Job requirements
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Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be diplomatic
- Other
To be a team player
- Other
Process a flexible approach to work
- Other
Be committed to quality
- Other
Ability to cope under pressure
- Other
Able to demonstrate substantial professional interests and motivation
- Other
Willingness to undergo further training according to the needs of the post
- Other
Satisfactory CPD portfolio
- Skills
Demonstrate ability to scan accurately
- Skills
Ability to prepare reports
- Skills
Time management skills
- Skills
IT literate
- Skills
Able to act within a multidisciplinary team
- Skills
Student assesor
- Experience
Significant experience in ultrasound
- Experience
Experience in training/mentoring student sonographers
- Qualifications
DMU, PgCert, PgDip or MSc in ultrasound
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Membership of professional bodies
- Other
Attendance at professional meetings
- Skills
Presentation skills
- Skills
Counselling skills
- Skills
Audit analysis
- Qualifications
Additional Masters level postgraduate module in specialist area of ultrasound
Job overview
We are looking to recruit 1 sonographer to join our team at Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust. Applicants must hold a recognised ultrasound qualification (PgCert, PgDip or DMU), and be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
A wide range of obstetric and non-obstetric examinations are undertaken across two sites (Ormskirk and Southport Hospitals).
The department also undertakes seven day working and the successful candidate would be expected to undertake evening and weekend duties.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for autonomously performing Ultrasound examinations and clinically interpreting the images.
- Responsible for providing a high quality Ultrasound scans in accordance with protocols within the Ultrasound department.
- Responsible for supervision and teaching of junior and medical staff.
- Responsible for keeping up to date with current Ultrasound techniques and maintaining a CPD portfolio.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Full Job Description attached.
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.
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This advert is for Ultrasonographer with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in St Helens, 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 08 Sep 2026.
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