Job summary

We are seeking to recruit an exceptionally skilled Echocardiographer at a Band 7, who shows evidence of excellent clinical ability and is eager to develop their managerial skills.

You should have an interest in both training and managing Echocardiographers and need to be keen to support the development of the rapidly growing Echocardiography Department.

You will be part of a quality assurance (QA) programme and will be key in the review of echos performed by junior staff.

Accreditation with BSE (or equivalent) is essential.

Any personal research or clinical interests including ongoing postgraduate study will be supported where possible, and we undertake to develop the successful applicant further.

This post has 12.5% R&R attached.

Main duties of the job

There are 6 Cardiac Imaging Consultants who take an active role in educational development of Cardiac Sonographers & Physiologists and also in chairing the weekly echo meetings where unusual cases and operational issues are discussed.

The Echo equipment used at West Herts includes 1 Philip's EpiQ, 6 GE E95's, 3 GE S70. All scans are databased and reported on McKesson (Change Healthcare) which is linked across all sites and stress echo is reported on EchoPAC.

There are daily echo lists which include stress echo lists, both DSE and on a bike, and daily availability of TOE including 3D.

There are dedicated Specialists valve, heart failure and complex echo clinics running across the sites daily.

In 2018 we carried out 14500 transthoracic echocardiograms and 1200 stress echo's annually. The Trust has a dedicated Cardiac CT and MRI suite which opened in November 2016.

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

The trust has recently gained 'teaching hospital' status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a busy and dynamic acute trust covering a population of 700,000 across 3 sites in beautiful Hertfordshire (Watford, Hemel Hempstead, and St Albans).

The Cardiology Department is particularly forward thinking with 11 Consultant Cardiologists, 2 Catheter Laboratories and the full range of invasive and non-invasive cardiology including PCI, complex device implantation and EP.

Person Specification

Your application will be scored against the Person Specification for the role.

Essential

• 0=Does not meet Person Spec / 1=Meets some aspects - reserve candidate / 2=Meets Person Spec - to be interviewed

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