Job responsibilities

For full details of the role, responsibilities and essential requirements, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Personal/professional attributes

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop a multidisciplinary team
• Skilled in delegation, workload management, and supporting staff autonomy.
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, managing challenging staff or patient situations effectively.
• Experience of working with Quality Management Systems, i.e. Q-pulse.
• Experience in organisational change management or leading cross-department initiatives.
• Able to foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive team culture
• Ability to mentor and coach staff at all levels, encouraging professional development and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, liaising confidently with clinicians, managers, patients, and external partners.
• Strong understanding of local and national guidance relevant to medical ultrasound
• Ability to provide accurate, concise clinical reports in line with local policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance and risk management
• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs and manage competing priorities
• Effective decision-making based on clinical knowledge and operational circumstances
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting complex information.
• Ability to deliver against agreed performance targets and KPIs
• Commitment to personal CPD to maintain advanced technical and theoretical skills

Desirable

• Experience in workforce planning and talent development

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• BSc Hons in Radiography or equivelent
• Current HCPC registration- evidenced with PIN
• MSc or demonstrable Level-7 capabilities (e.g., NHSE ACP e-portfolio)

Desirable

• Postgraduate Level 7 qualification relevant leadership/management or evidence of equivalent experience.
• Qualifications in education and teaching and/or leadership and/or clinical research.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years post degree experience with the at least the last year at band 7 or above.
• Minimum of three years qualified (post preceptorship) ultrasound experience
• Proven experience in clinical leadership, promoting high-quality patient care and team performance.
• Evidence of inter-professional and multidisciplinary team working, with excellent interpersonal skills and understanding of other professional roles.
• Knowledge of PACS, RIS, and other clinical IT systems.
• Advanced knowledge of anatomy and pathology relevant to ultrasound practice.
• Knowledge of ultrasound equipment and its operational impact on service capacity.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations related to ultrasound practice.
• Familiarity with Patient Safety Incident Response Framework processes and NHS operational standards.
• Recent NHS working experience.

Desirable

• Experience of equipment procurement and evaluation
• Evidence of published work, presentations, or research activity.
• Experience in strategic service planning and implementation
• Experience leading audit, quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing delegated budgets
• Specialist scanning experience/ qualification (e.g. MSK, Head & Neck).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).