Bank Cardiac Sonographer

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Competitive bank rates

Spire Healthcare pension

Wellbeing Centre access

Free DBS check

Full induction and mandatory training

Opportunities to move into permanent

Job summary

Spire Dunedin Hospital is seeking a bank cardiac sonographer to support its Cardiology Outpatient Service. The role focuses on echocardiography scans for adults and adolescents, with reporting, patient assessment and input into new cardiac services.

Shifts are flexible and bank-based, with opportunities to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave. BSE registration and post-qualification echocardiography experience are required; scanning adolescents is an advantageous extra.

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Completion of BSE.
• Post-qualification echocardiography experience.
• Registration with BSE.
• Ability to scan adult patients.
• Nice to have ability to scan adolescent patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform echocardiography scans on adult and adolescent patients following BSE guidance.
• Assess the health and wellbeing of patients across a complex, changing caseload.
• Produce reports on scans.
• Help implement new cardiac services.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• Use technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• Recognise the risk of healthcare-associated infections and take responsibility for preventing them.

Skills

Ability to scan adult patients

Detail-oriented thinking

Interpersonal skills

Technological aptitude

Ability to scan adolescent patients

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent

Job description

Spire Dunedin Hospital is seeking a bank cardiac sonographer to support its Cardiology Outpatient Service. The work centres on echocardiography scans for adult and adolescent patients, with reporting, patient assessment and input into new cardiac services and quality improvement. Shifts are flexible and often cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave, so this is a bank role rather than a fixed post. Fit depends on BSE registration and post-qualification echocardiography experience, with adolescent scanning ideal rather than required.

What the job involves

• Perform echocardiography scans on adult and adolescent patients following BSE guidance
• Assess the health and wellbeing of patients across a complex, changing caseload
• Produce reports on scans
• Help implement new cardiac services
• Contribute to quality improvement
• Use technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment
• Recognise the risk of healthcare-associated infections and take responsibility for preventing them

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Completion of BSE

Registration & licences

• BSE registration

Experience

• Post-qualification experience in echocardiography

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to scan adult patients
• Detail-oriented thinking, interpersonal skills and technological aptitude

Nice to have

• Ability to scan adolescent patients

What’s offered

• Weekly pay for bank colleagues
• Competitive bank rates
• Unsocial hours enhancements, depending on shifts worked
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Blue Light Card and Spire for You smart spending discounts
• Wellbeing Centre access
• Free uniform and free DBS check
• Full induction, mandatory training updates and opportunities to move into permanent posts