# Highly Specialised Echocardiographer - Harefield Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Harefield Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Health science services
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum inc. Outer London HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T15:00:47.356Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harefield/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Echocardiographer/Echocardiographer-v8203887
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203887?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are You Looking for a change? Join our team at Harefield Hospital!

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our team of highly specialized Echocardiographers at Harefield Hospital

### Main duties of the job

To contribute positively towards the echocardiography service at Harefield Hospital. The main duties are outlined in the attached job description.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post accreditation experience in echocardiography (Level 2 BSE or equivalent). A background in cardiac investigations is an advantage. The successful candidate will become a key contributor to both the daily operations and strategic direction of our service and will share our commitment to both continual learning and excellence.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal skills
- High degree of dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for manipulation of echo probe involving long periods of concentration
- Good computer skills, able to perform basic troubleshooting steps in case of malfunction of image acquisition, transfer & reporting systems

**Desirable**

- Experience in stress echo

### Experience

**Essential**

- Contemporary experience in performing and reporting transthoracic echocardiography in adult patients
- Background experience in range of techniques involved in assessment and therapy provision for patients with cardiac disease
- Technical skills enabling measurement and analysis of physiological parameters, including 12 lead ECG & blood pressure
- Ability to interpret fundamental ECG abnormalities

**Desirable**

- Competency in strain imaging
- Competency in 3D imaging
- Competency in the use of ultrasound enhancing agents
- Experience in complex pathologies in a cardiac surgery centre

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- Echocardiography accreditation (British Society of Echocardiography level 2 or equivalent) with documented up-to-date continuing professional development
- Immediate Life Support or above

**Desirable**

- 3 years post accreditation experience
- HCPC registered/eligible

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Commitment to excellence & continual service development
- Flexibility to work as a member of a team
- Self-motivating
- Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in emergency situations

**Desirable**

- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510223)
- [band 7 personal spec 2026 (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510793)
- [highly specialised echocardiographer functional requirements (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510225)

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