Echocardiographer
Closing date: 22 June 2026
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic BSE accredited echocardiographer to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. Applications are also welcomed from echocardiographers working towards BSE accreditation and aspiring to band 7 roles. This department has a long history of successfully supporting trainees through the accreditation process.
There are in excess of 10 echo rooms at Royal Stoke & County Hospitals which provide a full range of services including TTE, TOE, DSE, GUCH, contrast, and support for structural work in the interventional labs. The service also supports one‑stop clinics for heart valve disease, oncology, heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions.
Main duties of the job
The Heart Centre at UHNM provides tertiary cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical services for over 2 million people across Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire and South Cheshire, as well as secondary care cardiology for the local population.
The successful candidate will work with an established consultant, nursing and technical team and have opportunities to participate in the development and success of the service. They will be BSE accredited or working towards BSE accreditation, and will contribute to the continued advancement of extended roles such as physiologist or scientist led heart valve surveillance clinics, Herceptin echo clinics, stress echo and TOE. The team also develops echocardiographers within the heart failure unit. Echo sonographers at UHNM have opportunities to complete health assessment training, masters level heart failure modules, attend international conferences and are encouraged and supported to produce, present and publish their work.
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) or equivalent in Cardiac Science
* BSE Accreditation or recognised equivalent
* Subspecialty Accreditation (DSE/GUCH/ TOE)
* Leadership Qualification
* Clinical Assessment Training
Experience / Skills
* Independently performs and reports transthoracic Echocardiograms
* Experience of teaching and training in cardiac science
* Experience of Advanced Echo
* Experience of broader cardiac physiology services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Royal Stoke, County Hospital sites and the Community Diagnostic Centre
J-18808-Ljbffr