Ultrasound
Band 7
Sonographer Band 7 jobs in the UK
Advanced practitioner / team lead · 4–8 years post-qualification
Sonographers autonomously scan and report across obstetric, gynae, abdominal, MSK and vascular ultrasound.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £47,810 – £54,710 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 4–8 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Maternity units · Outpatient ultrasound · CDCs · Private practice
What the person spec usually requires
- Advanced practice scope of practice signed off against the Multi-professional Framework
- Reporting, intervention or planning autonomy in your modality
- Service development — protocols, training, recruitment input
- MSc (in progress or completed) and active CPD portfolio
Core Ultrasound skills panels score
- Independent reporting
- Image optimisation
- Communication of unexpected findings
- Consent
How to get shortlisted
- Evidence against all four pillars: clinical, leadership, education, research
- Service improvement with measurable outcomes
- Workforce development — supervision, training, succession planning
- Strategic awareness of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The route into Ultrasound
Sonography is a postgraduate route — a CASE-accredited PgDip or MSc Medical Ultrasound, usually entered after Band 5 radiography or midwifery.
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