Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Reporting Sonographer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY

Band 7 Reporting Sonographer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

**Full Time and Part Time hours available**

Join us as a Reporting Sonographer and put your specialist skills at the centre of a service that truly values professional and patient-centred compassionate care.

We're looking for confident, highly trained professionals with a PG Certificate in Medical Ultrasound (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) from a CASE-accredited institution.

You'll use your expertise to independently perform and report a wide range of maternity and gynaecology scans, working within a team where clinical excellence is the standard.

Our sonographers are supported by fetal medicine specialists, obstetricians, early pregnancy experts, and gynaecologists, giving you direct access to multidisciplinary insight and ongoing professional development.

We're a small, committed team with a strong learning culture, high clinical standards, and a genuine appreciation for specialist skill.

With flexible working options and full-time or part-time contracts, you can shape a role that fits your life as well as your ambitions.

If you want your skills to be recognised, supported, and put to meaningful use, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Performing transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound scans for all types of obstetric and gynaecology scans.

Reporting findings and making appropriate referrals to multidisciplinary team as well as communicating findings to patients.

Performing and reporting ultrasound scans for obstetrics, including screening for nuchal translucency , anomaly , growth scans, early pregnancy and gynaecology scans.

About us

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

26 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro-rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

193-7766973UCGB7-SONOG-A

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level
CASE accredited qualification in medical ultrasound
DQASS or FMF accreditation in 1st trimester screening

Desirable

MSc or MA
Qualified Radiographer
Registered Midwife

Experience

Essential

Post graduate ultrasound experience
Participated in Audit Process

Desirable

Leadership experience
Experience in facilitation, teaching, assessing, and coaching

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level
CASE accredited qualification in medical ultrasound
DQASS or FMF accreditation in 1st trimester screening

Desirable

MSc or MA
Qualified Radiographer
Registered Midwife

Experience

Essential

Post graduate ultrasound experience
Participated in Audit Process

Desirable

Leadership experience
Experience in facilitation, teaching, assessing, and coaching

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)