Job summary
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.

Main duties of the job
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

About us
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.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• BSc (Hons) in a science subject or equal
• BSE accreditation in adult echocardiography.

Desirable

• Clinical/ Physical Skills
• Registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or other appropriate council

Experience
Essential

• Advanced specialist knowledge of all modalities of echocardiography.
• Sound decision making, analytical and judgement skills.
• Ability to foresee implications of decisions and their impact on others.
• Ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high quality work.

Desirable

• Participating in physiology lead valve clinics.

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Excellent knowledge of technical cardiology.
• Skills necessary for performing dobutamine stress echocardiography.
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Motivated
• Positive approach to customer care

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.