Job summary
- Main area
- Ultrasound
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-JLM498
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £55,877 - £62,626 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Lead Sonographer Ultrasound
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and experienced Deputy Ultrasound Lead to join the imaging team at Wexham Park Hospital. Working closely under the guidance of the Ultrasound Lead, you will play a vital role in supporting ultrasound services across a range of sites, including both acute and community-based settings.
This position is ideal for a skilled sonographer with proven leadership experience and a strong background in performing a wide range of ultrasound examinations. You will help oversee the day-to-day operations of the department, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and supporting the professional development of team members.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates excellent communication skills, a flexible and proactive approach, and a friendly, patient-centered manner. In return, we offer a supportive environment with opportunities for ongoing professional development and career progression.
Main duties of the job
Deputised responsibility for the management of the Ultrasound service and Sonographers providing clinical leadership
Ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and responsive service
Perform a wide range of Ultrasound examinations at expert level
Develop the team practice to a high standard
Ensure the quality of work is audited at all stages
Maintains the high standards of the department by contributing to individual and team objectives
Working for our organisation
Based at Wexham Park Hospital, but also working across our offsites.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Heatherwood in Ascot, Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Manage ultrasound service waiting lists, capacity, and demand using a variety of monitoring tools and data analysis.
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Ensure service quality is upheld at all levels—from patient satisfaction and experience to clinical outcomes and user feedback.
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Maintain consistently high standards in the delivery of all ultrasound procedures, ensuring adherence to best practices and professional guidelines.
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Lead the development and implementation of new ultrasound techniques and services in line with clinical innovation and patient need.
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Oversee quality control measures for all ultrasound equipment, ensuring operational safety and compliance with maintenance schedules.
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Maintain responsibility for ultrasound stock management, equipment replacement planning, and inventory control.
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Conduct clinical and non-clinical audits to ensure service quality aligns with the organizational quality improvement agenda.
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Undertake and document risk assessments, especially in relation to Retained Foreign Objects (RSI) and other potential service risks.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Degree or equivalent Post graduate qualification Medical Ultrasound Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Masters Degree – Ultrasound IT WP, spread sheets
Specific competencies
Essential criteria
- Team Player – understanding team dynamics Ability to manage own workload, and determining priorities required Be able to work under pressure Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others Ability to build effective working relationships Ability to network Ability to communicate with people from all levels of both organisations
Functional experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in Ultrasound Experience in training other clinical users / staff Experience in change management Experience of undertaking and designing audit Experience of managing small teams IT literate
Special requirements
Essential criteria
- Must be able to travel between sites and customers (stating vehicle falls foul of Disability legislation.)
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shelley Wyeth
- Job title
- Wexham ultrasound Lead Sonographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07584614995
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