Chief Cardiac Sonographer

My Heart Cardiology; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD support

ASAR accreditation support

Direct access to Directors

Job summary

My Heart Cardiology in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Chief Cardiac Sonographer to lead and grow our echo service across multiple sites. The role balances hands-on scanning three days a week with two days in leadership, teaching and service development.

You will supervise the sonography and device team, drive QA, accreditation readiness, and ensure Medicare compliance, while reporting directly to the Directors. Strong clinical leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• ASAR-accredited cardiac sonographer qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in a clinical setting.
• Experience supervising and training staff.
• Experience in quality assurance and accreditation preparation.
• Proficiency in advanced echocardiographic techniques such as 3D echo.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supervising and training our sonography and device team.
• Rostering, recruitment and performance management.
• Running the quality assurance program, including image and report quality audits.
• Developing and maintaining SOPs and imaging protocols.
• Preparing the service for accreditation and ensuring Medicare compliance.
• Managing cardiac diagnostic lists across sites with our practice manager.
• Acting as equipment and safety lead, including technical support, troubleshooting and coordinating purchasing.

Skills

ASAR-accredited sonographer

Leadership

Staff supervision

Quality assurance

3D echo

Job description

This is a hands-on leadership role with a genuine balance of clinical work and management. Each week you'll spend three days scanning and two days leading the service. You'll report directly to the Directors.

Key responsibilities

• Leading, supervising and training our sonography and device team
• Rostering, recruitment and performance management
• Running the quality assurance program, including image and report quality audits
• Developing and maintaining SOPs and imaging protocols
• Preparing the service for accreditation and ensuring Medicare compliance
• Managing cardiac diagnostic lists across sites with our practice manager
• Acting as equipment and safety lead, including technical support, troubleshooting and coordinating purchasing

About you

• ASAR-accredited cardiac sonographer
• At least 5 years' post-accreditation experience in adult echocardiography
• Proficient in transthoracic and stress echo (exercise) and ECG; cardiac rhythm analysis is highly regarded
• Experience supervising and training staff
• Experience in quality assurance and accreditation preparation
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Current driver's licence, Working with Children Check and police check
• Experience with advanced echocardiographic techniques such as 3D echo, or a previous chief or senior sonographer role, will be highly regarded

About us

My Heart Cardiology is a physician-led private cardiology practice serving metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. We provide a full range of non-invasive cardiac investigations, including echocardiography, stress echocardiography, ECG and ambulatory rhythm monitoring. We're growing, and we're looking for an experienced Chief Cardiac Sonographer to lead our echo service across all sites.

• A competitive salary plus superannuation, with annual review
• Protected management time to build and shape the service
• Direct access to the Directors and a collaborative cardiologist team
• Support for CPD, conferences and ASAR accreditation
• The opportunity to grow with an expanding multi-site practice