# Sonographer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bradford Royal Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Bank contract
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (7 day working available)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-07T00:03:17.071Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Bradford/Bradford_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v8249943
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8249943?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Closing Date: 20.09.26

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 21.09.26

Interview expected to take place 30.09.26

We currently have vacancies for full time, part time and bank sonographers to join our highly skilled, supportive and motivated team here at Bradford.

The successful applicants would have the opportunity to develop and advance their practice in our busy, dynamic department where self-development and CPD is paramount.

Summary of Experience/Skills/Qualifications required:

- PGDip in medical ultrasound, DMU, or PGCert or equivalent CASE accredited qualification, in your area of specialty
- Competent and experienced in scanning and reporting in your ultrasound specialty
- HCPC / NMC/ RCT Registration required or equivalent

The salary and Terms & Conditions of service for this post(s) is/are subject to change in line with “Agenda for Change” – the new NHS Pay & Rewards system.

### Main duties of the job

The ultrasound department at BTHFT is split across the two main sites of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s hospital. On the BRI site we have the maternity ultrasound department in the women’s health unit, a two room vascular ultrasound department in medical physics and the six room main ultrasound department in radiology, where a range of interventional procedures, both radiologist and sonographer lead, take place.

The two room ultrasound department at St Luke's hospital is mainly an out-patient service.

In addition, we have a brand new two room ultrasound department in the Bradford community diagnostic centre.

As a qualified sonographer you will work in some or all of these departments, depending on your individual skill mix.

As part of the team you will be responsible for managing the daily operation of the area in which you work, using good time management and clinical judgement to prioritise patients and to deal with situations as they arise, in order to deliver an efficient high quality patient service.

Experience in scanning and reporting in your ultrasound speciality is essential.

As an independent practitioner you will be required to mentor and supervise students, trainees and newly qualified sonographers.

This post is suitable for the newly qualified sonographer who would be supported and mentored by a team of experienced sonographers during a period of preceptorship.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Technical knowledge for a range of ultrasound systems including image manipulation and trouble shooting.
- Experience with operating and managing I.T. systems including patient management, reporting and picture archiving systems.
- Understanding of Information Governance, Quality and Safety, and Confidentiality

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working in an imaging department
- Evidence of experience in Quality and Safety and Clinical Audit

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in an ultrasound department as a qualified sonographer

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- PGDip/ PG Cert in medical ultrasound or DMU
- State Registration with HCPC /or equivalent in midwifery/ or if neither of these are applicable, registration with The register of Clinical Technologists on qualification

**Desirable**

- Evidence of CPD

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565201)
- [ps (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565202)
- [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589)
- [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803)
- [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592)
- [terms and conditions - afc (pdf, 96.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2804)
- [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595)
- [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591)
- [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593)
- [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590)
- [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594)

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