Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic BSE accredited Cardiac Physiologists to join our team and provide excellent care to patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and at new Community Diagnostic Centre. This is an opportunity to champion for diagnostic services on site and away from acute facilities with direct impact on patient experience and outcomes.
We are a BSE accredited department, currently providing adult TTE (inpatient and outpatient), TOE, DSE, ESE, contrast and bubble echo procedures to the trust. We are also in the process of developing an exciting new echo-oncology service, which we hope to launch next year.
We engage and encourage opportunities for continuous professional development, alongside weekly group teaching and echo-discussion sessions.
We offer a 12.5% recruitment and retention premium package in addition to your salary, as well as weekend/evening bank work at a competitive rate.
If you are looking to make a difference and share Addenbrooke’s values to ensure exceptional healthcare for patients and the community, consider applying to join our team and be part of innovative ways of delivering the diagnostic services people need.
Main duties of the job
You will remain professional at all times, liaise with other clinical teams and maintain good public relations on a one-to-one basis with the general public and other interest groups.
You will hold BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent, full BSE accreditation (or European equivalent), and will be interested in working with the 8a Cardiac Physiology Lead to deliver Stress echo, Audit and Transthoracic echo services. Also, you will be involved in all aspects of the non-invasive Cardiology Department, including Holter Analysis, ETT, and administrative duties such as triaging.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 28th December 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 13th January 2026
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Degree in Cardiac Physiology (BSc) or Healthcare Science (BSc) specialism in Cardiology (PTP) or Master in Healthcare Science specialising in Cardiology (or equivalent experience/skills BTech, HTech Cardiac Physiology)
SCST/RCCP or HCPC registration
BSE Accreditation (or equivalent completed)
Independent reporting to a high standard
Desirable criteria
SCST Part 1 and 2 professional qualifications (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
Extensive experience in transthoracic echocardiography
Relevant experience in a wide range of non-invasive and invasive cardiology tests
Experience in training, support, assessing and giving feedback to staff
Experience working in a healthcare environment, working alongside clinical and managerial staff.
Desirable criteria
Experience in complex echo- TOE, DSE/ESE, Bubble, CRT
Ability to perform a range of diagnostic tests and provide factual reports with minimal supervision
Experience of training undergraduate, post graduate and other healthcare professional.
Experience of line management.
Work-Based assessor/Trainer the trainer/PTTLS
Experience in developing Lead role/Physiologist led services/management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
In depth knowledge of complex procedures in TTE.
Skills
Essential criteria
Excellent communication skills
Excellent planning and organisational skills. Ability to produce work quickly and accurately to a high standard.
Ability to deal with problems in a calm and methodical manner.
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and to manage own workload.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Well-developed interpersonal skills – ability to liaise effectively with and provide advice to a wide range of people including senior clinical staff and managers.
Ability to deal with all levels of staff effectively and efficiently.
Desirable criteria
Experience with a range of diagnostic equipment, platforms and databases
Ability to exercise own judgement.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind and excellent.
Able to work effectively to meet timescales
Flexible working approach
Willingness to learn
Be sensitive to other points of view and workloads.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Carolyn Smith
Job title
Lead Non-Invasive Cardiac Physiologist
Email address
Carolyn.smith44@nhs.net
Telephone number
01223 217477