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Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echo
The closing date is 23 May 2025
We are looking to appoint an experienced and passionate echocardiographer to support the service leads. The role will be 100% based in echocardiography and will involve practical scanning of both inpatients and outpatients, supporting trainee echocardiographers, and conducting quality assurance activities including audits and service evaluations across all trust sites.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will engage in all areas of echocardiography and support the service lead to ensure compliance with departmental accreditation and quality assurance programs, adhering to the echo quality framework.
The department is committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based practice. We are proud of the training we offer to physiologists and medics and aim to develop this further.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring, ambitious, and innovative organization dedicated to delivering excellent patient outcomes and a positive staff experience. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, communities, and staff, and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work, and learn.
Located in the boroughs of Warrington and Halton, we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals serve a population of 330,000 across these areas.
Warrington Hospital provides emergency, critical care, and maternity services; Halton Hospital focuses on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre. Many services are available at both sites and in community hubs.
We are a CQC-rated 'good' organization with 'outstanding' features, working towards university hospital status after achieving teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 includes over 50 nationalities. We strive for diversity, inclusion, and equality, and are recognized as a pioneer in these areas, working towards the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework.
Job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated echocardiographer passionate about the field. Our expanding department seeks to extend its training capabilities. The post-holder will perform all aspects of transthoracic echocardiography, able to independently scan and produce comprehensive reports following the British Society of Echocardiography guidelines. Mentoring trainees and acting as a role model for high standards in echocardiography practice is essential.
Each trainee will have a supervisor responsible for supporting their training, including signing off logbooks and DOPS. Echo slots are a minimum of 45 minutes, with 60-minute slots for newly accredited echocardiographers. There are monthly teaching sessions and weekly drop-in discussions on interesting or discordant scans.
See the attached JD & Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification Qualifications
- BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent training
- Training/Teaching qualification
Experience
- Completed training program/experience
- Working towards AHCS / HCPC accreditation
Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies
- Competent in recording and interpreting transthoracic echo
- Competent in assisting with transoesophageal echo
Mental Effort
- Able to concentrate on complex tasks for extended periods
- Able to make independent decisions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a DBS check is required to screen for any criminal convictions.