Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Echo

Bupa; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension

Season ticket loan

Gympass access

Family benefits

Onsite massages

Annual awards

Job summary

Bupa London Medical in Marylebone is seeking a Senior Cardiac Physiologist to lead the day‑to‑day cardiology service. You will perform and report TTEs, ECGs and related tests while guiding a small team of Cardiac Physiologists and Associates.

You will establish clinical pathways, ensure governance and contribute to readiness for inspections. Flexibility to work across London sites Cromwell Hospital and Canary Wharf is expected.

Qualifications

• Essential BSc (Hons) in Clinical Cardiac Physiology or equivalent.
• Recent post-qualification clinical experience in cardiac diagnostics.
• Experience performing and reporting echocardiograms independently.
• Experience with ECGs, Holter monitoring, BP monitoring and Exercise Treadmill Tests.
• Leadership or supervisory experience within a cardiac diagnostics setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational and clinical management of the cardiology service.
• Establish and embed clinical pathways and governance processes.
• Perform and interpret cardiac diagnostic investigations.
• Lead and develop a small team of Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Associates.
• Support departmental readiness for CQC inspections.
• Collaborate with consultants and senior clinicians to deliver outstanding patient outcomes.

Skills

TTE Echocardiography

ECG interpretation

Holter monitoring

Leadership

Clinical governance

Education

BSc (Hons) Clinical Cardiac Physiology

BSE TTE Level 2 Accreditation / EACVI Certification

Job description

Vacancy: Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Echo London: London Medical, Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5HJ Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time / 37.5 hours per week Salary: £Competitive Annual Salary, plus Benefits.

As a Physiologist at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day. Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state‑of‑the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

We Make Health Happen London Medical is a specialist outpatient and diagnostic centre within Bupa, offering expert consultant‑led care across specialties including Cardiology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, ENT, Respiratory Medicine, Diabetes, General Practice and Health Assessments.

How You'll Help Us Make Health Happen

As our Senior Cardiac Physiologist, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operational and clinical management of the cardiology service. You will help establish and embed clinical pathways, drive service excellence, ensure robust clinical governance, and provide exceptional patient care. You will perform and interpret a range of cardiac diagnostic investigations, with ad while leading and developing a small team of Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Associates. Flexibility to work in other London sites - Cromwell Hospital, Canary Wharf - were required.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Perform and independently report high-quality Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) examinations in accordance with BSE standards.
• Conduct and interpret: 12‑lead ECGs Exercise Treadmill Tests 24‑hour Holter Monitoring Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.
• Lead and manage daily cardiology operations, ensuring efficient service delivery.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols, policies and governance processes.
• Support departmental readiness for CQC inspections.
• Monitor quality standards, undertake audits and drive continuous service improvement.
• Manage equipment, resources and departmental stock control.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of cardiac professionals.
• Collaborate with consultants, senior clinicians and operational leaders to deliver outstanding patient outcomes.

Essential

• Essential BSc (Hons) in Clinical Cardiac Physiology, Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) or equivalent qualification.
• BSE Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Level 2 Accreditation or EACVI Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography Certification.
• Significant post‑qualification clinical experience.
• Experience performing and reporting echocardiograms independently.
• Experience carrying out ECGs, Holter monitoring, BP monitoring and Exercise Treadmill Tests.
• Leadership or supervisory experience within a cardiac diagnostics setting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, patient care and continuous professional development.

Desirable

• Stress Echocardiography Accreditation.
• MSc in a Cardiac Physiology‑related subject or STP equivalence in Cardiac Imaging.
• Experience leading audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
• Various family friendly benefits
• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony.

We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve.

Everyone is encouraged to ”Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role.

We're committed to ensuring you're treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: London Medical

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