Job summary
- Main area
- Ultrasound
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 159-LWH-255-25
- Employer
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- LWH Hospital Site
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ultrasound Clinical Tutor
Band 8a
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job overview
As ultrasound Clinical Tutor you will be responsible for delivering and coordinating ultrasound education to ultrasound practitioners within the Trust including trainee sonographers, midwifes, nurses and medical trainees.
Along with specialised clinical ultrasound training you will also be delivering training in ultrasound governance to departments across the Trust and supporting, where necessary, to improve standards Trust wide through peer audit, QA and local assurance processes.
Alongside training and educational responsibilities, you will be responsible carrying out and reporting on specialised ultrasound examinations to a high standard and in a professional manner.
Holding a post graduate ultrasound qualification you will have excellent clinical skills, and experience.
In order to apply for this post you must be an experienced sonographer and possess PGC/D in Medical Ultrasound. Registration on the voluntary SCoR sonographer or HCPC or NMC registration is also expected.
Main duties of the job
As Ultrasound Clinical Tutor you will work closely with the Lead Sonographers, sonography team, Imaging Leadership Team and senior colleagues across the Trust. You will develop and maximise training and education within the ultrasound service with a focus on the ultrasound trainees within the Imaging Department as well as providing support to colleagues within the Trust.
You will ensure a patient focused, safe, effective and efficient service that is able to meet the current and future needs of the Trust and population it serves.
Alongside training and education, you will have a key role in Departmental, Governance and Multi-disciplinary Team meetings and contribute to patient safety and quality improvements.
You will act as an independent practitioner with full accountability for all actions, with the issuing of ultrasound reports with NMC/ HCPC registration and a minimum of Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will lead in the co-ordination and delivery of Ultrasound training to the following staff groups:
- · Ultrasound students undertaking post graduate ultrasound training.
- · Medical trainees
- · Nursing and midwifery staff undertaking ultrasound training.
- · Other professionally qualified health professional using ultrasound in clinical practice.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical and theoretical ultrasound education are achieved, ensuring that training, assessment and ongoing clinical competency of the ultrasound practitioners is maintained.
The post holder will undertake clinical and teaching sessions in addition to clinical duties in the following areas:
- · Obstetric Ultrasound scanning
- · Gynaecology Ultrasound scanning
- · General Medical Scasnning (abdominal and superficial Ultrasound imaging).
- · Leg vein doppler Ultrasound scans
- · Any new techniques or future developments.
The Clinical Tutor will act independently, interpreting scan findings and producing written free text reports on examinations performed.
Excellent communication skills are essential due to the need to deliver highly sensitive and upsetting information to patients and relatives.
The post holder will be current in all aspects of ultrasound practice and will coordinate the Trust wide Ultrasound Governance, clinical audit and peer review programmes.
To implement, maintain and update the Imaging Department education and training strategy, associated protocols and procedures in line with service needs and data from staff appraisals and personal development plans.
To complete annual training needs analysis for the Imaging Department whilst ensuring service plans for improving patients care are achieved alongside professional development of the workforce.
The post holder will ensure that mandatory training compliance rate for the Imaging Department meets the Trust targets.
The post holder will maintain key links between the Imaging department and the associated higher education institutions.
Contributes to the strategic development of education of students, staff and services users at a local, regional and national level.
To facilitate and maintain an effective learning environment within the clinical setting to underpin educational training programmes and learning.
Evaluate the impact of educational and training interventions.
To act as a point of contact for Imaging Department staff wishing to undertake attendance at courses, conferences, events or commence post graduate study and to ensure study leave applications are processed as per the Trust Study Leave policy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/ Midwife or AHP
- Degree in health-related subject or equivalent
- Extensive experience at senior clinical level
- Leadership qualification or evidence of appropriate experience
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree in healthcare related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Significant Team management experience
- Change management experience
- Evidence of taking lead in an area of work across more than one clinical area
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organizational skills
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of staff across the directorate
- Evidence of ability to work across professional teams and organizational boundaries
- Proven track record of being able to delegate and prioritize
- Evidence of excellent appraisal skills
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust Personnel policies and procedures. Experience in their use is essential
- Evidence of Performance Management skills
- A sound understanding of National Nursing and Patient Agendas
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and the application to practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading change experience
Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to prioritise
- Able to cope with pressure / resilient
- Basic computer literacy
- Able to use technology to find and appraise evidence
- Enquiry/problem solving skills
- Facilitation skills
- Coaching/clinical supervision
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Clinically credible and competent
- Excellent professional and leadership skills
- Computer literate, proven ability to use Word and Excel and email
- Awareness of National and local Trust Objectives
- Ward accreditation
- Legal and professional issues
- Safeguarding/ Vulnerable adults
- Public Health
- Diversity and Equality
- Sound financial management
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
- Claire Holroyd
- Job title
- Imaging Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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