Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echo; Bse Accredited)

Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 per year

Job summary

Tameside General Hospital is seeking a Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echo; BSE accredited) to perform and interpret transthoracic echocardiography, both in-patient and outpatient, and to support the cardiology team with other echo modalities. The post will involve ongoing professional development and coaching within a multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to departmental accreditation, maintain high-quality reporting to BSE standards, and participate in training and service

Qualifications

• Cardiac physiology degree or equivalent.
• Full BSE adult accreditation is required or in progress.
• STP/BSc/ONC/BTEC MPPM or AHCS registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and interpret transthoracic echocardiography.
• Provide Echo reports to BSE standards.
• Support TOE, stress echocardiography and related modalities.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Autonomy

Teamwork

Education

Cardiac Physiology Degree or Equivalent

BSE accreditation (full)

STP / BSc Clinical Physiology / ONC-BTEC MPPM / AHCS registration

Job description

Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echo; BSE accredited) Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust•Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom

Job summary

Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echo; BSE accredited) Band 7 37.5 per week Permanent The cardio-respiratory investigations (CRI) unit within Tameside General Hospital provides a range of diagnostic services to the Tameside and Glossop areas. A rare opportunity has arisen for a fully qualified BSE accredited cardiac physiologist to join our existing team. The successful candidate will primarily perform and interpret transthoracic echocardiography independently, including both in-patient and outpatient studies. The physiologist will also support the cardiology team with other echo modalities and assist with training and departmental development. Experience of assisting in myocardial perfusion scan (MPS) would also be a distinct advantage as would experience of holter monitor analysis.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a high quality Transthoracic Echo service by performing routine and advanced cardiac ultrasound examinations and formulating a full clinical report for the service user.
• Providing comprehensive Echo reports to BSE standards for Transthoracic Echo based on findings and clinical history of the patient.
• Work towards and then maintain BSE departmental accreditation.
• Perform the technical role in TOE. To optimise images of cardiac anatomy. To be responsible for high level decontamination of the TOE probe before and after patient contact. To ensure all decontamination procedures are documented for traceability.
• Perform/ assist in stress echocardiography. To obtain high quality images of cardiac anatomy to ensure optimal Echo study.
• Perform echocardiography in acute/urgent setting e.g. during pericardial drain.
• Adapt studies according to initial findings, clinical indication and physical condition of patients.
• Provide clinical advice and highly specialist professional direction regarding criteria for Echocardiography.
• React appropriately when echo results require urgent medical advice.
• Deal with clinically high risk patients.

Please refer to Job Description for more comprehensive list of duties

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & behaviours

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more.

Details

Date posted 25 August 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band 7

Salary £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number 245-HS7CAR-05-26-A

Job locations Tameside General Hospital Fountain Street Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 9RW United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Cardiac Physiology Degree or Equivalent or other equivalent professional academic qualifications
• Full British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) adult accreditation
• Completion of MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP), BSc Clinical Physiology, ONC/BTEC MPPM, or voluntary registration with AHCS
• ILS/ALS
• BSE accredited or nearing completion of echocardiography accreditation
• Demonstrable postregistration experience with evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of assisting with TOE, contrast and stress echocardiography
• Experience of autonomous working
• Experience of training others in echocardiography to BSE standards
• Experience of assisting with myocardial perfusion studies
• Experience of other cardiac diagnostics such as 12-lead ECG and ambulatory ECG monitoring analysis
• Highly developed specialist practical and theoretical echocardiography knowledge and skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of cardiac anatomy, function and dysfunction in relation to echocardiography
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Highly developed practical and analytical skills
• IT competent with good keyboard skills
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• High degree of organisational skill

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address Tameside General Hospital Fountain Street Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 9RW United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details For questions about the job, contact: Echo Lead Rachel Drogan [e-mail] 01619226314

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