Echocardiographer

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications from an enthusiastic echocardiography professional trained in Adult TTE. The post is at Band 7 and requires completion of internal departmental competencies across two busy sites: James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage.

You will perform transthoracic echocardiograms, generate reports, and help drive advanced imaging services such as 3D echo, TOE and specialized valve clinics, with opportunities to participate in the cath lab

Qualifications

• Trained in Echocardiography and BSE accredited in Adult TTE.
• Band 7 level and completion of internal departmental competencies.

Responsibilities

• Perform echocardiograms on inpatients and outpatients to a high standard across all trust sites.
• Provide clear and accurate reports on echocardiograms.
• Supervise and train medical and technical staff in all areas of echocardiography.
• Contribute to the development of high quality echocardiography across the trust, including extended role development such as contrast and 3D imaging, TOE, CRT and valve clinics.

Skills

Echocardiography

Education

BSE accredited Adult TTE

Job description

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and proficient individual who is trained within the field of Echocardiography and holds up to date BSE accredited in Adult TTE.

The successful candidate will be employed on at Band 7 and will be expected to complete internal departmental competencies.

This is an unrivalled opportunity to work at the leading edge of cardiac technology and patient care in a dynamic and innovative environment. Working with state-of-the art echocardiographic equipment in a fully digital lab you will have the opportunity to work in all aspects of echocardiography, including 3D, in one of the North's leading cardiac centres.

The department offers a range of imaging procedures/clinics such as Transthoracic, TOE, DSE, Dedicated Oncology Monitoring Clinic and CRT optimisation.

As a leading tertiary centre, we offer and encourage extended roles at present these are within Research and Audit. Echocardiographers are supported through the clinical skills assessment course for the Physiologist lead valve clinics, They provide image support within our well established Structural Heart disease program (TAVI and Paravalvular closure ). Along with Physiologist led TOE and Exercise Echo., Due to the departments infrastructure if the successful candidate has relevant experience/competence in Cardiac Cath labs, PPCI, TAVI, CRM device implants these will be maintained and they will participate in the Cath lab on call service.

The Echocardiography Unit is a large busy department split across 2 sites, the James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage. In addition, we work at number of external community clinics.

Some of the duties will include:

• Perform echocardiograms on both inpatients and outpatients to a high standard, at all trust sites
• Provide clear and accurate reports on echocardiograms.
• Ensure that reports generated by non-specialist cardiac physiologists and cardiology registrars are comprehensive, clear and accurate.
• Play an active role in the supervision and training of medical and technical staff in all areas of echocardiography.
• To join with our imaging cardiologists and Operational lead in echography in developing high quality echocardiography across the trust.
• Extended role development - contrast and stress echocardiography, TOE,CRT, 3D, simple SCHD and specialist valve clinics, specialist cath lab support for TAVI and structural heart disease procedures with possible development into MRI, Physiology lead TOE and Paediatric clinics.
• To facilitate training and accreditation of technical and trainee medical staff to contribute significantly to regular echo review meetings

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

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