Band 7 Locum Echocardiographer - Swansea

Role: Locum Echocardiographer
Banding: Band 7
Location: Swansea
Hours: Full-time
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: £50 - £60 per hour
Duration: Ongoing

About the role:

The Clinical Physiology team at Pulse is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Band 7 Echocardiographer to join our dynamic team in Swansea. This is a full-time, ongoing position offering competitive hourly rates.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Band 7 Echocardiographer, you will perform a variety of highly specialised cardiac ultrasound investigations, including adult transthoracic, contrast echocardiograms for left ventricular opacification, bubble study echocardiograms, 3D echocardiograms, and both Dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiograms. You will assist with and potentially perform transoesophageal echocardiograms and grown-up congenital heart echocardiography. You will independently perform and report echocardiograms to British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) standards. Additionally, you will support the provision of seven-day diagnostic services, including some weekend work, and develop and train junior staff, providing supervision and feedback. You will also participate in clinics dedicated to inherited cardiac conditions, transplantation, assist devices, and stress echocardiography.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Essential:
• BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Accredited by the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) or equivalent accreditation (EACVI/ARDMS).
• Proven experience as an Echocardiographer.
• Experience in performing echocardiograms.

• Desirable:
• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.