Senior Echocardiography Clinician – Independent Reporting

NHS Borders; Melrose; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Borders invites applications for an echocardiography post. The successful candidate will perform cardiac ultrasound, contribute to patient investigations, and work towards BSE accreditation.

Opportunities exist for clinicians with pacemaker follow-up experience and for new graduates aiming to gain echocardiography training. Future developments may include GP Open Access Echocardiography and Technician Led Heart Valve Surveillance Clinics.

Qualifications

• Requires British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Adult Accreditation or equivalent and operate as independently reporting echocardiographer.
• Consideration will be given to Clinical Physiologists with Pacemaker/ICD follow-up experience.
• Training position available for new graduates with a Clinical Physiology Degree aiming for BSE accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Perform cardiac ultrasound to assess and diagnose heart disease.
• Participate in other specialist areas of patient investigation within the department.
• Contribute to GP Open Access Echocardiography and Technician Led Heart Valve Surveillance Clinics as developments occur.

Skills

Echocardiography

BSE Accreditation

Pacemaker follow-up

Independent reporting

Education

Clinical Physiology Degree

Job description

NHS Borders invites applications for an echocardiography post. The successful candidate will perform cardiac ultrasound, contribute to patient investigations, and work towards BSE accreditation.

Opportunities exist for clinicians with pacemaker follow-up experience and for new graduates aiming to gain echocardiography training. Future developments may include GP Open Access Echocardiography and Technician Led Heart Valve Surveillance Clinics.