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Job overview

To support the Echocardiography Service at HUTH by providing a high standard of work within Echocardiography that meets organizational, professional and individual needs

Main duties of the job

• To perform  routine and complex diagnostic transthoracic echocardiograms in accordance with the British Society of Echocardiography, local and national guidelines.
• To produce accurate comprehensive  clinical reports that can be clearly understood by a physician not experienced in Echocardiography
• Undertakes a range of other highly advanced cardiac diagnostic tests and procedures.  Interprets test results and provides accurate factual reports for clinicians.

• Provides highly specialist education and training for other Physiologists and other healthcare professionals within this field, enabling staff to develop the clinical skills and competencies required to deliver a high quality diagnostic Echo service that is responsive to changing needs.
• Has a designated area of specialism within non-invasive cardiology.
• To participate in research and other CPD activities to maintain own competencies
• To be flexible in the way they work to ensuring the running and safe delivery of the service responding to internal and external forces.
• Produces reports from non-accredited Physiologists
• Participates in weekend working

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.