Band 7 Echo Technician: Sponsorship Available

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post holder will be expected to:

Demonstrate expertise in echocardiography ensuring that the service model provides demonstrably high quality patient care within financial and clinical targets

Demonstrate working knowledge of the full range of investigations carried out by the NAC.

Participate in joint lead role in the organisation of the department, provide support and carry out organisational and supervisory duties

Take a lead role in the maintenance of standards and quality in service development NAC team including active involvement in the training of related staff, whist maintaining and developing their own professionalism and expert skills and knowledge.

Demonstrate a professional approach to patient care, and be able to communicate with patients clearly.

Effectively communicate within the department and other departments throughout the Trust

Main duties of the job

Work in our busy NAC department alongside the existing team toperform & report transthoracic echoardiograms independently tostandards outlined by the British Society of Echocardiography.? Assist with CPEX and Stress Echo procedures? Demonstrate expertise in the performance of a range of specialistinvestigations carried out the NAC.? Interpret technical information & data from investigations andprepare reports? Recognise the significance of investigation findings/diagnoses andact on these accordingly.? Be trained and accredited under the auspices of the ResuscitationCouncil (UK) and to partake in providing basic life support anddefibrillation as and when necessary.? Demonstrate a professional approach to patient care, and be ableto communicate with patients clearly.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities & atributes

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines and organise own work

Others

Essential

  • Participate in shift rota for echocardiography
  • Ability to co-ordinate daily duties for physiologist team

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or degree level equivalent education plus extensive experience
  • BSE echocardiography
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
  • BLS plus defibrillator certification

Desirable

  • RCCP registration

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience as independent echocardiographer

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of other cardiology investigations carried out in the CIU

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • High level of clinical and technical expertise in routine echocardiography

Desirable

  • Experience in recruitment
  • Experience in performing appraisals
  • Experience in creating departmental policies & procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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