Echocardiographer

Job overview

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and proficient individual who is trained within the field of Echocardiography and holds up to date BSE accredited in Adult TTE.

The successful candidate will be employed on at Band 7 and will be expected to complete internal departmental competencies.

This is an unrivalled opportunity to work at the leading edge of cardiac technology and patient care in a dynamic and innovative environment. Working with state-of-the-art echocardiographic equipment in a fully digital lab you will have the opportunity to work in all aspects of echocardiography, including 3D, in one of the North’s leading cardiac centres.

The department offers a range of imaging procedures/clinics such as Transthoracic, TOE, DSE, Dedicated Oncology Monitoring Clinic and CRT optimisation.

As a leading tertiary centre, we offer and encourage extended roles at present these are within Research and Audit. Echocardiographers are supported through the clinical skills assessment course for the Physiologist lead valve clinics, They provide image support within our well established Structural Heart disease program (TAVI and Paravalvular closure ). Along with Physiologist led TOE and Exercise Echo.

Main duties of the job

Due to the departments infrastructure if the successful candidate has relevant experience/competence in Cardiac Cath labs, PPCI, TAVI, CRM device implants these will be maintained and they will participate in the Cath lab on call service.

The Echocardiography Unit is a large busy department split across 2 sites, the James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage. In addition, we work at number of external community clinics.

Some of the duties will include:

• Perform echocardiograms on both inpatients and outpatients to a high standard, at all trust sites
• Provide clear and accurate reports on echocardiograms.
• Ensure that reports generated by non-specialist cardiac physiologists and cardiology registrars are comprehensive, clear and accurate.
• Play an active role in the supervision and training of medical and technical staff in all areas of echocardiography.
• To join with our imaging cardiologists and Operational lead in echography in developing high quality echocardiography across the trust.
• Extended role development – contrast and stress echocardiography, TOE,CRT, 3D, simple SCHD and specialist valve clinics, specialist cath lab support for TAVI and structural heart disease procedures with possible development into MRI, Physiology lead TOE and Paediatric clinics.
• To facilitate training and accreditation of technical and trainee medical staff to contribute significantly to regular echo review meetings

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.