Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Obstetric Sonographer

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

Sonographer - Link Grade Post (Band 7 to Band 8a Development Role)

We are seeking an experienced and advancedSonographer to join our team in a link grade post, working initially at Band 7 with a clear development pathway to Band 8a after a minimum of 4 years' experience in obstetric scanning post qualification.

The post holder will provide a high standard of clinical ultrasound services and contribute to service development, clinical leadership, education, and governance activities. The position is suitable for a sonographer ready to take on additional responsibilities in line management, service improvement, or clinical specialism. The post holder is responsible for carrying out and reporting ultrasound procedures to a high standard and in a professional manner, working within the departmental guidelines whilst being accountable for their own actions.

You will work alongside the Antenatal Screening team and fetal medicine consultants to deliver the Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme and achieve all Key Performance Indicators within your practice.

We are happy to offer open sessions for candidates to visit the department. Further information, visits and enquiries can be made through Bee Butterfield (PA to Karen Plews, Deputy Director of Midwifery) bbutterfield@nhs.net or contacting Jo Randall, Lead Obstetric Sonographer joanna.randall2@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a registrant on the Health and Care Professional Council and part of a multidisciplinary team that provides ultrasound services to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department.

Support will be given with professional development and there is opportunity to support ongoing improvement in practice and service delivery working collaboratively with the senior team, you would be supported to develop the work as part of the trust Quality Improvement processes.

Royal Surrey Foundation Trust Maternity service is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission. We provide antenatal care to approximately 3300 women a year and the sonography service is based within our antenatal clinic and dedicated early pregnancy unit on the ground floor of the trust. We are currently looking to recruit a highly motivated and professional sonographer to join our team. You are an integral part of the maternity care provision within the department and work closely with the Obstetric, midwifery and Gynaecology nursing teams to provide an exceptional level of antenatal care.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

19 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£57,888 to £64,880 a year per annum pro rata incl High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-TM-EMF19021 B8a

Job locations

Royal Surrey

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ultrasound examinations, unsupervised and to a very high standard.
Ensure accurate record keeping and maintain high standards of patient care and safety
Provide highly complex and sensitive information to families and colleagues
Provide an efficient and responsive service to patients and users of the service.
Act as a source of specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in ultrasound appearances, working autonomously & making clinical decisions, which may have a direct impact upon the patients diagnosis, management & treatment, e.g. combined Downs syndrome screening
Interpret complex data in order to ascertain and identify any pathological or incidental findings, including those with diverse or complex presentations or pathologies, offering a diagnosis or differential diagnosis, where appropriate

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ultrasound examinations, unsupervised and to a very high standard.
Ensure accurate record keeping and maintain high standards of patient care and safety
Provide highly complex and sensitive information to families and colleagues
Provide an efficient and responsive service to patients and users of the service.
Act as a source of specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in ultrasound appearances, working autonomously & making clinical decisions, which may have a direct impact upon the patients diagnosis, management & treatment, e.g. combined Downs syndrome screening
Interpret complex data in order to ascertain and identify any pathological or incidental findings, including those with diverse or complex presentations or pathologies, offering a diagnosis or differential diagnosis, where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Diagnostic Radiography or BSc Midwifery or any other comparable qualification plus PGCert, PGDip or MSc Medical Ultrasound (Obstetrics)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Clinical practice experience in Obstetric ultrasound scanning within an NHS trust
CPD - Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Understanding of NHS FASP and RCOG guidelines relating to Obstetric ultrasound

Desirable

Experience in Early Pregnancy scanning
Experience performing Uterine artery and Middle cerebral artery Doppler examinations.
Experience in performing cervical length ultrasound examinations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Diagnostic Radiography or BSc Midwifery or any other comparable qualification plus PGCert, PGDip or MSc Medical Ultrasound (Obstetrics)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Clinical practice experience in Obstetric ultrasound scanning within an NHS trust
CPD - Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Understanding of NHS FASP and RCOG guidelines relating to Obstetric ultrasound

Desirable

Experience in Early Pregnancy scanning
Experience performing Uterine artery and Middle cerebral artery Doppler examinations.
Experience in performing cervical length ultrasound examinations

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 Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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