Bank Echo Sonographer | Flexible Working | Spire Thames Valley | Slough | Competitive Hourly Rate
Spire Thames Valley are looking for an Echo Sonographer to join their team on the bank to help support with the development of a Cardiology Outpatient Service. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the leading private healthcare providers in the UK in shaping a new service.
Spire Thames Valley located in Slough provides the highest standard of private healthcare to patients from Berkshire and the surrounding areas. The hospital has a 38-bedded ward with 2 theatres, Endoscopy suite and 10 outpatient consultation rooms. Our modern hospital has a full multi-disciplinary medical team onsite.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Assess patient’s health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload.
2. Plan deliver and evaluate care to meet individual’s health and wellbeing needs
3. Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.
4. Develop own knowledge and skills and those of others.
5. Promotes best practice in health and safety and security.
6. Contribute to the implementation of new cardiac services.
7. Contribute to quality improvement.
8. Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights
9. Apply technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
10. Acknowledge the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) and understand own responsibility as agreed with line manager in the prevention and control of HCAI.
Who we're looking for
11. BSC Clinical Physiology or equivalent
12. Completion of BSE and minimum of 2 years’ experience as a registered echocardiographer.
13. Has the ability to scan adult and adolescent patients.
14. Must have ability to perform quality and compete echocardiogram studies and possess excellent organizational skills to perform in a fast paced environment.
15. Must demonstrate the ability to prioritize and organize daily assignments of the job.
16. Must have a working knowledge of other departmental procedures and equipment.
17. Must have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
18. Must demonstrate basic computer skills to perform date entry.
19. Must be able to fulfil the essential functions of the position.
Working Hours: Ad hoc to support the cardiology service
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
20. Bank colleagues are paid weekly
21. We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
22. Access to our Spire Healthcare pension
23. Access to Blue Light Card discounts
24. Smartspending discounts, Gym Discounts, Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
25. Free uniform and DBS
26. Full induction, including mandatory training updates
27. Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
28. Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team