Accredited Echocardiographer + 10% uplift of basic salary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious NHS Trust in London is looking for an Accredited Echocardiographer to join their expert team. You will perform a range of specialized cardiac ultrasound investigations and supervise multidisciplinary staff. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of postgraduate experience in Echocardiography, with a passion for innovation in patient care. A 10% salary uplift and a generous relocation package are offered.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits (Cycle to Work, car lease schemes)

Qualifications

• At least 3 years postgraduate experience in Echocardiography.
• Informal teaching of complex physiological concepts.

Responsibilities

• Performing specialized cardiac ultrasound investigations.
• Supervising and training multidisciplinary staff in echocardiography techniques.
• Independently interpreting findings and issuing diagnostic reports.

Skills

Ability to cope with pressures

Ability to manage own workload

Ability to innovate practice developments

Basic computer literacy

Education

BSc degree or HTEC & suitable equivalent experience

Higher academic qualification (BSE Accreditation + MSc)

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

ILS certified

BSE - Accreditation

Job description

Accredited Echocardiographer + 10% uplift of basic salary

Looking to take your echocardiography career to the next level with one of the most prestigious NHS Trusts in the country? At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we're driven by a clear mission: to deliver world-class healthcare through cutting-edge research, education, and training. Now, we're inviting echocardiographers to join our friendly, expert team in the renowned echocardiography department.

As a fully accredited independent practitioner, you'll bring your skills to a department that thrives on innovation and excellence. You'll be at the heart of a service offering the full spectrum of cardiac diagnostic investigations, from routine 3D and strain analysis to specialised procedures such as cardio-oncology echo, LV contrast studies, and structural heart intervention TOE. With a large stress echocardiography program and valve clinics led by Cardiac Scientists, this is your opportunity to push boundaries in the field.

Work across our top-tier hospitals--Charing Cross, St Mary's, Hammersmith--and in our well-equipped community echo services, where state-of-the-art imaging systems are at your fingertips.

On top of all this, we're offering an extra 10% of your basic salary as part of our recruitment and retention premium (subject to terms and conditions). To make your transition smoother, we also provide a generous relocation package.

Ready to take the next step? Join our team today.

Main duties of the job

• Performing a range of highly specialised cardiac ultrasound investigations, including adult and child transthoracic, 3D, and contrast echocardiograms.
• Assisting with transesophageal echocardiograms and performing accurate and reproducible measurements and quantifications.
• Independently interpreting findings and issuing final clinically diagnostic reports to a highly competent professional standard.
• Supervising, training, and providing informal teaching to multidisciplinary staff in echocardiography techniques.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Qualified for HPC Registration (BSc degree or HTEC & suitable equivalent experience).
• Higher academic qualification (BSE Accreditation + MSc).
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• ILS certified
• BSE - Accreditation

Experience

• Informal teaching of complex physiological concepts on a one to one basis
• At least 3 years postgraduate experience in Echocardiography.

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Ability to cope with the pressures and stresses of the daily demands of a busy front-line clinical technical services.
• Ability to manage own workload, as well as that of others.
• Ability to innovate practice developments and advances in the field of Echocardiography
• Basic computer literacy to the level required for routine use of clinical Systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.