Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiographer)

We are seeking a qualified echocardiographer to join our renowned department on a fixed term, 9 month contract to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will be part of a rotation to give them widespread exposure across all three sites. The post holder will perform their own transthoracic echo lists and provide reports and expert opinions to other health professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Perform transthoracic echocardiograms to a high standard in accordance with BSE guidelines and department minimum standards.
• Identify and advise when transthoracic echocardiography is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest and arrange alternative/additional investigations.
• Produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study.
• Perform specialist echo to a high standard, including transoesophageal echocardiograms, stress echocardiograms, and 3D echocardiograms.
• Contribute to non-clinical projects as required, such as QA and audit, infection control, machine and IT maintenance or stock control.
• Train physiologists, cardiology registrars, intensivists, general practitioners to BSE individual accreditation standard.
• Maintain own CPD as directed by Trust guidelines, including Performance Development Review (PDR) and mandatory training commensurate with the role.

Requirements:

• BSE accreditation or an equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable practical experience of performing & reporting of echocardiograms.
• Knowledge and practical experience of at least one specialist area of echo e.g. 3D, bubbles, stress or TOE.
• Broad knowledge of echocardiography and multi vendor echo machines.
• Experience in applying theoretical knowledge into patient care.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to deliver teaching and training on complex investigations to other professional groups.