Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Relevant degree in BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science
- Qualifications
RCCP/AHCS registration
- Qualifications
BSE accreditation or within 12 months of completion - band 6 paid until this point
- Qualifications
ILS Certificate
- Previous Experience
Experience as a senior physiologist in a relevant area
- Previous Experience
Experience in training junior staff
- Specific Requirements
Excellent IT skills
- Specific Requirements
Flexible approach to work
- Specific Requirements
Ability to travel to other trust sites where needed (infrequent)
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Ability to work within a team and on own initiative
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Good customer care skills
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Good written/verbal communication skills.
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Team leadership skills
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and that of others
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Evidence of Particular: Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes
Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
MSc or STP equivalency certificate
- Qualifications
HCPC Registration
- Qualifications
ALS Certificate
- Qualifications
Teaching qualification
- Previous Experience
Experience in developing cardiology services
- Previous Experience
NSHCS training officer experience
Job overview
- Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Echo)
- Cardiology Department
- Pilgrim (Boston)
- Band 7
- Full time
- Part time / Bank considered
Linconshire Heart Centre
United Lincolnshire Hospital hosts the Lincolnshire Heart Centre (located on our Lincoln County Hospital site) which opened in 2013 as a regional heart attack centre to provide 24/7 primary PCI to the population of Lincolnshire. We offer a full complement of invasive coronary procedures including left heart catheterisation, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), rotational atherectomy (rotablation) and ELCA (laser). We perform in the region of 400 Primary PCIs (PPCI), 1000 PCI, 1500 Coronary Angiograms and 300 device implantations per year (pacemaker, ICD and CRT).
Cardiac Physiology
We provide cardiac physiology services to 3 acute hospital sites: Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital (Boston) and Grantham District Hospital. All 3 sites have busy and comprehensive echocardiography services (including DSE/TOE/GUCH) and you will find all the typical cardiac investigations such as ETT, Tilt Table Testing, We provide pacemaker follow-up clinics on all 3 acute sites and complex device follow-up on 2 of our larger acute sites.
Main duties of the job
Band 7 Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiography)
We are looking for a full qualified (BSE Accredited) echocardiography to perform both routine and complex adult echocardiography at Pilgrim Hospital.
Our band 7 staff are expected to work as independent clinicians and for the right candidates significant freedom to act and clinical autonomy will be granted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Independently perform and report adult echocardiography
Take part in TOE, contrast and stress echocardiography
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Band 7 with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in Lincoln, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Cardiac physiologist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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