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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT View all jobs
Posted 5 day(s) ago
Reference: 158-26-149-IMA
Job summary
Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
To support recruitment to this post, a 10% Recruitment and Retention premium will be applied in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Annex 10. This is a local agreement which is temporary and will be reviewed annually. Working hours for this role are scheduled between 08:00 and 18:00, across a seven-day service (Monday to Sunday).We are seeking enthusiastic, skilled and compassionate Sonographers to join our expanding Diagnostic Imaging Service at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust. As one of the UK's leading specialist cancer centres, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality ultrasound services for patients undergoing cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
You'll join a friendly, supportive and highly experienced multidisciplinary team where professional development, innovation and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to supporting career progression, advanced practice and continuous learning within a specialist oncology environment.
Main duties of the job
As an autonomous practitioner in a CDC and cancer centre, you will develop and deliver a high quality specialist ultrasound service alongside our radiologists and physicists. You will be able to show evidence of participating in peer-review audit and have an excellent knowledge of current legislation and guidelines. You will ensure sound clinical governance of the service, including audit to align with our QSI accreditation.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Details
Date posted
28 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
158-26-149-IMA
Job locations
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent
- Post Graduate qualification in Ultrasound or degree in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT)
Desirable
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
- Member of the Public Voluntary Register of Sonographers (SoR)
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of ultrasound scanning and relationship with other Imaging modalities
- Record of Ultrasound-related Continuing Professional Development
- Computer-literate
- Excellent working knowledge of hospital PACS, RIS and EPR systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist oncology and interventional ultrasound procedures
Experience
Essential
- Experience in general and Doppler ultrasound
- Experience in providing final reports
- Experience in using a wide range of ultrasound equipment
- Dealing with anxious/distressed patients
- Experience in problem solving
- Experience in staff training and supervision
- Experience in US governance including audit
Desirable
- Experience in oncology imaging
- Experience of multi professional team working
- Experience in research
- NHS experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Radiography or equivalent
- Post Graduate qualification in Ultrasound or degree in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT)
Desirable
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
- Member of the Public Voluntary Register of Sonographers (SoR)
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of ultrasound scanning and relationship with other Imaging modalities
- Record of Ultrasound-related Continuing Professional Development
- Computer-literate
- Excellent working knowledge of hospital PACS, RIS and EPR systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist oncology and interventional ultrasound procedures
Experience
Essential
- Experience in general and Doppler ultrasound
- Experience in providing final reports
- Experience in using a wide range of ultrasound equipment
- Dealing with anxious/distressed patients
- Experience in problem solving
- Experience in staff training and supervision
- Experience in US governance including audit
Desirable
- Experience in oncology imaging
- Experience of multi professional team working
- Experience in research
- NHS experience
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).
Additional information
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom