Sonographer

Job overview

Sonographer

Department: - Imaging

Band   7

Hours: 37.5 hours

Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) is a district general hospital operating across three sites in Milton Keynes. The Imaging Department delivers a vital service to the Trust, offering a wide range of diagnostic and interventional imaging, including ultrasound, CT, MRI, DEXA, mammography, general X-ray, and interventional radiology.

We are seeking enthusiastic applicants for a fixed-term, full-time Band 7 Sonographer to support our obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound services. The post will be based across all MKUH sites, including the acute hospital and Community Diagnostic Centre locations at Whitehouse Park and Lloyds Court.

Applicants must hold a UK CASE-accredited postgraduate qualification in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound and will work autonomously, delivering high-quality ultrasound examinations and diagnostic reports.

We welcome applications from HCPC or NMC-registered Sonographers with recent NHS experience and a passion for delivering high-quality obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound. Two years’ recent NHS experience is preferred, along with a flexible, patient-centred approach to care.

For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact Susan McGowan, Non-Ionising Radiation Operations Lead [email protected], or Kiley Dashwood, Superintendent Sonographer [email protected]

Interview date: 10th March 2026

Main duties of the job

We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute

“- NHS Survey, 2024'' They feel confident in their team and supported to make suggestions to improve the work, 80.6% strongly agree.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to professional development and support the ongoing delivery and improvement of imaging services. In return, the Trust offers strong support for career progression.

Essential criteria include excellent communication and organisational skills, commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD), and a sound knowledge of ultrasound safety, quality assurance, legislation, and health and safety requirements. Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and experience using PACS/RIS systems, are also required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and relationship building

The post holder will:

• Communicate with all referring clinicians to ensure that imaging requests are justified and appropriate.
• Provide clear, concise and accurate ultrasound reports.
• Inform a referring clinician of urgent or unexpected results, as appropriate.
• Liaise with appropriate staff regarding the organisation of follow-up outpatient appointments for patients following ultrasound imaging.
• Communicate in a concise, sensitive and appropriate manner, complex or contentious information regarding ultrasound scanning procedures to patients and their relatives, as well as other hospital staff and referrers.

Responsibilities for analysis

The post holder will:

• Use a high level of analytical of judgemental skills in this role.
• Assess information about the patient’s condition, symptoms, laboratory test results and previous imaging, pulling the information from multiple electronic sources in order to understand the relevance and suitability of the test and to determine the most likely findings indicated by the clinical question.
• Understand when information regarding the scan request is insufficient and to judge when to seek further information from available resources (i.e., peer, referring clinician, Radiologist, previous imaging studies).
• Comprehend when a referral is inappropriate and able to advise on the most suitable alternative test.

Responsibilities for planning and organisation of activities

The post holder will:

• Coordinate and organise own workload.
• Be able to operate multiple scanning lists in order to ensure work is carried out following principles of urgency and priority in a rapidly changing workflow setting.
• Recognise and understand the skill set of colleagues and organise this workforce in accordance with the changing demands of the day.
• Anticipate when own mandatory training or competency assessments (e.g., (a) First trimester (b) screening for Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome and Patau syndrome, (c) Fetal cardiac, (d) 20 week screening scan, (e) non-invasive prenatal testing, (d) uterine artery doppler, (e) Fetal Medicine Foundation certificate of competence in the nuchal translucency (NT) scan, etc) are due or required and liaise with appropriate section head Sonographer to plan training completion around own working schedule.

Responsibility for patient care management

The post holder will:

• Be responsible for identifying patients (adults and children) at risk under the safeguarding principles and referring patients to the safeguarding team where appropriate.
• Provide the highest level of patient care, ensuring the patient experience is optimised, with specific reference to the hazards posed by cross infection and similar risk.
• Contribute to the patient care pathway through participation in multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT) as required. Please refer to the job description for further details.