
Janet Underwood
Ultrasound Lead
Area of responsibility
Modality lead for Ultrasound.
Managing the day-to-day running of the ultrasound department, sonographers and Health care assistants within the team to deliver a safe and efficient service and overseeing governance and service development.
Contact details
Email – janet.underwood3@nhs.net
Phone – 01535 292251
Background / Profile
Janet trained as a Radiographer at Tameside NHS (National Health Service) and worked there from 1991 – 2000, having a short stint as a Radiographer on qualifying in 1994 here at Airedale before returning and training as a Sonographer at Tameside.
Janet then returned to Airedale as a Sonographer in 2000, where she became Obstetric Modality Lead and Screening Support Sonographer for five years, before taking on a temporary ultrasound lead role, which was made permanent in 2022.