# Band 7 Echo Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Salary:** £58133.00 to £65261.00
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 20 months (Externally funded post, relevant contract attached.)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-31T11:40:09.054Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8057228
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057228?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will be expected to:

- Demonstrate expertise in echocardiography ensuring that the service model provides demonstrably high quality patient care within financial and clinical targets
- Demonstrate working knowledge of the full range of investigations carried out by the NAC.
- Participate in joint lead role in the organisation of the department, provide support and carry out organisational and supervisory duties
- Take a lead role in the maintenance of standards and quality in service development NAC team including active involvement in the training of related staff, whist maintaining and developing their own professionalism and expert skills and knowledge.
- Demonstrate a professional approach to patient care, and be able to communicate with patients clearly.
- Effectively communicate within the department and other departments throughout the Trust

### Main duties of the job

Work in our busy NAC department alongside the existing team to perform & report transthoracic echoardiograms independently to standards outlined by the British Society of Echocardiography.  Assist with CPEX and Stress Echo procedures  Demonstrate expertise in the performance of a range of specialist investigations carried out the NAC.  Interpret technical information & data from investigations and prepare reports  Recognise the significance of investigation findings/diagnoses and act on these accordingly.  Be trained and accredited under the auspices of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and to partake in providing basic life support and defibrillation as and when necessary.  Demonstrate a professional approach to patient care, and be able to communicate with patients clearly.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the Detailed job description and main responsibilities :

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

## Person Specification

### Others

**Essential**

- Participate in shift rota for echocardiography
- Ability to co-ordinate daily duties for physiologist team

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience as independent echocardiographer

**Desirable**

- Working knowledge of other cardiology investigations carried out in the CIU

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- High level of clinical and technical expertise in routine echocardiography

**Desirable**

- Experience in recruitment
- Experience in performing appraisals
- Experience in creating departmental policies & procedures

### Personal Qualities & atributes

**Essential**

- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines and organise own work

### Education & professional Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or degree level equivalent education plus extensive experience
- BSE echocardiography
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- BLS plus defibrillator certification

**Desirable**

- RCCP registration

## Documents

- [fr (pdf, 95.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10503471)
- [echo technician ps (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456706)
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