Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust; Kingston; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Chief Cardiac Physiologist to lead and develop the echocardiography service. The role requires proven experience in adult TTE reporting, strong professional leadership, and active involvement in teaching and service development.

You will work within an expanding cardio-respiratory service on the Kingston Hospital site, with opportunities to advance subspecialty expertise and to contribute to a high-quality, patient-centred

Qualifications

• BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• At least 2 years postgraduate experience in performing and reporting TTE.
• BSE Level 2 Adult TTE Accreditation (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Perform and report adult transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) independently.
• Contribute to all aspects of the echocardiography service and subspecialty development.
• Engage in teaching, training, and meetings to support service expansion.

Skills

Echocardiography expertise

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Assertiveness

Team player

Education

BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent

Job description

Location: Kingston, Surrey (Outer London)

Salary: Band 7 agenda for change salary plus outer London weighting and currently a 15% R&R premium (on base rate salary)

Job Summary

Band 7 Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with experience in performing and reporting adult transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to join our expanding service and develop their knowledge and skills. To be successful in this post you must be capable of providing an excellent level of clinical competence and knowledge in echocardiography and be a team player. The post holder should also be a positive role model and possess good communication, organisational and assertiveness skills. Applicants should have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent and at least 2 years postgraduate experience in performing and reporting TTE independently, together with British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Level 2 Adult TTE Accreditation (or equivalent). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of the echocardiography service, including development of subspecialty expertise as appropriate. Following the recent successful bid to develop a cardio-respiratory Community Diagnostic Hub on the Kingston Hospital site, we are looking to recruit additional echocardiographers to support the expansion of the local service. This comes on a background of recent significant investment in the echocardiography department at Kingston hospital, including the purchase of several GE E95/S70 machines and a new echocardiography reporting platform, and appointment of a clinical lead Consultant Cardiologist with expertise in echocardiography to support development of an advanced echocardiography service, which now includes contrast/bubble, stress and transoesophageal echocardiography. The echocardiography department at Kingston Hospital provides a routine outpatient and inpatient TTE service, with additional specialised services as above. We have a weekly review and teaching meeting attended by consultants, registrars, cardiac physiologists and junior staff. All physiologists are encouraged to attend relevant courses/meetings as continued professional development is important to our team and post-graduate exams are actively encouraged. Our department has a strong emphasis on teaching/training of echocardiographers, specialist registrars and newly qualified junior members of staff. The successful candidate would show an ongoing commitment to training in the department.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an acute general hospital serving South West London and Surrey. We are situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by Royal Parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services.

We have a superb reputation for innovation in the field of healthcare and have recently been awarded an outstanding rating from CQC for caring and leadership.

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance. We have a dedicated staff wellbeing website, offering a range of resources to aid professional wellbeing and provide support with personal health and wellbeing.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Arnold Job title: Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 8934 6307