About the Role

The successful candidate will participate in delivering the echo service with the North Middlesex cardiology department. Must hold a BSE TTE level 2 accreditation and have relevant NHS experience in the field of cardiac physiology.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the team of 6 other BSE echocardiographers, ETP/registrar trainees, 3 imaging consultants, and the wider cardiac physiology team to perform transthoracic echocardiograms as well as assist with stress and transoesophageal echocardiograms.
• Support trainee echocardiographers to achieve their BSE accreditation.
• Personally perform and report echocardiograms to a high standard, meeting BSE guidelines and departmental local standards.
• Work alongside the lead cardiac physiologist to provide structured training to junior cardiac physiologists and doctors with a view to their subsequent BSE accreditation.
• Maintain own BSE accreditation by ensuring appropriate CPD is up to date and course requests highlighted to the Head of Department in a timely manner.
• Provide an efficient running of the technical service by prioritizing daily workloads.
• Maintain standards of technical competency in the provision of non-invasive, technical cardiac procedures.
• Remain up to date with current evidence in echocardiography.
• Ensure that all echo studies are accurately recorded in our reporting system and outcome appropriately on the patient electronic record.
• Ensure smooth running of outpatient echo clinics so that patients are seen on time and receive a high quality of care.
• Jointly oversee the day to day running of the echo service, ensuring that all equipment is operational, clean, and that stock levels are adequate.
• Support inpatient ward echo service including portable echoes and urgent/emergency service to intensive and acute care units.