Sonographer

Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic sonographer to join our friendly team at LUHFT.

Our ultrasound team work in primary, secondary & tertiary centres across Liverpool sites, including Liverpool Women's Hospital, allowing diverse variety of cases throughout our workload.

We are a large, busy university teaching Trust with a major trauma unit & multiple specialist medical areas. Our experience in acute patient management & diagnosis is exceptional priding ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach.

As part of our busy workload our sonographers have special interests in gynaecological, hernia, head & neck, testicular, dialysis access, transplant, lithotripsy, vascular, MSK and obstetric ultrasound.

We expect candidates to run their own list, manage demand & participate in training. We actively encourage & promote CPD with all of our staff. No obstetric ultrasound is performed in our Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Our multi-disciplinary team undertakes a comprehensive range of ultrasound examinations that include abdominal, gynaecological, vascular, MSK, small parts and obstetric ultrasound. We are keen to encourage new techniques and special interests in our department. We actively encourage and promote CPD and learning with all of our staff involved in our regular ultrasound CPD sessions and through attendance and presenting at external courses and conferences. Sonographer led peer review audit in undertaken regularly.

We are a keen training centre for new sonographers with a mentorship framework for trainees and newly qualified staff in place to help with their training and eventual transition into advanced practice. As a university teaching hospital, we also are involved in the training of specialist registrars in all aspects of diagnostic ultrasound.

About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.

Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.

Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 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
Reference number: 287-DTC-122-26
Job locations: Liverpool University Hospital Trusts (Cross site), Lower lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached

Performance of clinical ultrasound duties as delegated by the Ultrasound Manager in charge of the Ultrasound Department.

Maintenance of a high standard of all aspects of ultrasonography.Issuing of diagnostic ultrasound reports according to protocol.

Person Specification
Skills
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage change
• Ability to train/mentor staff
• Works on own initiative
• Ability to meet deadlines

Desirable

• IT skills. Word processing, E.Mail and spread sheets

Other
Essential

• Good time management
• Works as a team player
• Approachable
• Diplomatic
• Demonstrate commitment to task

Experience
Essential

• Supervision of ultrasound students

Desirable

• Research experience
• Audit experience

Qualifications
Essential

• DCR or Degree in Radiography
• PGD in ultrasound or equivalent

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).

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.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Liverpool University Hospital Trusts (Cross site), Lower lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Ultrasound
Mrs Alison Darton
alison.darton@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
01517062783