# Band 7 - Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist, Cardiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-highly-specialised-cardiac-physiologist-cardiology/2472582d-91e0-4f6a-b3bf-17da71696ea5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-highly-specialised-cardiac-physiologist-cardiology/2472582d-91e0-4f6a-b3bf-17da71696ea5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Watford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 pa inc HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T12:52:32.306Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford_Hemel_Hempstead_St_Albans/West_Hertfordshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Cardiac_Physiologist/Cardiac_Physiologist-v8062767 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8062767?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to recruit an exceptionally skilled Echocardiographer at a Band 7, who shows evidence of excellent clinical ability and is eager to develop their managerial skills. You should have an interest in both training and managing Echocardiographers and need to be keen to support the development of the rapidly growing Echocardiography Department. You will be part of a quality assurance (QA) programme and will be key in the review of echos performed by junior staff. Accreditation with BSE (or equivalent) is essential. Any personal research or clinical interests including ongoing postgraduate study will be supported where possible, and we undertake to develop the successful applicant further. This post has 12.5% R&R attached. ### Main duties of the job There are 6 Cardiac Imaging Consultants who take an active role in educational development of Cardiac Sonographers & Physiologists and also in chairing the weekly echo meetings where unusual cases and operational issues are discussed. The Echo equipment used at West Herts includes 1 Philip’s EpiQ, 6 GE E95’s, 3 GE S70. All scans are databased and reported on McKesson (Change Healthcare) which is linked across all sites and stress echo is reported on EchoPAC. There are daily echo lists which include stress echo lists, both DSE and on a bike, and daily availability of TOE including 3D. There are dedicated Specialists valve, heart failure and complex echo clinics running across the sites daily. In 2018 we carried out 14500 transthoracic echocardiograms and 1200 stress echo’s annually. The Trust has a dedicated Cardiac CT and MRI suite which opened in November 2016. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a busy and dynamic acute trust covering a population of 700,000 across 3 sites in beautiful Hertfordshire (Watford, Hemel Hempstead, and St Albans). The Cardiology Department is particularly forward thinking with 11 Consultant Cardiologists, 2 Catheter Laboratories and the full range of invasive and non-invasive cardiology including PCI, complex device implantation and EP. Previous applicants need not apply. ## Job Details We are seeking to recruit an exceptionally skilled Echocardiographer at a Band 7, who shows evidence of excellent clinical ability and is eager to develop their managerial skills. You should have an interest in both training and managing Echocardiographers and need to be keen to support the development of the rapidly growing Echocardiography Department. You will be part of a quality assurance (QA) programme and will be key in the review of echos performed by junior staff. Accreditation with BSE (or equivalent) is essential. Any personal research or clinical interests including ongoing postgraduate study will be supported where possible, and we undertake to develop the successful applicant further. This post has 12.5% R&R attached. ## Job Description There are 6 Cardiac Imaging Consultants who take an active role in educational development of Cardiac Sonographers & Physiologists and also in chairing the weekly echo meetings where unusual cases and operational issues are discussed. The Echo equipment used at West Herts includes 1 Philip’s EpiQ, 6 GE E95’s, 3 GE S70. All scans are databased and reported on McKesson (Change Healthcare) which is linked across all sites and stress echo is reported on EchoPAC. There are daily echo lists which include stress echo lists, both DSE and on a bike, and daily availability of TOE including 3D. There are dedicated Specialists valve, heart failure and complex echo clinics running across the sites daily. In 2018 we carried out 14500 transthoracic echocardiograms and 1200 stress echo’s annually. The Trust has a dedicated Cardiac CT and MRI suite which opened in November 2016. ## Responsibilities West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a busy and dynamic acute trust covering a population of 700,000 across 3 sites in beautiful Hertfordshire (Watford, Hemel Hempstead, and St Albans). The Cardiology Department is particularly forward thinking with 11 Consultant Cardiologists, 2 Catheter Laboratories and the full range of invasive and non-invasive cardiology including PCI, complex device implantation and EP. Previous applicants need not apply. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Advanced knowledge of practical and interpretational electrocardiography. - Comprehensive knowledge of clinical pathologies and cardiac conditions. **Desirable** - Knowledge of cardiac devices and cardiac catheterisation lab procedures ### Experience **Essential** - Sufficient years echocardiography experience. **Desirable** - Experience in a broad range of cardiac disciplines for example ECG, ambulatory ECG analysis and ETT. ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - BSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or recognised equivalent. - Transthoracic BSE accreditation or recognised equivalent. - RCCP registration **Desirable** - MSc BSE TOE or ESC accreditation - Current ILS. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 635.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353208) ## 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.