Band 7 Cardiac Sonographer/Echocardiographer

BHR Hospitals; Romford; Híbrido; GBP 28 000 - 32 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) has a Band 7 Cardiac Sonographer/Echocardiographer vacancy based at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub, Hornchurch, with cross-site duties across our trust. The role requires high-level echocardiography expertise and independent reporting, including TTE/TOE and related cardiac investigations.

The post is part-time (19 hours per week) and located at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub, with potential duties across Barking,

Qualificações

• Qualified in Clinical Physiology with senior echocardiography experience
• BSE Adult Transthoracic Accreditation or working towards this
• Ability to independently perform, interpret and report Echocardiograms
• Experience with rest ECGs, 24-hour ECG and BP monitoring

Responsabilidades

• Provide a high quality Cardio-Respiratory investigation service
• Supervise, guide and support junior staff
• Organise and deliver a specialist area as allocated by the Lead Cardiac Physiologist

Conhecimentos

Echocardiography interpretation

Transthoracic Echocardiography

Transoesophageal Echocardiography

Event Recording & monitoring

Formação académica

BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent

BSE or equivalent/working towards

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Band 7 Cardiac Sonographer/Echocardiographer

Band 7

Main area SG CDC Cardiology Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Part Time Hours Part time - 19 hours per week Job ref 162-8065-MED

Site St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub - NHS Town Hornchurch Salary £28,132 - £31,744 Per Annum Inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust. The Cardio-Respiratory Units are friendly, busy and rapidly expanding diagnostic units. We offer a wide range of investigations to the Trust including resting ECGs, 24-hour ECG and BP monitoring, Event Recording, Transthoracic, Transoesophageal and Stress Echocardiography, Pacemaker follow-up and Lung Function Testing. As well as departments in the acute settings of Queen's and King George Hospitals we also have units in the Community Diagnostic Centre at our Barking Hospital site and at St Georges Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch, which provide a range of diagnostics in a community setting.

We are looking for a forward thinking, enthusiastic individual to join a dedicated team of professionals working to the highest quality standards. This post is based at St Georges Health & Wellbeing Hub, but you will be expected to work across if necessary.

Applicants should be appropriately qualified, have a highly specialist standard, experience at a senior grade and be able to independently perform, interpret and report Echocardiograms. You should possess BSE Adult Transthoracic Accreditation or equivalent.

We would consider an applicant that does not have BSE qualification, however they would still be required to have Echo experience and maybe recruited as a Band 6 until Band 7 competencies met.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality, appropriate and effective Cardio-Respiratory investigation service.

To supervise, guide and support all junior members of staff.

To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of an area of specialist responsibility as allocated by the Lead Cardiac Physiologist.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Professional qualifications of BSE or equivalent or at least working towards this (To achieve this on appointment )

Experience/ Knowledge

• Highly specialist standard and experience at a senior grade to be able to independently perform, interpret and report on the investigations carried out within the Cardio-Respiratory Unit including: Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transoesophageal, Echocardiography
• Understanding of: Event Recording, Pacing, Invasive investigations, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring

Before you apply

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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Recruitment process
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Inclusion
BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding
BHRUT is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk. All employees are expected to share this commitment and follow the Trust's safeguarding policies.

Smoke-free Trust
BHRUT is a smoke-free Trust. All employees are expected to comply with our smoke-free policy.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

We have a wide range of flexible, temporary and part-time opportunities.