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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic sonographer to join our friendly team at LUHFT.
Our ultrasound team work in primary, secondary & tertiary centres across Liverpool sites, including Liverpool Women's Hospital, allowing diverse variety of cases throughout our workload.
We are a large, busy university teaching Trust with a major trauma unit & multiple specialist medical areas. Our experience in acute patient management & diagnosis is exceptional priding ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach.
As part of our busy workload our sonographers have special interests in gynaecological, hernia, head & neck, testicular, dialysis access, transplant, lithotripsy, vascular, MSK and obstetric ultrasound.
We expect candidates to run their own list, manage demand & participate in training. We actively encourage & promote CPD with all of our staff. No obstetric ultrasound is performed in our Trust.
Main duties of the job
- Our multi-disciplinary team undertakes a comprehensive range of ultrasound examinations that include abdominal, gynaecological, vascular, MSK, small parts and obstetric ultrasound. We are keen to encourage new techniques and special interests in our department. We actively encourage and promote CPD and learning with all of our staff involved in our regular ultrasound CPD sessions and through attendance and presenting at external courses and conferences. Sonographer led peer review audit in undertaken regularly.
We are a keen training centre for new sonographers with a mentorship framework for trainees and newly qualified staff in place to help with their training and eventual transition into advanced practice. As a university teaching hospital, we also are involved in the training of specialist registrars in all aspects of diagnostic ultrasound.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached
Performance of clinical ultrasound duties as delegated by the Ultrasound Manager in charge of the Ultrasound Department.
Maintenance of a high standard of all aspects of ultrasonography. Issuing of diagnostic ultrasound reports according to protocol.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Good time management
- Works as a team player
- Approachable
- Diplomatic
- Demonstrate commitment to task
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to train/mentor staff
- Works on own initiative
- Ability to meet deadlines
Desirable
- IT skills. Word processing, E.Mail and spread sheets
Experience
Essential
- Supervision of ultrasound students
Desirable
- Research experience
- Audit experience
Qualifications
Essential
- DCR or Degree in Radiography
- PGD in ultrasound or equivalent
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This advert is for Sonographer with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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