Advanced Cardiac Physiologist/Echocardiographer

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Protected hours for health and well‑be

Wellbeing activities

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Cardiac Physiologist/Echocardiographer. The post is Band 7 level depending on experience and BSE accreditation, working across the Echocardiography Team within the NCA.

The role involves independent echocardiography practice, training junior staff, and contributing to audits and service development. Informal visits are welcomed, with a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• BSE accredited qualification.
• BSc Clinical Physiology/Healthcare Science.
• Part 1 accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform echocardiography across the Northern Care Alliance.
• Ensure optimal standards of care for patients.
• Undertake autonomous interpretation and reporting of results.
• Work collaboratively to meet daily workload.
• Provide training, mentoring and supervision in echocardiography to trainees and staff.
• Help develop the clinical physiology service with service leads.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement.
• Maintain up-to-date practice including mandatory training.

Skills

Cardiac imaging

Autonomy

Clinical supervision

Education

BSE accredited

BSc Clinical Physiology

Part 1 accreditation

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Cardiac Physiologist/Echocardiographer

The closing date is 17 September 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Cardiac Physiologist to join our Team at Northern Care Alliance.

Band 7 depending on experience and BSE accreditation.

The Advanced Cardiac Physiologist will be working in our Echocardiography Team across the NCA.

Be a dynamic active member of the echocardiography team supporting the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate service working closely with patients, multi-disciplinary teams and consultants. Support the training of junior staff and audit activity on a daily basis. To work in line with BSE guidelines.

The department offers a full spectrum of invasive and non invasive cardiac diagnostic investigations and is committed to developing staff and supporting CPD.

Any enquiries are welcomed and if you wish to arrange an informal visit do not hesitate to contact us

Main duties of the job

Independently practice with a high level of skill and autonomy within the field of echocardiography, providing service across Northern Care Alliance

Ensure optimal standards of care are provided to patients.

Undertake autonomous interpretation of results and provision of accurate clinical reports.

Work collaboratively on a day to day basis with colleagues to ensure that the daily workload needs are met.

Provide specialist advice, training, mentoring and supervision in the field of echocardiography to trainee cardiac physiologists, nursing and medical staff and any other professionals that require supportive training as part of their extended roles

Work with the service leads in further developing the clinical physiology service.

Assist in monitoring and maintaining quality of service and participate in clinical audits.

Actively participate in multi-disciplinary clinical review meetings

Ensure that individual practice is up to date including mandatory and professional training.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSE accredited
• BSc Clinical Physiology/Healthcare Science
• Part 1 accreditation

Experience

• Advanced knowledge of cardiac imaging
• Minimum 2 years post graduate experience

Experience

• Competent to practise a wide range of cardiac physiology diagnostics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust