Overview
Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist-Echocardiography
37.5 hours per week (4 day week: Monda y - Friday)
Permanent
Salary: £38,682 - £54,710 per annum (dependant on experience)
Closing Date: 6 February 2026
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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The Physiological Sciences Services at George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist Echocardiography.
Responsibilities
* The post holder will be a BSE accredited reporting Sonographer. They will be required to work alongside the Lead Echocardiographer to provide a comprehensive and high quality transthoracic and transoesophageal echo services and will provide professional expertise in this highly specialised discipline.
* The post holder will maintain a high standard of clinical practice and will act as a role model for junior members of staff within the Cardiac investigations department.
* To perform adult transthoracic echocardiograms, including urgent portable scans, to a high standard in accordance with BSE guidelines and department standards.
* To identify and advise when transthoracic echocardiography is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest alternative/additional investigations.
* To produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study, with responsibility for your own caseload.
* To over report junior staff workload and ensure minimum data sets are obtained and standards are regularly audited.
* To provide clinical technical assistance with Transoesophageal echo.
* To ensure adherence to cleaning protocols for TOE probes.
Benefits
On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Professional
* To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and to maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
* To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice and incorporate new developments into your area of work.
* To participate in staff Individual Performance Review (IPR) appraisal scheme and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development program to meet set knowledge and competencies.
* To attend and participate in in-service training programs, individual training sessions and external courses as expected/identified at IPR.
* To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and risk management and to apply to the work situation.
Organisational
* To work in accordance with Trust and department policies and standards.
* To ensure that own practice meets the required professional standards of specialist expertise.
* To attend mandatory training sessions as determined by the Trust.
* To record activity by updating databases to enable performance monitoring.
To refer to the full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
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