Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Maintain a high-quality standard of patient care and provide an excellent experience for patients. 
• To independently undertake ultrasound examinations using a high level of specialist knowledge in line with local, regional and national guidance. 
• To be responsible for the management of development of the specialist service ensuring use of optimum resource and facilities. 
• To be responsible for the professional leadership and development (including training) of the wider team. 
• To develop and improve professional expertise via continuous professional development.
• To ensure a safe working environment.
• To ensure compliance with CQC standards and specialist reporting guidance. 
• To participate in the vetting and prioritisation of ultrasound examinations according to departmental and national guidelines. 
• Be professionally responsible for the optimisations of services and improvements in utilisation of ultrasound lists.
• To provide a service across multiple locations as per service needs. 
• Support responsibility for the definition of the daily work programme/scheduling of imaging. 
• Training, teaching and supervision of trainees, qualified junior staff and assistant staff in both the delivery of the service and their individual needs.
• Take a leadership role in development of the service expansion and proactively manage the expectations around space, equipment and staffing requirements. 
• Learn to always communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and clients in a professional manner, explaining procedures and obtaining consent when necessary. 
• To encourage the development of, and provide expert assistance to, more junior sonographers and act as a role model to all members of staff. To supervise and teach radiological specialist registrars and to organise suitable educational experiences within the speciality for medical and other health professional students. 
• Regular participation in clinical audit and develop a culture of audit for the speciality.
• Lead on development and innovation in new clinical practices and technology.
• Assisting and managing workflows ensuring data inputs are recorded for both patient record and integrity and statistical evaluation purposes according to information governance and data protection policies. 
• Participate in the governance of the department in areas including risk management, health and safety.
• Ensure all equipment is cleaned and kept in good order, including review of maintenance of key equipment relevant to the role. 
• Postholder will be responsible for undertaking training and education for sonographers, nurse sonographer to a degree level and junior doctors training in ultrasound scan as per their RCOG competences in Gynaecology, including early pregnancy. 
• As clinical specialist be a role model to the other sonographers promote their wider engagement with their stakeholders and the development of CPD activities
• Provide Line management to sonographers in training in the department.
• Postholder will be required to work across sites, such as the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, City of Coventry Health Centre and other new developments such as the Community Diagnostics Hub. 
• Postholder will be responsible for ensuring consistent quality of service and standardisation of service as per requirements by RCOG and RCR. 

For further details of the job role, please see the attached job description.

Please be advised that the interviews for this post will take place week commencing 7th September 2026.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.