Senior Echocardiography Lead — Cardiac Physiologist

Mid And South Essex Nhs Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Highly Specialised Echocardiography) to lead the echocardiography service at the Cardiac Centre (Broomfield). You will report complex cases, supervise junior staff, and drive education and competency assessment aligned with BSE accreditation.

You will provide expert clinical leadership, mentor team members and contribute to workforce development while advancing a high-quality, patient-centred service.

Qualifications

• BSc in Healthcare Science or equivalent qualification.
• RCCP registration and BSE accreditation.
• BSE assessor status or equivalent qualification.
• Extensive Cardiac Physiologist experience with echocardiography.
• Band 6 level experience for at least three years in echocardiography.
• Experience training staff in echocardiography and leading teams.
• Ability to perform cardiology tests unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multidisciplinary echocardiography service and supervise staff.
• Provide independent reporting and interpretation of complex studies.
• Support Senior Chief and Principal Cardiac Physiologists in operations.
• Lead education, training and competency assessment for staff.
• Drive service development and ensure professional standards.

Skills

Leadership experience

Echocardiography expertise

Staff supervision

Education

BSc in Healthcare Science

RCCP registration

BSE Accreditation

BSE assessor

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Highly Specialised Echocardiography) to lead the echocardiography service at the Cardiac Centre (Broomfield). You will report complex cases, supervise junior staff, and drive education and competency assessment aligned with BSE accreditation.

You will provide expert clinical leadership, mentor team members and contribute to workforce development while advancing a high-quality, patient-centred service.