Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echo

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a dedicated echocardiographer to join their expanding team. This role involves performing transthoracic echocardiography, mentoring trainees, and ensuring high-quality standards in patient care. The department is committed to providing evidence-based care and offers a supportive environment for professional development. With a focus on quality assurance and training, this position is perfect for someone passionate about advancing their career in echocardiography. Join a forward-thinking team that values diversity and aims to deliver outstanding patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in transthoracic echocardiography and producing comprehensive reports.
• Ability to mentor and support trainee echocardiographers.

Responsibilities

• Perform all aspects of transthoracic echocardiography independently.
• Mentor trainees and ensure compliance with quality standards.

Skills

Echocardiography

Quality Assurance

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Cardiac Physiology

Certification in Echocardiography

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to appoint an experienced and passionate echocardiographer to support the service leads. The role will be 100% based in echocardiography and will involve practical scanning of both inpatients and outpatients, supporting trainee echocardiographers, and conducting quality assurance activities including audits and service evaluations across all trust sites.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will engage in all areas of echocardiography. Supporting the service lead to ensure compliance with departmental accreditation and quality assurance programs is fundamental, including activities to meet the echo quality framework.

The department is committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based care. We are proud of the training we provide to physiologists and medics and aim to develop our training further.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring, compassionate, ambitious, and innovative organization. We are dedicated to delivering excellent outcomes and a positive experience for patients and staff. We aim to be outstanding for our patients, communities, and staff, and to be a great place to work and learn.

Located in the boroughs of Warrington and Halton, we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals serve a population of approximately 330,000, offering a range of services across both sites and community hubs.

Warrington Hospital provides emergency, critical care, and maternity services, while Halton Hospital focuses on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre. Many services are shared across sites. We are a CQC-rated 'good' organization with 'outstanding' features, working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 includes over 50 nationalities. We value diversity, inclusion, and equality, and are recognized for our work in these areas. The Trust holds numerous external accreditations and is working towards becoming an Anti-Racist Organisation.

Details

• Date posted: 09 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 370-HS7ECG-1525
• Job locations: Warrington and Halton Hospitals, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG

Job description

Job responsibilities

A highly motivated echocardiographer with a passion for echocardiography is ideal for this expanding department. The post-holder will perform all aspects of transthoracic echocardiography, independently scan, and produce comprehensive reports following the British Society of Echocardiography standards and pathology guidelines.

Mentoring trainees preparing for exams and acting as a role model for high standards in echocardiography practice are key responsibilities. Each trainee will have a designated supervisor to support their training, including signing off logbooks, DOPS, and managing training schedules.

All echo slots at WHH are a minimum of 45 minutes, with 60-minute slots for unaccredited or newly accredited echocardiographers. There is a monthly 1-hour echo teaching session and weekly drop-in sessions to discuss interesting or discordant scans.

Please see the attached JD & Person Specification for a full job description.