University Hospitals Tees
Echocardiographer
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About the Role
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and proficient individual who is trained within the field of Echocardiography and holds up-to-date BSE accreditation in Adult TTE.
Role Details
The successful candidate will be employed 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.
Department Overview
The department offers a range of imaging procedures/clinics such as:
- Transthoracic
- TOE
- DSE
- Dedicated Oncology Monitoring Clinic
- CRT optimisation
As a leading tertiary centre, we offer and encourage extended roles, currently 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.
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Due to the department’s 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.
Key Responsibilities
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
- Join with our imaging cardiologists and Operational lead in echocardiography 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
- Facilitate training and accreditation of technical and trainee medical staff to contribute significantly to regular echo review meetings
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Working Across University Hospitals Tees
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.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Sam Middleton
- Job Title: Echo operational lead
- Email Address: sam.middleton1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01642 854607
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