Oct 19, 2025

Jane whitehead

  • Highly Specialised Echocardiographer
  • North West, UK
Fixed Term Contract Health Care Professional Services Science

Personal Summary

I am a highly motivated Cardiac Physiologist with over 30 years of experience in both non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations. I have been BSE accredited since 2007 in adult transthoracic echocardiography and possess specialist skills in echocardiography. I am adept at performing and reporting scans to BSE standards on various ultrasound equipment, including GE and Philips, and am familiar with numerous reporting systems.

Skills

  • Transthoracic echocardiography
  • TOE assistance
  • ECG and Echo teaching
  • Resus coordination
  • Staff management
  • ETT and Tape Analysis
  • Holter monitor hook-up and analysis
  • ECG analysis

Licenses and certifications

  • BSE Accreditation in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (2007)
  • Immediate Life Support Certified
  • Corporate and Clinical mandatory training

Awards and achievements

Work Experience

Highly Specialised Echocardiographer
Jan 2019 - Present Mersey and West Lancs Teaching Hospital

Perform and report on a range of complex transthoracic echocardiography (Locum).

Highly Specialised Echocardiographer
Nov 2001 - Apr 2023 Lancashire Teaching Hospital

Perform and report on a range of complex transthoracic echocardiography. Assisted with TOE, served as a training officer for STP and PTP students, ran teaching sessions in both ECG and Echo for students and junior doctors, coordinated Resus for the department, and managed staff.

Specialised Cardiac Physiologist
Jan 1996 - Jan 2001 Chorley District Hospital

Conducted ETT, Tape Analysis, Holter monitor hook-up and analysis, led physiologist-led exercise tolerance testing and tilt testing, analyzed ECGs, and taught ECG analysis days for nurses and junior doctors.

Cardiac Physiologist
Jan 1993 - Jan 1996 Aintree NHS Trust

Conducted Tape Analysis, fitted ECGs, and performed ETT.

Student
Jan 1990 - Jan 1993 Southport Hospital

Education

BSE Accreditation in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Jan 2007