Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - Echo Cardiography
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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 role is for a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist / Echocardiographer to join the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will perform and report transthoracic echocardiograms, provide clinical leadership in the echocardiography service, and assist with advanced echo procedures. The role involves teaching, developing the complex echo service, and contributing to departmental accreditation. Training opportunities in paediatric echo will be provided.
Key responsibilities
- Perform and report transthoracic echocardiograms on adult inpatients and outpatients to BSE standard without supervision.
- Provide clinical leadership in the echocardiography service alongside other echocardiographers.
- Assist with TOE, Bubble Studies and Stress Echo's.
- Develop the complex echo service and improve management of complex echo lists within the department.
- Deputise for the head of departments and take on management and leadership responsibility.
- Work across both Royal Surrey County Hospital and Haslemere Proactive Care Hub.
Essential criteria
- BSE/EACVI accreditation in Adult Echocardiography
- Applicants should have a BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent), together with BSE/EACVI accreditation and at least one year of experience following the BSE/EACVI qualification.
- Good team-working skills and flexibility in working practices
Desirable criteria
- ILS.
- Basic knowledge of relevant cardiac conditions and their management
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Job summary
Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist - Echo - £51667 - £58785 per annum inclusive of Higher Cost Supplement area and plus R&R 18% of Basic Salary.
We are seeking a suitably qualified Cardiac Physiologist / Echocardiographer to join our team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital Team and need to cover HASLEMERE site as well.The Cardiology Business Unit provides a full invasive and non-invasive cardiac service including cardiac catheterisation. The department also offers physiologist-led exercise testing, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring and event recording. We have a busy Pacemaker/ICD implant and follow-up service; we are the leading implant centre in Surrey for ICDs and CRTs.In terms of echocardiography, the department currently performs around 10000-12000 routine echoes annually and around 1000 advance echoes such as Stress, Contrast and TOE.BSE accreditation in adult Echocardiography is essential (or EACVI). Applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent and at least 1 year post BSE qualification experience in Transthoracic Echocardiography.
Applicants must be a highly self-motivated, well organized, flexible and reliable. You should be able to demonstrate expertise in advanced techniques in echocardiography and be enthusiastic to both teach and learn within the field of echocardiography. There is a commitment to research within the department and you will
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