Job summary
Are you an ambitious, highly skilled Sonographer looking to advance your career into a high-profile clinical leadership role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) for a dynamic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. QEHB is a renowned, world-class tertiary referral centre leading the way in complex medical specialties.
In this pivotal role, you will lead and coordinate our very busy Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Surveillance Clinic alongside the Liver and Renal Transplant Surveillance pathways.
Additionally, you will expand your operational leadership portfolio by acting as the formal Deputy to the Ultrasound Modality Lead, helping to shape, manage, and innovate our modern ultrasound services.
Why Join Us?
University Hospitals Birmingham is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. By joining the team at QEHB, you will benefit from:
*Access to state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment and integration with world-class surgical and medical teams.
*Dedicated time and funding tailored toward your personal management, leadership, or clinical career aspirations.
*Comprehensive NHS staff benefits including flexible working patterns and health and wellbeing support structures.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Leadership & Specialist Surveillance Pathways
HCC Surveillance Coordination: Oversee, develop, and execute the service pathway for patients within the Hepatocellular Carcinoma surveillance program, ensuring accurate, timely imaging and rapid reporting in line with multidisciplinary team (MDT) requirements. Liaise with the liver clinic to develop an efficient booking system for service improvement and optimum patient satisfaction.
Transplant Surveillance Specialist: Act as a clinical expert in complex liver and renal transplant surveillance ultrasound, evaluating graft health, vascular patency, and post-transplant complications.
Advanced Autonomous Practice: Provide expert, highly specialized independent scanning and interpretive reporting on an autonomous basis, providing definitive differential diagnoses on highly complex caseloads.
- Operational Management & Deputising
Deputy Modality Lead: Deputise for the Ultrasound Modality Lead, taking operational accountability for the day-to-day running of the department, staff scheduling, skill-mix reviews, and ensuring strict adherence to waiting list management targets.
Please see attached the full JD/PS
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General science based education to O and A level with a minimum of 1 science based A level or equivalent.
- D.C.R. (R) or BSc Radiography. S.R.R. DMU or Post Graduate Diploma in Ultrasound Relevant highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate study, Master's degree and/or relevant experience
- HCPC Registration
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised ultrasound experience at an advanced level such as interventional procedures or skills at a level above what is expected of a band 7 sonographer.
- Experience of managing a staff group at a senior level. Evidence of role extension. Evidence of lead on audit or research.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Substantial people management skills
- Proven organisational and problem solving skills in a clinical environment.
- Proven clinical, managerial and teaching skills
- Proven analytical skills in interpreting complex information
- Ability to manipulate and position patients accurately
- Ability to prioritise appropriately and work to deadlines.
- Ability to assess qualified staff as competent to undertake independent ultrasound scanning.
- Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
- Highly specialist knowledge of ultrasound procedures over and above that expected of a band 7 sonographer such as interventional or advanced clinical practice.
- An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce
- Able to adapt to the changing requirements of the post Exhibits leadership, personal authority within specialty
- Active contribution to maintain a well-motivated team
- Exhibits the ability to maintain professional and courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations
- An understanding of the principles of the development and modernisation of the NHS, particularly in relation to imaging and the education of the healthcare workforce.
- Demonstration of innovative in the healthcare profession.
- Courteous conduct in difficult/contentious situations.
- Positive application of the radiographers code of conduct
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
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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
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)
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