Senior Sonographer

Role: Senior Sonographer
Location: The Lister Hospital, Chelsea, London
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, between Monday-Friday with one Saturday per month
Shifts: Weekdays can consider 0800-1700/0830-1630/0800-1800 and Saturday 0800-1300
Salary: Competitive dependent on skills and experience, including fantastic benefits such as private healthcare.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sonographer to join our Ultrasound team at The Lister Hospital, currently rated “Outstanding” by the CQC.

The Lister Hospital, located in Chelsea has consistently provided care and treatment in London for over 30 years. We offer access to leading consultants from London's top teaching hospitals and contemporary treatment, with several highly specialised units including fertility, gastroenterology medicine and orthopaedics and surgery. With 60 beds across three floors, we offer a specialised service, bespoke to our patient’s needs. Our six-bed critical care unit provides dedicated specialised care to seriously ill patients with a range of surgical or medical conditions. In addition to this we have a 13 bedded acute medical unit.

Working within a specialist fertility service, you will manage a varied scanning list, performing high-quality pelvic, transvaginal and abdominal ultrasound examinations, including follicular monitoring scans, to support patients throughout their fertility journey. This role is part of a service that operates six days a week, Monday to Saturday, with staff receiving time off in lieu for Saturday working. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care, ensuring examinations are carried out to the highest clinical and professional standards while maintaining accurate patient records and supporting service efficiency.

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Sonographer with strong ultrasound expertise and excellent communication skills. Previous experience in fertility ultrasound, including follicular tracking and monitoring, would be highly desirable, alongside competency in both 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging. Applications are welcomed from both HCPC-registered Sonographers and Nurse Sonographers.

Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive and collaborative environment, with a comprehensive 12-week induction and training programme designed to ensure you are fully supported as you settle into the role and our specialist fertility service.

What you'll bring:

• Relevant Sonography qualification
• HCPC registration or Registered Nurse qualification with Sonography accreditation
• Significant experience performing pelvic, transvaginal and abdominal ultrasound examinations
• Experience of follicular monitoring/tracking scans within a fertility setting
• Competency in 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging
• Excellent communication and patient care skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care

Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Sonographer you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion : We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

About Us
Life with us means taking pride in your team and delivering the highest quality care. We’ll support your ongoing learning in an environment that features advanced equipment and practices, one of the best colleague-to-patient ratios in the UK and varied, interesting work. As part of HCA Healthcare US, the world’s largest healthcare company, we can also promise that you’ll learn from experts in every department and that your opportunities will be endless. With us, you’ll be empowered to achieve more in your career, and more for our patients. Visit our careers page for more information.

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