Lead Sonographer - Specialist Interest in Training and Development

Lead Sonographer - Specialist Interest in Training and Development

The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Sonographer to join Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in a newly created role focused on supporting and developing sonography training across the organisation.

Working closely with the Lead Sonographers, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the ultrasound service operates efficiently and effectively, enabling staff to work at the top of their scope of practice while maintaining the highest standards of patient care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about education, workforce development, and service improvement. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and delivering high-quality training programmes for student sonographers, as well as supporting the upskilling and professional development of sonographers, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Lead Sonographers to strengthen recruitment and retention initiatives, drive service innovation, and support the development of advanced clinical pathways. Enhancing skill mix and expanding workforce capabilities will be central to this role.

Applicants must hold statutory registration with an appropriate regulatory body and possess a DMU qualification or a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Medical Ultrasound.

Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-CSTO-7997713
Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Knowledge and requirements
Essential

• Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study

Qualifications
Essential

• DCR or BSc (Hons Radiography HPC registered
• DMU or Post graduate qualification in ultrasound at M level
• Evidence of further study

Desirable

• M level study
• Teaching skills
• Counselling Course

Further training
Essential

• Ability to report on own scans

Experience
Essential

• Supervisory experience
• Teaching skills
• 2 years experience of working at senior I level in an Ultrasound Department. This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.
• Previous NHS experience

Desirable

• Management experience

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: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Sonographer, Mrs Louise Cordon, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com