University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job

We are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic echocardiographer to join us as a highly specialised cardiac physiologist. We are seeking to recruit an exceptionally skilled BSE accredited Band 7 Echocardiographer who shows evidence of excellent clinical ability, able to provide clinical leadership and is keen to develop managerial skills.

We are a vibrant and diverse BSE-accredited department, collectively performing around 30,000 echocardiograms each year on all ages. UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our highly-specialised echocardiographers are involved in physiologist led valve, heart failure and contrast clinics, paediatric and adult congenital echocardiography, trans-oesophageal and stress echocardiography.

Our department operates Monday to Saturday. Full time staff work 4 days per week. You will be required to work on Saturdays and bank holidays on a rotational basis with a compensatory day off during the week. Although Southampton General is our main site, there will be a regular requirement to work across multiple sites including at community diagnostic centres. There is a �5000 recruitment and retention payment available following 2 years of service in this post.

Would consider part time applications too.

Responsibilities:Performing and reporting adult transthoracic echocardiograms to a high standard on inpatients, outpatients and at community diagnostic centresTo support the training and mentoring of junior physiologists, trainees and medical colleaguesTo take on an array of management responsibilities including the day-to-day supervising of the echo department

Experience/skills needed:Level 2 BSE accreditation is essentialExperience of teaching and trainingHigh level skills in performing and reporting echocardiography

Person Specification

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Teamwork
• Advanced analytical thinking

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• BSc in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology)
• British Society of Echocardiography TTE Level 2 Accreditation
• Immediate Life Support Course
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Superior knowledge of specialist area - able to interpret complex procedures
• Consolidated post qualification experience in a technical role within a cardiology department (providing evidence of competency achievement)
• A definite awareness of the boundaries in which to operate with an appreciation of own limitations.
• Dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for the use of diagnostic equipment often under time limitations e.g. when performing tests on children.

Desirable

• HCPC / AHCS / RCCP registration
• Experience of research and development and/or clinical audit
• Teaching and training experience.
• Management experience.
• Contributes actively towards service development and improvement in specialist area.

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Rd,

Southampton

SO16 6YD

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