Chief Cardiac Physiologist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking healthcare provider in South East Essex. Join a dynamic echocardiography team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. This role is perfect for a recent graduate eager to gain experience while stepping into a Chief Physiologist position. With a commitment to innovation, the team is preparing to upgrade their scanning technology, ensuring access to the latest advancements in echocardiography. This role not only offers a chance to enhance your skills but also provides a supportive environment for professional growth. If you are enthusiastic and ready to make a difference, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development access

Training support

Qualifications

• Experience in autonomous scanning and reporting echocardiograms.
• Healthcare science degree or equivalent is essential.

Responsibilities

• Complete and report BSE standard outpatient and inpatient echocardiograms.
• Support junior physiologists in developing their skills.

Skills

Echocardiography

Autonomous scanning

Reporting skills

Team support

Education

Healthcare science degree or equivalent

Tools

Phillips ISCV system

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join a friendly and busy echocardiography service in South East Essex. Due to maternity leave we are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to join our echocardiography team, initially for a 12 month period.

This post may suit a recent echo trainee graduate who wants to gather experience whilst taking on their first Chief Physiologist role.

At Southend we complete over 15,000 echos per year. Our physiologists all hold or are actively working towards BSE adult accreditation.

We have busy Physiologist led PIFU valve clinics, BNP and Oncology clinics. We also run normal routine outpatient clinics, urgent inpatient scans, AF one stop clinics and also support our cardiologists with stress echo and TOE sessions.

We are currently working towards gaining departmental BSE accreditation this year.

Within the next month we are updating our older machines so that we have access to the latest in scanning hardware and software across all of our systems. We report using the Phillips ISCV system.

Main duties of the job

1. To complete and report BSE standard outpatient and inpatient echocardiograms in a busy acute hospital setting.
2. Support the junior physiologists in developing their physiology and echocardiography skills.
3. Support the Head of Echo in running the echo department.

About Us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

09 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CTC-BA-2168

Job locations

Southend, Prittlewell Chase, Southend on Sea, SS0 0RY

Person Specification
Experience Essential

• Autonomous scanning and reporting echocardiographer

Desirable

• NHS experience

Qualifications Essential

• Healthcare science degree or equivalent

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Southend, Prittlewell Chase, Southend on Sea, SS0 0RY

Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk