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Job Description
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- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
- To have evidenced experience within ultrasound imaging areas
- Computer Literacy
- Manual Handling Skills- of patients and equipment
- Experience in a wide range of ultrasound examinations
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Independent reporting skills
- Evidence of active CPD
- Understanding of the role and responsibilities of the post
- Experience of developing working relationships
- Experience of clinical audit and research
- Knowledge of service improvement
- Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Medical Ultrasound
- HCPC registration or other relevant regulatory body
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- Masters in Medical Ultrasound
- To have evidenced experience within ultrasound imaging areas
- Computer Literacy
- Manual Handling Skills- of patients and equipment
- Experience in a wide range of ultrasound examinations
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Independent reporting skills
- Evidence of active CPD
- Understanding of the role and responsibilities of the post
- Experience of developing working relationships
- Experience of clinical audit and research
- Knowledge of service improvement
- Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Medical Ultrasound
- HCPC registration or other relevant regulatory body
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- Masters in Medical Ultrasound
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 7 Sonographer to work within the fantastic ultrasound team where a variety of work is undertaken. We provide ultrasound scans in the following areas: general, vascular, musculoskeletal, interventional and paediatrics.
There will be an expectation of collaborative working across the Tees Valley. The successful candidate will join the ultrasound rota for STHFT and work across all ultrasound service sites. Successful candidates will be an employee of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and managed as per the governance arrangements currently in place for Radiology and the organisation.
Our mission is to deliver seamless, high quality, safe healthcare for all.
Main duties of the job
The Radiology Department has multiple ultrasound scanners on several sites including The James Cook University Hospital. Friarage Hospital, One Life, Redcar Primary Care, Guisborough and Stockton sites. A weekend service is also provided at James Cook site currently.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Details
Date posted
28 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
328-CD-7234285-A
Job locations
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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