Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Sonographer

The closing date is 21 April 2026

Job summary

Sonographer / Midwife Sonographer - Advert.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

Are you a CASE-accredited Sonographer with experience in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and General Ultrasound? Or newly qualified and ready to begin your career in a leading Trust?

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust -- the largest NHS Trust in the UK and a centre of excellence for teaching, research and specialist care across the North West.

The Opportunity

Work across our Manchester sites, including:Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, North Manchester General Hospital and Altrincham Hospital.

Deliver high-quality ultrasound services in:

  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Abdominal
  • MSK
  • Head & Neck
  • Small Part

Main duties of the job

What We Offer

  • Supportive, expert ultrasound team
  • Extensive in-house training programme
  • Dedicated Clinical Tutor & bespoke training facility
  • Opportunities to teach and mentor

About You

  • CASE-accredited qualification
  • Strong communication skills
  • Flexible, team-focused approach
  • Experienced or newly qualified welcome

Take the next step in your ultrasound career with MFT -- apply today.

About us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.Whether you're beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.You'll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.At MFT, you'll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We'll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

Details

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

349-CSS-7811456-RL4

Job locations

MFT ultrasound sites

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place', simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download sectionand once opened, you can either scan or click on the QR code.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place', simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download sectionand once opened, you can either scan or click on the QR code.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Obstetric Ultrasound as per FASP
  • Knowledge of current BMUS guidelines related to scope of practice

Desirable

  • Up to date CPD
  • Previous work in NHS maternity servicesFASP standards. Previous work in a gen Med ultrasound department
  • Knowledge of LiRADS, EU-TIRADS and IOTA

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration as a radiographer or midwife with the HCPC, NMC or equivalent
  • Minimum PG certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound from a CASE (consortium for accreditation in sonographic education) UK University Course only

Desirable

  • Evidence of further postgraduate studies an advantage
  • Evidence of further relevant course attended
  • Evidence of completion of e-LFH as per PHE

Experience

Essential

  • Completion of recognized course (as per CASE) for relevant clinical area
  • Practicing trainee sonographer, or midwife sonographer
  • Experience in transvaginal scanning
  • Experience in independent reporting and working automatously

Desirable

  • Postgraduate experience of working under pressure in an obstetric/gynaecologic al scanning environment in the NHS (FASP/PHE)
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Experience of working with trainees
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Obstetric Ultrasound as per FASP
  • Knowledge of current BMUS guidelines related to scope of practice

Desirable

  • Up to date CPD
  • Previous work in NHS maternity servicesFASP standards. Previous work in a gen Med ultrasound department
  • Knowledge of LiRADS, EU-TIRADS and IOTA

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registration as a radiographer or midwife with the HCPC, NMC or equivalent
  • Minimum PG certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound from a CASE (consortium for accreditation in sonographic education) UK University Course only

Desirable

  • Evidence of further postgraduate studies an advantage
  • Evidence of further relevant course attended
  • Evidence of completion of e-LFH as per PHE

Experience

Essential

  • Completion of recognized course (as per CASE) for relevant clinical area
  • Practicing trainee sonographer, or midwife sonographer
  • Experience in transvaginal scanning
  • Experience in independent reporting and working automatously

Desirable

  • Postgraduate experience of working under pressure in an obstetric/gynaecologic al scanning environment in the NHS (FASP/PHE)
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Experience of working with trainees

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MFT ultrasound sites

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MFT ultrasound sites

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ultrasound Modality Lead

Jayne Robinson

jayne.robinson@mft.nhs.uk

01612766767

Details

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

349-CSS-7811456-RL4

Job locations

MFT ultrasound sites

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Supporting documents

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