An exciting opportunity in Echocardiography has arisen within UHDB Foundation Trust which includes Royal Derby Hospital, Queens Hospital Burton and the newly formed Clinical Diagnostic Centres. We are recruiting an Advanced Clinical Physiologist/Healthcare Scientist who shares our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Royal Derby Hospital echo department is BSE accredited in 3 domains - transthoracic, training and transoesophageal - and is working towards stress echo accreditation. The department undertakes adult transthoracic and regular transoesophageal lists and supports visiting regional congenital Consultants in paediatric and ACHD clinics. We have well established physiologist led exercise stress echo, bubble/contrast studies and valve surveillance clinics.
Key Responsibilities
* Applicants will need to demonstrate proven competency in adult transthoracic echocardiography.
* Experience in paediatric echocardiography (desirable).
* Experience in performing and reporting other advanced diagnostic tests in non‑invasive cardiology e.g., cardiac stress testing, HUTT.
* Assist in a range of specialised adult cardiac ultrasound investigations and procedures such as bubble and contrast studies, 2D and 3D, TOE and pericardiocentesis procedures in the cardiac catheter lab (desirable).
* Train in advanced imaging modalities such as stress echo, 3D echo, TOE, speckle tracking and strain analysis.
* Participate in physiologist led Valve Surveillance Clinics.
* Participate in echocardiography on call service.
Qualifications & Experience
Experienced adult BSE accredited (minimum 1 year post BSE accreditation) Cardiac Physiologist/Health Care Scientist needed to join our Advanced Clinical Physiologist team in Echocardiography and Non‑Invasive cardiology.
Benefits
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Closing date of applications: 12 May 2026. Interview date: 26 May 2026.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Kelly Barr – Principal Clinical Physiologist – kelly.barr1@nhs.net – 01332 788942
Sarah Dury – sarah.dury@nhs.net – 01332 781783
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