Ultrasound
Band 8b
Sonographer Band 8b jobs in the UK
Service / modality manager · 10+ years, often post-MSc
Sonographers autonomously scan and report across obstetric, gynae, abdominal, MSK and vascular ultrasound.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £64,455 – £74,896 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 10+ years, often post-MSc
- Where these roles sit
- Maternity units · Outpatient ultrasound · CDCs · Private practice
What the person spec usually requires
- Operational management of a service line, rota and budget
- Workforce planning aligned to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
- Quality, risk and governance ownership for the modality
- Senior MDT and ICS-level engagement
Core Ultrasound skills panels score
- Independent reporting
- Image optimisation
- Communication of unexpected findings
- Consent
How to get shortlisted
- Demonstrated budget-holder experience (>£500k)
- Workforce transformation case study with metrics
- QSIR / PRINCE2 / Lean credentials
- Strategic alignment with trust and ICS priorities
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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