East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Clinical Modality Manager - Obstetric, General, Gynaecology Ultrasound

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

We're looking for an experienced, motivated, passionate Sonographer to lead our General, Obstetric, and Gynaecology Ultrasound services across ESHT.

As the Ultrasound Manager, you'll combine advanced clinical practice with team leadership, quality assurance, service improvement, and help create a supportive learning environment for trainees, developing the next generation of Sonographers.

What We Offer:

  • Flexible working patterns to support work/life balance.
  • Ongoing CPD opportunities for professional development.

ESHT ultrasound services operate from our acute hospital sites in Hastings and Eastbourne, and our Community Diagnostic Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Main duties of the job

You will act as a Lead Sonographer for General, Obstetric, and Gynaecology Ultrasound and will be responsible for managing and upholding a safe and effective ultrasound imaging service. You will undertake both clinical and managerial duties.

You will provide regular feedback to the Radiology senior management team on compliance with key performance indicators for this service and will provide supervision and specialist advice and expertise to the ultrasound team of Sonographers, Students, and support workers, in addition to the wider MDT. You will ensure all aspects of clinical governance are delivered and monitored including leading regular peer review audits and action plans, ensuring effective plans are in place for any learning needs identified, such as inductions and clinical competencies of new staff. You will also actively develop the service in conjunction with national and local NHS guidelines and directives and ensure that staff promote patient advocacy and communicate effectively with other health care professionals.

You will assist in maintaining integration of the ultrasound scanning service and be responsible for developing, and regularly reviewing, standardised departmental protocols and participate in research programmes.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-ED1035

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

King's Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to effectively complete application form

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc(Hons) Diagnostic Radiography/DCR or equivalent clinical degree
  • Post-graduate CASE-accredited Ultrasound qualification in specialty at Masters level, or working towards one.
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Management training
  • Evidence of advanced level CPD in Ultrasound specialty and associated specialties

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist/advanced ultrasound training and a specialist scanning skill e.g. MSK, Breast, head & Neck, Vascular or Paediatrics.
  • staff and resource management experience
  • 2 years experience at advanced level practice
  • Evidenced postgraduate experience in general, obstetric, and gynaecological scanning.

Desirable

  • 5 years postgraduate experience
  • experience of academic teaching

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Clinical and Managerial Leadership
  • Clinical Supervision and mentoring
  • Audit/research experience
  • Service change experience
  • Competently undertake a wide range of ultrasound examinations
  • Experience in the application of Human Resource policies
  • KPI monitoring and management
  • Experience in 'giving bad news'.
Person Specification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to effectively complete application form

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc(Hons) Diagnostic Radiography/DCR or equivalent clinical degree
  • Post-graduate CASE-accredited Ultrasound qualification in specialty at Masters level, or working towards one.
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Management training
  • Evidence of advanced level CPD in Ultrasound specialty and associated specialties

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist/advanced ultrasound training and a specialist scanning skill e.g. MSK, Breast, head & Neck, Vascular or Paediatrics.
  • staff and resource management experience
  • 2 years experience at advanced level practice
  • Evidenced postgraduate experience in general, obstetric, and gynaecological scanning.

Desirable

  • 5 years postgraduate experience
  • experience of academic teaching

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

  • Clinical and Managerial Leadership
  • Clinical Supervision and mentoring
  • Audit/research experience
  • Service change experience
  • Competently undertake a wide range of ultrasound examinations
  • Experience in the application of Human Resource policies
  • KPI monitoring and management
  • Experience in 'giving bad news'.

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

King's Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne District General Hospital

King's Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ultrasound Manager

Kerry Howe-Bush

kerry.howe-bush@nhs.net

03001314500

Details

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-ED1035

Job locations

Eastbourne District General Hospital

King's Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD


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