Chief Cardiac Physiologist - ECHO

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (NGH) invites applications for a Cardiac Physiologist (Echo) at Band 7 on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role involves performing routine and urgent cardiac scans within inpatient and outpatient settings, with opportunities to conduct DSE, TOE, and paediatric assessments.

You will help develop physiologist-led valve and TOE clinics and support community hub Echo services.

Qualifications

• Educated to BSc Hons degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Full BSE Accreditation.
• RCCP Registration.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and urgent scans in in-patient and out-patient settings, including work in the new CDC hubs.
• Dependent on experience, perform DSE, TOE and paediatric scans.
• Expand services to include physiologist-led valve clinics, TOE clinics and DSE clinics.
• Provide Echo services in community hubs; occasional work outside of the Trust may be required.

Skills

Echo experience

DSE & TOE

NHS experience

Staff management

Teamwork

Education

BSc Hons Clinical Physiology

BSE accreditation

RCCP registration

Job description

Main area Cardiac Physiologist Grade Band 7 Contract 9 months (Fixed Term Contract until 3rd May 2027 (UHN recruitment and retention bonus)) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 265-7934601-MED-A

Site University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Town Northampton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Cardiology at Northampton General Hospital has seen exponential growth over the last 5 years. We are therefore looking for an intuitive 7 Echo Physiologist to join our young and dynamic team. The position is also offered with a recruitment and retention bonus in line with the UHN.

There are exciting opportunities here for the right candidate and we would love to hear from those who have their BSE accreditation and are looking for the next step in their career.

We are a forward thinking and friendly department which rewards our staff for their work. We offer flexible working, investment in training and equipment as well as exposure to advanced imaging.

We have all the facilities of a tertiary-equivalent Centre, including a modern digital echo lab performing the full range of complex scans including DSE and TOE, regular paediatric clinics.

We are proud to also be part of Satellite clinics for the community Diagnostic Hubs so there will be an expectation to rotate round these clinics.

We are very proud of our Physiologist-led stress echo and contrast / bubble service.. We also see large numbers of Paediatric and ACHD patients.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will involve performing routine and urgent scans in and in-patient and out-patient setting, including working in the new CDC hubs.

Dependent on experience you will also be performing DSE, TOE and paediatric Scans.

We are looking to expand the services to include Physiologist led Valve clinics, TOE clinics and DSE clinics

We offer Echo's in community hubs so there is the expectation to work outside of the trust occasionally.

Working for our organisation

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Training and experience

• Educated to BSc Hons degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Full BSE Accreditation
• RCCP Registration

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous practical experience in a broad range of basic and advanced Cardiac investigations.
• At least 2 years post graduate experience in Echo
• Experience in DSE and complex Echo
• Staff management and team working skills
• Previous experience in the NHS

Skills

• sound knowledge of invasive and non-invasive cardiology and able to demonstrate competence in performing a range of techniques
• Able to perform and report unsupervised on a range of electrocardiographic investigations
• Able to organise own workload and that of other staff within specialised area

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignme nt, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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Application numbers

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