Job overview
Are you an experienced echocardiographer ready to excel at one of the UK’s most prestigious NHS Trusts? At Imperial College Healthcare, we’re dedicated to delivering world-class healthcare through cutting-edge research, education, and training. Now, we’re inviting skilled professionals to join our renowned echocardiography department.
Work at the forefront of cardiac diagnostics, where you’ll handle a full spectrum of investigations, including 3D and strain analysis, paediatric TTE, cardio-oncology echo, and structural heart intervention TOE. With our large stress echocardiography program and physiologist-led valve clinics, you’ll have the chance to push boundaries in the field.
At Imperial, we’re equally passionate about teaching and mentorship. You’ll play a key role in shaping the next generation of echocardiographers, registrars, fellows, and MSc students. You’ll be based across our top-tier hospitals and in our community echo services, all equipped with state-of-the-art imaging systems. In this stimulating environment, you’ll find endless opportunities for professional development, from supporting your BSE accreditation to advancing your career further.
On top of all this, we’re offering an extra 10% of your basic salary as part of our recruitment and retention premium (subject to terms and conditions). To make your transition smoother, we also provide a generous relocation package .
Join our team today and be part of something extraordinary!
Main duties of the job
1. The role is central to the extension of the community services. The post holder will rotate between the community and the Trust Echocardiography Departments at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and other cardiology departments across the Trust.
2. The post holder will need to maintain their specialist knowledge of interventions such as stress echo (Dobutamine and Bike exercise echo) and transoesphageal echocardiograms, which are only performed in the Trust.
3. As an advanced practitioner in Echocardiography the post holder will need to be able to independently perform a range of highly specialised cardiac ultrasound investigations, including adult and child transthoracic,3D/strain,contrast and bubble study echocardiogram,performing physiologist-led valve echo and assessment, Stress echocardiogram and assisting with transoesphageal echocardiogram. Performing accurate and reproducible measurements and quantification, interpret findings and independently issue (sign-off) final clinical-technically diagnostic reports, to a highly competent professional standard.
4. The post holder will assist the Principal Echocardiographer to provide and organise the day-to-day clinical-technical services of the departments in the community and St.Mary’s Hospital where appropriate
5. This role also requires the physiologist to be able to supervise other non-invasive procedures (24hr tapes and blood pressures, assisting and sometimes performing Physiologists led exercise tests and also walk-in ECG’s).
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Qualified for HPC Registration (BSc degree or HTEC & suitable equivalent experience).
7. Professional Development education
8. ILS certified.
Desirable criteria
9. BSE - Accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Competency, highly specialised knowledge, and advanced practioner level skills and at least 3 years postgraduate experience in Echocardiography.
11. Informal teaching of complex physiological concepts on a one to one basis
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
12. High level, sensitive and effective verbal communication skills
13. Both effective independent and team worker.
14. Good analytical and judgemental skills
15. Basic computer literacy to the level required for routine use of clinical systems.
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