# Advanced Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-cardiac-physiologist-echocardiography/f5cf7368-549c-4a6c-ac92-d0b676721119 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-cardiac-physiologist-echocardiography/f5cf7368-549c-4a6c-ac92-d0b676721119.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** SWB NHS Trust - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T14:40:44.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Medicine_Emergence_Care/Medicine_Emergence_Care-v8241614 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8241614?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Advanced Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer to join the Cardiology Diagnostics team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will be an independent, accredited echocardiographer, delivering a wide range of routine, complex and specialist echocardiography investigations across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will play a key role in supporting safe, timely diagnosis and ongoing management of patients with cardiac disease, working closely with consultant cardiologists and the wider multidisciplinary team. The Trust actively promotes the provision of 7‑day diagnostic services, and the post holder will be expected to work weekends as part of their normal working shift pattern. The post may also be suitable for an experienced Specialist Cardiac Physiologist who is looking to further develop their echocardiography skills. In these circumstances, support will be provided to achieve accreditation, with salary adjusted in line with qualifications and experience. In addition to delivering high‑quality clinical activity, the role includes supporting service delivery, supervising and training junior staff, contributing to service development, and deputising for senior colleagues within the echocardiography service when required. All work will be undertaken in line with professional standards, Trust policies and governance requirements ### Main duties of the job Perform a full range of standard and complex echocardiography studies, including portable ward‑based scans, adapting examinations to clinical indication and patient condition Produce accurate, timely clinical reports, recognising and escalating significantly abnormal findings to cardiology clinicians as required Participate in advanced echocardiography activity, including stress echocardiography, contrast studies, TOE support and specialist physiologist‑led clinics Work as an autonomous practitioner, exercising advanced clinical judgement in a high‑volume diagnostic service Support the day‑to‑day running of the echocardiography service, including prioritisation of worklists and deputising for senior staff when required Provide training, supervision and support to trainee and junior cardiac physiologists and contribute to education of medical staff Maintain professional accreditation and contribute to clinical governance, audit, service development and quality improvement activity Communicate effectively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is delivered with dignity, compassion and professionalism Ensure all practice complies with Trust policies, professional standards and national guidelines, contributing to a safe and effective diagnostic service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of the main responsibilities for this role. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Documented evidence of highly developed specialist training and competence in Echocardiography ### Qualification **Essential** - MSc or BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent - BSE Adult Echo Accreditation ## Documents - [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982) - [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604) - [jd advanced cardiac physiologist - echo (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552564) - [ps advanced cardiac physiologist - echo (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552565) - [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.