Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 381-IM-7851238
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Superintendent Sonographer
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Group Management to identify service development opportunities and develop business cases and plans in support of the Group’s objectives. The successful candidate will lead the Team of Non Obstetric Sonographers supporting development and advanced practice.
Why not take this exciting opportunity to come and join our very skilled and dedicated team in our state of the art new hospital? Weekend and Bank Holiday working will be part of your normal working pattern.
Main duties of the job
Reporting directly to the Directorate General Manager, the post holder will provide day to day management of the non Obstetric Ultrasound Department . Supported by a forward thinking Operations Team, the post holder will develop the Team of Sonographers, supporting their development
Key responsibilities include: Developing and implementing service strategies and business plans/cases, Ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiency, Budgetary control, Performance against national and local targets/key performance indicators/outcome measures. Effective clinical governance and risk management procedures. In addition the post holder will be required to be involved clinically in line with service needs.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Bsc Medical Ultrasound
- Qualified to perform and report range of Ultrasound scans
- Additional skill mix ability, able to scan a wide range of areas
Desirable criteria
- Relevant management experience/previous experience of Line managing a Team
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist expertise underpinned by theory and extensive practical experience in the range of ultrasound techniques which are required
- Must be able to work independently and be competent to write a concise and accurate report
- High standard of clinical skills
- IT Skills to use the necessary system / image recording system
- UK NHS ultrasound clinical experience
- Line management experience of staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience at writing protocols / guidelines and patient care pathways using research based evidence of best practice
- Experience in research and development
- Experience performing PDR/sickness absence
communication skills
Essential criteria
- communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- CJ Browne
- Job title
- Group Director of Healthcare Professions
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07790036740
- Additional information
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