# Sonographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sonographer/f9500cbb-082b-4b29-950f-07a8118d9a02 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sonographer/f9500cbb-082b-4b29-950f-07a8118d9a02.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Nuneaton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day working week - **Employment type:** Permanent: 37.5 hours per week over a 7 day working weekFull time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T10:42:36.442Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton/George_Eliot_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Sonographer/Sonographer-v8157437 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8157437?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.geh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Sonographer - hours per week (7 day working) Permanent Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Closing Date: Tuesday 11th August 2026 Interview Date: TBC This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly. All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas. A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more #JoinTeamEliot ### Main duties of the job - To support the department’s Sonographers in the provision of a professional extended 7 day ultrasound service. - An opportunity to work within a friendly and dynamic department using modern and new equipment. - A wide range of examinations undertaken with the opportunity to further progress your career to Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. A HCPC registered Sonographer able to undertake a mixture of examinations including but not exhaustive of abdominal, gynaecological and vascular examinations. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Perform Ultrasound Examinations -  Conduct a wide range of diagnostic ultrasound examinations adapting techniques to patient condition. Image analysis and reporting - Interpret ultrasound images to identify abnormalities and provide a comprehensive report. Patient care and Interactions - To explain the process ensuring patient safety and comfort. Equipment and Management - Operate, maintain and troubleshoot equipment reporting any faults. Documentation and administration - Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using hospital information systems. Collaboration and Communication - Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team. Quality assurance and Professional Development - Participate in quality assurance programmed , clinical audits and CPD. Adherence to Protocols - Ensure all work is carried out according to department guidelines and policies and statutory regulations. For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Need to be able to work in adverse conditions, sometimes in a hot confined area in half-light, often under severe pressure and to be able to manage their workload though various distractions i.e. doctors requiring urgent scans and urgent telephone calls. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - On a daily basis need to cope with highly distressing, emotional circumstances – giving bad news to patients/relatives and coping with their reactions. Also stress from 'difficult' patients and relatives. - Ability to be able to support other staff members. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Development skills. - Organisational skills/ leadership skills. - Ability to communicate highly sensitive complex information relating to pregnancy loss or abnormality or the patient's medical condition with empathy and reassurance. - Need to have the ability to overcome barriers to understanding and have good counselling skills. Then to cope with the needs of people in distress. - Capability to discuss diagnosis and the best course of action for patients Able to employ frequent, moderate physical effort to move and position patients and equipment. - Regular need to make precise small accurate movements on control panel and sometimes to employ pressure whilst making awkward twisting and leaning movements to manipulate the probes. - Consistent frequent high-level of concentration throughout the day whilst scanning and writing reports. Very intense concentration when investigating a major abnormality followed by breaking bad news to the patients. ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Advanced technical knowledge related to the efficient use, safety and maintenance of ultrasound equipment. - Ability to use the Imaging IT systems. - Well developed specialist knowledge which is underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience. - Ability to impart clinical skills to trainee sonographers and other students on secondment. - Able to use initiative when undertaking emergency duties, i.e. on-call etc **Desirable** - Expected to work towards Master's level ultrasound qualification plus extensive experience gained working, which enables scanning and report writing to be carried out without clinical supervision. - Ability to use the Imaging IT systems. ### Qualification(s) and Professional Training **Essential** - DCR (R)/BSc/DMU/PGD or MSC in Medical Ultrasound - Registration with Health Professions Council. (HPC) – Radiographer - CASE accredited MSK Ultrasound qualification ## Documents - [sonographer - jd (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457851) - [sonographer - ps (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457852) - [sonographer - frf (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457853) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.