Permanent
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing Date: 7th September 2025
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.**
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As the Lead Specialist for the Maternity Ultrasound Service. You will ensure there is adequate service provision in place at all times and plan the ultrasound service to meet the demands of the maternity department. The post holder will be an experienced Midwife who is high profile, accessible and responsive as a leader.
You will have experience in patient, staff, service and resource responsibility.
As the lead for this department you will ensure the maternity ultrasound team provide an efficient and high quality ultrasound imaging service, whilst caring for patients in a professional manner. Within this role you will undertake a lead role in education, training, governance, policy review and development.
You will be able to make informed decisions within your own area and scope of professional practice and will support the other midwifery sonographers in the provision of a professional ultrasound service.
We’re seeking a confident and compassionate leader to take charge of our Maternity Ultrasound Service. As our Superintendent Midwife Sonographer, you’ll be the driving force behind a high-performing team, ensuring exceptional imaging standards and heartfelt maternity care.
Your Impact
Strategically plan and manage ultrasound services to meet the maternity department needs.
Lead with visibility, compassion, accessibility, and responsiveness.
Champion excellence in patient care, staff development, and service delivery.
Drive education, training, governance, and policy development.
Make informed clinical decisions and mentor fellow sonographers.
Perform and report independently on complex obstetric scans.
What You’ll Bring
Proven experience as a senior midwife and sonographer
Leadership that inspires trust and collaboration.
Passion for quality improvement and professional development.
Ability to inspire confidence and provide emotional support.
A commitment to delivering safe, respectful, and compassionate care.
Why You’ll Love It Here
A warm, welcoming team who values their collaborative and inclusive culture.
Opportunities to influence service development and shape best practice.
Professional growth and leadership development.
A workplace that values your voice, your vision, your growth and your expertise.
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification attached is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
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