Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced, and qualified Echocardiographer to join a forward-thinking team. The successful candidate must be BSE accredited and competent to issue independent echo reports, also providing teaching for medical and physiologist staff. You will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent, registration, and ILS/ALS. The department is committed to professional development and is working towards departmental BSE accreditation.
Essential criteria
- Completion of MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent (e.g. BSc in Clinical Physiology or HTEC MPPM with SCST Parts I and II)
- Relevant Masters Degree or equivalent - Certified Echocardiographer, holding current British Society of Echocardiography accreditation
- Registered with RCCP
- ILS
Desirable criteria
- ALS
- Training or Leadership Qualification
- Experience of autonomous scanning and reporting of Echocardiograms post qualification
- Able to utilise specialist and technical knowledge of cardiac ultrasound in line with evidence based practice
- Able to utilise specialist and technical knowledge of a range of cardiac ultrasound machines / reporting systems
- Ability to work as an independent practitioner within echocardiography
- Knowledge and skills
- Able to perform a broad range of cardiological techniques employed within the department
- Ability to utilise wide, thorough and up-to-date specialist postgraduate level knowledge across the full range of cardiac physiology investigations including advanced techniques such as Stress echocardiography and Tissue Doppler
- Be highly specialised in a full range of echocardiography procedures, including stress echocardiography, contrast or TOE
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Works well as a member of a team
- Able to work independently
- Able to work under pressure in complex and emergency situations
- Able to take charge and lead a team
- Physical Effort
- Excellent manual dexterity and co-ordination necessary to navigate specialist equipment
- Mental effort
- Concentration whilst undertaking cardiological investigations and calculating results
- Emotional Effort
- Able to deal with agitated or confused patients
- Deal with unwell patients who may be terminally ill and/or in a great deal of discomfort in a sympathetic and understanding manner
- Working conditions
- Frequently required to perform tests on patients who are infectious, have distressing conditions or body odours
- Completion of MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent (e.g. BSc in Clinical Physiology or HTEC MPPM with SCST Parts I and II)
- Relevant Masters Degree or equivalent - Certified Echocardiographer, holding current British Society of Echocardiography accreditation
- Registered with RCCP
- ILS
- ALS
- Training or Leadership Qualification
- Experience of autonomous scanning and reporting of Echocardiograms post qualification
- Able to utilise specialist and technical knowledge of cardiac ultrasound in line with evidence based practice
- Able to utilise specialist and technical knowledge of a range of cardiac ultrasound machines / reporting systems
- Ability to work as an independent practitioner within echocardiography
- Knowledge and skills
- Able to perform a broad range of cardiological techniques employed within the department
- Ability to utilise wide, thorough and up-to-date specialist postgraduate level knowledge across the full range of cardiac physiology investigations including advanced techniques such as Stress echocardiography and Tissue Doppler
- Be highly specialised in a full range of echocardiography procedures, including stress echocardiography, contrast or TOE
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Works well as a member of a team
- Able to work independently
- Able to work under pressure in complex and emergency situations
- Able to take charge and lead a team
- Physical Effort
- Excellent manual dexterity and co-ordination necessary to navigate specialist equipment
- Mental effort
- Concentration whilst undertaking cardiological investigations and calculating results
- Emotional Effort
- Able to deal with agitated or confused patients
- Deal with unwell patients who may be terminally ill and/or in a great deal of discomfort in a sympathetic and understanding manner
- Working conditions
- Frequently required to perform tests on patients who are infectious, have distressing conditions or body odours
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and qualified Echocardiographer to join our team.
The successful candidate must be BSE accredited and competent to issue independent echo reports, providing teaching for medical and physiologist staff.
You will have BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent, registration and ILS/ALS.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to professional development and will provide opportunity, encouragement and support for physiologists wishing to continue to develop their skills. We are a forward thinking department, currently working towards the departmental BSE accreditation.If you would like to be part of our future with a friendly and committed team we would welcome your application.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
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