Highly Specialised Physiologist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced cardiac sonographer to join the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, a tertiary cardiac provider. The successful candidate will work autonomously as a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist, providing highly specialised clinical and technical echocardiography services. This includes performing and interpreting complex investigations and advising clinicians on patient management. The role also involves contributing to research, audit, and service development within the department.
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- BSE Adult Proficiency Accreditation
- Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support
- Register Academy of Health care Scientists (AHCS)
- Active Membership of at least one of the following: oBritish Cardiac Society(BCS), oSociety of Cardiological Technicians (SCST)
- Experience and Knowledge
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Interested in Research in the area of Echocardiography
- Proven expertise in advanced Echocardiography
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric echo experience
- Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease Experience
- Skills and Ability
- Dynamic & Enthusiastic
- Excellent Computer skills.
- Interpretation of investigations and findings
- Able to produce structured and relevant reports
- Excellent time management
- Extensive knowledge of national professional and NHS guidelines relating to service provision and quality.
- Personal development in areas of Leadership
- NHS management training/experience
- Knowledge of financial management, resource allocation and procurement.
- Experience in service planning and development.
- Education and Qualification
- BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- BSE Adult Proficiency Accreditation
- Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support
- Register Academy of Health care Scientists (AHCS)
- Active Membership of at least one of the following: oBritish Cardiac Society(BCS), oSociety of Cardiological Technicians (SCST)
- Experience and Knowledge
- Evidence of ongoing personal development
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Interested in Research in the area of Echocardiography
- Proven expertise in advanced Echocardiography
- Paediatric echo experience
- Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease Experience
- Skills and Ability
- Dynamic & Enthusiastic
- Excellent Computer skills.
- Interpretation of investigations and findings
- Able to produce structured and relevant reports
- Excellent time management
- Extensive knowledge of national professional and NHS guidelines relating to service provision and quality.
- Personal development in areas of Leadership
- NHS management training/experience
- Knowledge of financial management, resource allocation and procurement.
- Experience in service planning and development.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 12d ago · Closes in 33d
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Job summary
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire & Cumbria. The centre has well-established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and treatment including.
Cardiac intervention, Structural cardiac procedures including TAVI, Device implantation including ICD's and CRT's & Extraction, Electrophysiology & mapping procedures.
We are looking to recruit experienced cardiac sonographers in the Cardiac Investigations Unit. The successful candidates will work as part of a highly skilled team of sonographers alongside the Imaging consultants to deliver the busy service.
The specialised team perform over 13,000 TTE's 650 Dobutamine & Exercise Stress Echocardiography each year as well as the advanced techniques within Cardiac Ultrasound such as, Transesophageal echo (TOE), 3D TTE/TOE & Contrast Echocardiography. As part of our tertiary centre work, we also provide Paediatric and Adult Congenital Echocardiography in partnership with Liverpool and Alder Hey.
You should be BSE accredited, possess BSc in clinical physiology or equivalent and be on the AHCS register.
Main duties of the job
As a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist the post holder will be required to work as an autonomous, competent practitioner of echocardiography based at the Cardiac Investigations Unit and working across our comm
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