Sonographer Trainee in Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine

Job overview

Role to start 2^nd September 2024

Please note: Band 7 in line with Annex 21 for a two year programme (70% pay of band 7 in year one and 75% pay of band 7 in year 2).

This is an exciting opportunity to join this prestigious full-time two-year Training course at UCLH in partnership with University College London (UCL) to develop academic and professional skills in Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine. The post holder will work as a supervised trainee subject to competency training for ultrasound scanning for pregnant women at 11-14 weeks gestation, anomaly scans and fetal well-being assessments in the Ultrasound Screening Unit (USU) at UCLH. The job is split between two years; the first year will be spent as a ‘junior’ trainee and following successful completion of the training competencies, will progress to a ‘senior’ position in the second year. ‘Senior’ trainees will be required to perform obstetric ultrasound and contribute to training the ‘juniors’. There will also be opportunities for training and development in our Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit, Antenatal Clinic and Labour Ward. The trainee’s will be paid under annex 21 of Agenda for Change.

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This programme is open only to candidates who successfully apply to the associated Master (MSc) programme in Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine developed by UCL in collaboration with UCLH. The candidate is expected to apply to the MSc at UCL and pay for the annual student fee according with the country of origin (details to be available soon). The MSC and the employment at UCLH are joint. Candidates move from junior (1^st year) to senior (2^nd year) by passing their first year competencies as reviewed between UCLH and UCL. Clinical competencies are reviewed throughout the course. The candidates UCLH employment is based on compliance with continuing and completing the UCL programme. Individuals are responsible for paying their tuition fees for the duration of the course. There will be some sharing of information between UCL and UCLH to meet the above-mentioned criteria.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.    

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:    

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)  
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine  
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre  
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.   

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.