Job overview

An opportunity has opened up at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) for an experienced  BSE-accredited Echocardiographer to join our team as Interim Lead Echocardiographer to cover maternity leave. This role would be ideal for a physiologist looking to take the next step in their career or who is already established at this level but would like a new challenge.

The role involves acting as clinical lead to the echocardiography service, delivering a vision for training, quality assurance and clinical excellence, as well as monitoring delivery of activity in line with targets and aspects of service development. The role also involves acting as deputy to the Head of Cardiac Investigations Unit (CIU), including taking on aspects of people management.

CIU has recently relocated to a larger, refurbished department which has afforded us with new clinic rooms (including 2 dedicated echo & 2 multifunction echo rooms), admin spaces and staff areas. We also operate out of 2 dedicated echo rooms at the Community Diagnostic Centre in the city centre.

We have a portfolio of Philips modalities including EPIQs, an Affiniti and a Compact 5500. 

We would advise contacting us for an informal chat, at which time we can arrange a visit if you would like.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading the Echocardiography Service within the Cardiac Investigation Unit through the following functions:

• Taking overall responsibility for the delivery of the various functions that comprise the echo service
• Providing the highly specialist clinical technical services required for the echo service
• Interpreting highly specialist echo diagnostic tests along with providing specialist advice to clinicians
• Holding responsibility for echo services policies and echo service development
• Planning specialist echo service and associated works loads
• Supporting the provision of all development and specialist training of echo staff and designated medics to achieve BSE standards
• Setting and maintain practices and a working environment that encourages staff morale and motivation within the area of echocardiography and in cardiac physiology in general
• Holding responsibility for the research and development aspects associated with the echo service
• Participating in national and local professional meetings and promulgating feedback, knowledge and/or issues to echo service staff
• Liaising with Consultant Clinical and Clinical Physiology leads to facilitate existing services and to develop further services within appropriately resourced and agreed levels
• Being accountable for the delivery of Echocardiography ServicesTaking responsibility for the health and safety of all staff, patents and visitors with the Echo department

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk