Highly Specialised Echocardiographer - Royal Brompton Hospital

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a specialized Echocardiographer to join their team at the Royal Brompton Hospital. This position offers the chance to work with experts in a multidisciplinary environment, focused on the highest standards of cardiac care. Candidates should have 3 years of relevant experience, relevant qualifications, and skills in echocardiography. Competitive salary and continuous education support are provided.

Benefits

Ongoing education support

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• 3 years post accreditation experience in echocardiography.
• HCPC registered or eligible.
• Immediate Life Support or above.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to echocardiography service.
• Perform and report transthoracic echocardiography.
• Support continuous learning and service excellence.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

High degree of dexterity and coordination

Good computer skills

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent

Echocardiography accreditation (British Society of Echocardiography level 2 or equivalent)

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialised Echocardiographer - Royal Brompton Hospital

The closing date is 15 October 2025

Are You Looking for a change? Join our team at the Royal Brompton Hospital!

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunityto join our team of highly specialized Echocardiographers at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To contribute positively towards the echocardiography service at the Royal Brompton Hospital. The main duties are outlined in the attached job description.

About us

We can offer you a clean, calm and well-organised environment, with a fully integrated reporting system and modern equipment.

We pride ourselves in our regular commitment to ongoing education with Cardiologist-led weekly case review meetings, and monthly echo-specific education forums.

Need a hand with advanced imaging techniques? We offer support, training and assessment modules in strain, 3D & contrast and actively encourage the development of critical thinking skills.

We offer well-being support and have a dedicated echo management team who want you to be the best you can be, to ensure our patients receive the first-class service they deserve.

Royal Brompton Hospital ranked in the top 10 of Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals in 2021 with a proud and long-standing commitment to the investigation, treatment and research of heart and lung disease. As one of the largest echocardiography services in the UK, we offer the full complement of specialist echo services to our cardiac & respiratory teams at Royal Brompton Hospital and support cardio-oncology services for the Royal Marsden Hospitals.

We are looking for enthusiastic & dynamic Specialist Echocardiographers to join our team. This post offers the opportunity to work with international leaders in the field in a stimulating and collegiate environment across multiple sites.

Job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post accreditation experience in echocardiography (Level 2 BSE or equivalent). A background in cardiac investigations is an advantage. The successful candidate will become a key contributor to both the daily operations and strategic direction of our service and will share our commitment to both continual learning and excellence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Echocardiography accreditation (British Society of Echocardiography level 2 or equivalent) with documented up-to-date continuing professional development
• 3 years post accreditation experience
• HCPC registered/eligible
• Immediate Life Support or above

Experience

• Contemporary experience in performing and reporting transthoracic echocardiography in adult patients
• Background experience in range of techniques involved in assessment and therapy provision for patients with cardiac disease
• Technical skills enabling measurement and analysis of physiological parameters, including 12 lead ECG & blood pressure
• Ability to interpret fundamental ECG abnormalities
• Competency in strain imaging
• Competency in 3D imaging
• Competency in the use of ultrasound enhancing agents
• Experience in complex pathologies in a cardiac surgery centre

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High degree of dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for manipulation of echo probe involving long periods of concentration
• Good computer skills, able to perform basic troubleshooting steps in case of malfunction of image acquisition, transfer & reporting systems
• Experience in stress echo

Personal Qualities

• Commitment to excellence & continual service development
• Flexibility to work as a member of a team
• Self-motivating
• Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in emergency situations
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearPer Annum inc. Inner London HCAS