B8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer / Deputy Modality Lead

Are you an ambitious, highly skilled Sonographer looking to advance your career into a high-profile clinical leadership role?, 1. Clinical Leadership & Specialist Surveillance Pathways HCC Surveillance Coordination: Oversee, develop, and execute the service pathway for patients within the Hepatocellular Carcinoma surveillance program, ensuring accurate, timely imaging and rapid reporting in line with multidisciplinary team (MDT) requirements. Liaise with the liver clinic to develop an efficient booking system for service improvement and optimum patient satisfaction. Transplant Surveillance Specialist: Act as a clinical expert in complex liver and renal transplant surveillance ultrasound, evaluating graft health, vascular patency, and post-transplant complications. Advanced Autonomous Practice: Provide expert, highly specialized independent scanning and interpretive reporting on an autonomous basis, providing definitive differential diagnoses on highly complex caseloads. 2. Operational Management & Deputising Deputy Modality Lead: Deputise for the Ultrasound Modality Lead, taking operational accountability for the day-to-day running of the department, staff scheduling, skill-mix reviews, and ensuring strict adherence to waiting list management targets.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) for a dynamic and motivated Band 8a Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. QEHB is a renowned, world-class tertiary referral centre leading the way in complex medical specialties. In this pivotal role, you will lead and coordinate our very busy Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Surveillance Clinic alongside the Liver and Renal Transplant Surveillance pathways. Additionally, you will expand your operational leadership portfolio by acting as the formal Deputy to the Ultrasound Modality Lead, helping to shape, manage, and innovate our modern ultrasound services. Why Join Us? University Hospitals Birmingham is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. By joining the team at QEHB, you will benefit from:

• Access to state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment and integration with world-class surgical and medical teams.
• Dedicated time and funding tailored toward your personal management, leadership, or clinical career aspirations.
• Comprehensive NHS staff benefits including flexible working patterns and health and wellbeing support structures., University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.