posture using moderate physical effort plus repetitive movements.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequent moving of patients (10-120kg) (With lifting aids).
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequent moving of medical equipment (1-20kg).
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Manual dexterity, including use of ultrasound probe and keyboard.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Traveling between hospital sites.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Intensive mental effort/concentration required in relation to unpredictable workload, dealing with service issues, staffing issues, capability issues, patient complaints, investigations/incidents, report writing, meetings.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Dealing with complex and changing workload.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequently working with patients who have suffered trauma and or physical/ psychological abuse or distress.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequently conveys bad news, such as foetal death.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Dealing with complex workload, tight deadlines.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Staff Management.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Perform intimate ultrasound scans e.g. trans-vaginal scans, scrotal scans.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequent exposure to body fluids, smells, blood, infected wounds, infectious diseases urinary/faecal incontinence and drug/alcohol abusers.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Use of personal protective equipment including FFP3 masks and gowns as required.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Regular attendance of wards for portable scans.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Operate within a darkened room, often without windows.
- Physical, Mental and Emotional Requirements
Frequently work in confined spaces using large pieces of equipment.
Desirable
23 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in other clinical areas, for example SACU and A&E, to improve inter-professional working.
- Experience
Experience of complaints management.
- Experience
Experience of performance management.
- Experience
Experience of contributing to service improvements and re-design.
- Clinical Knowledge
Understanding of the underlying social, political land historical factors shaping local and national realities of health services.
- Clinical Knowledge
Understanding of the 'politics' - with both a small and large 'p' of the health and social care context.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of Diagnostic Strategy - Making a Difference.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of Performance Management.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of Complaints Management.
- Clinical Knowledge
Knowledge of Essence of Care - benchmarking.
- Leadership and Management
Specific duties within the service may include Governance, Screening Support, specialty lead e.g. MSK lead, Audit lead etc.
- Leadership and Management
Flex ultrasound lists according to service demand in line with clinical need and trust targets.
- Leadership and Management
Responsibility for stock management.
- Leadership and Management
Political astuteness.
- Qualifications and Training
Hold a valid Mentor and Assessor certificate where appropriate from participating universities.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Uses a range of influencing strategies to bring about change in modernising services.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Clarifies complexity.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Articulates a compelling vision of change.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Strategic influencing.
- Clinical and Technical Skills
Intellectual flexibility.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Drive for results.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Places a focus on improving performance.
- Personal Qualities and Values
Commitment to ensure the Trust plays a full part in contributing to Leeds city-wide reconfiguration programmes, including tackling health inequalities.
Job summary
Applications are invited for the role of Senior Sonographer for Paediatric Ultrasound at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and highly motivated expert sonographer to shape the future of paediatric ultrasound within a leading tertiary children's service. The successful candidate will combine advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities. You will be responsible for monitoring service performance, maintaining governance standards, supporting staff development and driving service improvements in line with local and national priorities Working closely with the Ultrasound Lead Sonographer, Lead clinician for Paediatric Radiology, Lead Radiographer for Paediatrics, Team Managers and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will act as the clinical lead for paediatric ultrasound and help ensure that children and young people receive safe, effective and compassionate imaging services of the highest quality.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Paediatric Sonographer who is passionate about delivering exceptional care and driving excellence within a dedicated paediatric ultrasound service. You will bring advanced clinical expertise, the ability to work autonomously, and confidence in managing complex examinations while providing high-quality diagnostic reports. You will be an effective communicator and an inspiring leader, committed to supporting and developing sonographers, trainees and the wider multidisciplinary team. With a strong focus on clinical governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in shaping the future of paediatric ultrasound at Leeds, ensuring the highest standards of care for children, young people and their families. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 04 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 002024
- Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Clare Bridge
Head of Profession
clare.bridge1@nhs.net Shortlisting Date: Friday 25th September Interview Date: Thursday 15th October AM
Job Summary
Applications are invited for the role of Senior Sonographer for Paediatric Ultrasound at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and highly motivated expert sonographer to shape the future of paediatric ultrasound within a leading tertiary children's service. The successful candidate will combine advanced clinical practice with leadership responsibilities. You will be responsible for monitoring service performance, maintaining governance standards, supporting staff development and driving service improvements in line with local and national priorities Working closely with the Ultrasound Lead Sonographer, Lead clinician for Paediatric Radiology, Lead Radiographer for Paediatrics, Team Managers and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will act as the clinical lead for paediatric ultrasound and help ensure that children and young people receive safe, effective and compassionate imaging services of the highest quality.
Why you should join our Team
As part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds Children's Hospital, you will work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering outstanding diagnostic services for children and young people. Our paediatric ultrasound team is recognised for its expertise, supportive culture and commitment to developing advanced practice, education and service improvement. We aim to create an environment where every team member is valued, encouraged and empowered to contribute the service.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside expert sonographers and radiologists, within a tertiary referral centre, seeing a wide range of complex and specialist cases that support ongoing professional development. If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, influence the future of paediatric ultrasound and be part of a friendly, dedicated and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.
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What you will bring to the role
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Paediatric Sonographer who is passionate about delivering exceptional care and driving excellence within a dedicated paediatric ultrasound service. You will bring advanced clinical expertise, the ability to work autonomously, and confidence in managing complex examinations while providing high-quality diagnostic reports.
You will be an effective communicator and an inspiring leader, committed to supporting and developing sonographers, trainees and the wider multidisciplinary team. With a strong focus on clinical governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in shaping the future of paediatric ultrasound at Leeds, ensuring the highest standards of care for children, young people and their families.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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This advert is for Senior Sonographer for Paediatrics with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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