Cardiac Physiologist
Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 01 February 2026
To provide, as part of the cardiac physiologist team, cardiac diagnostic services across the trust sites and in the community, specialising in the field of Echocardiography.
As a specialist in Echocardiography, you will perform a range of highly specialist cardiac ultrasound investigations, measurements and analysis, interpret findings and issue final clinically diagnostic reports to a competent and highly professional standard.
Assist in the supervision and training of other echocardiographers, cardiac physiologists, doctors and students.
Assist in the provision, organisation and development of the services of the department, including some administrative and housekeeping tasks.
Maintain accreditations with the relevant professional bodies/societies.
Main duties of the job
* Participate in the provision of echocardiographic services
* Perform all echocardiographic studies to departmental protocols & relevant society standards/guideline, including transthoracic adult, bubble, contrast (LVO).
* Perform accurate and reproducible standard and advanced echocardiographic measurements to departmental and relevant society standards/guidelines
* Interpret echocardiographic findings and produce timely signed off diagnostic reports to departmental and relevant society standards.
* Obtain and maintain competency in IV cannulation
* Perform IV cannulation on patients in preparation for contrast (LVO), bubble and pharmacological stress echocardiography.
* Accurately perform 12 lead electrocardiograms, non-invasive BP, O2 sats and height and weight measurements
* Interpret 12 lead electrocardiograms
* Maintain proficiency in echocardiography and other technical skills adopting best practice and current guidelines.
* Hold and maintain BSE/ESCVI or equivalent accreditations in echocardiography.
* Hold and maintain ILS certification.
* Know the location of resuscitation equipment, be familiar with its operation and participate in its daily check. Ensuring that this equipment is available prior to commencement of an investigation.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
* BSE/EACVI Accreditation (or equivalent)
* Evidence of continued professional Development
* BLS
* ILS
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a year Based on full time hours
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