About this role
Job summary
Join us at a pivotal time for Antenatal Services - where your skills, experience and ideas will help shape a service that is evolving, improving, and making a real difference to women and families every day.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Antenatal Services at Northampton General Hospital at a time of real transformation and growth. We are investing in and improving the care we provide to women and families, and you will be part of a service that is actively evolving to enhance quality, safety, and experience across the maternity pathway.
We are a supportive and forward-thinking team who are committed to doing things well - and doing them better. You will be joining a service where collaboration is valued, development is encouraged, and your contribution will genuinely make a difference.
In this role, you will work autonomously to perform and report on a wide range of obstetric ultrasound scans, providing clear, compassionate communication to women and supporting informed decision-making throughout their pregnancy journey. You will play a key role not only in delivering high-quality clinical care but also in shaping how the service continues to develop.
Main duties of the job
Alongside your core antenatal work, there is the opportunity to maintain and develop your broader imaging skillset through working within the main Radiography department. This ensures your practice remains varied, current, and professionally rewarding.
As a senior member of the team, you will support and guide colleagues across the multidisciplinary workforce, contributing to training, supervision, and the development of ultrasound practice. You will be encouraged to influence service improvements, contribute to protocol development, and be actively involved in quality, governance, and innovation.
To produce high quality diagnostic ultrasound images.
To carry out procedures/examinations and prepare independent clinical reports for completed ultrasound scans, in line with department protocols.
Triage referrals for ultrasound examinations, ensuring all decisions are appropriate made in accordance with local maternity guidelines, Trust policies, and best practice standards. Where necessary, seek clarification or further information, and provide feedback to referrers to support safe, evidence-based care.
To discuss the findings of the ultrasound examinations with patients where appropriate including fetal death or abnormality.
To be accountable for own professional actions and to act as a role model within the department, setting and maintaining high standards of professionalism and patient care and encouraging the development of a strong and flexible multi-disciplinary team.
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from Midwife Sonographers who bring a unique combination of advanced ultrasound expertise and holistic midwifery care, enabling truly woman-centred practice across the maternity pathway.
You can expect to work within a welcoming, experienced team who support each other, with opportunities to develop across both antenatal and wider imaging services. There is a strong focus on education, professional growth, and collaborative working across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (NGH and KGH), giving you the chance to broaden your experience and be part of something bigger.
This is more than a clinical role it is an opportunity to be part of a service that is moving forward, investing in its people, and committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care while continuing to grow and innovate.
Full a full list of all roles and responsibilities please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications Essential
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound or equivalent HCPC registration/Registered Midwife with appropriate postgraduate ultrasound qualification
Desirable
Signed off to undertake nuchal translucency scans by Down's Quality Assurance Support Service
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Ultrasound Scanning Experience: Obstetrics Ability to organise workloads and staffing to cope with changes in service.
Desirable
Ongoing evidence of CPD Experience in midwifery-led care, up to date knowledge of maternity policy and strategy
Skills Essential
Good interpersonal skills To be able to cope single handed, manage own workload, prioritise, and meet deadlines Ability and commitment to participate in the development of service excellence Excellent IT skills
Desirable
Ability to provide holistic care by combining midwifery and sonography expertise with experience supporting women through the full maternity journey.
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Northampton General Hospital
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN1 5BD
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)