# Chief Cardiac Physiologist - ECHO > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-cardiac-physiologist-echo/8862f073-b564-4e26-82e3-e24fec5c6c2d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-cardiac-physiologist-echo/8862f073-b564-4e26-82e3-e24fec5c6c2d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Northampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term Contract until 3rd May 2027 (UHN recruitment and retention bonus)) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-05-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T12:41:19.542Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Cardiac_Physiologist/Cardiac_Physiologist-v7934601 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7934601?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Cardiology at Northampton General Hospital has seen exponential growth over the last 5 years. We are therefore looking for an intuitive  7 Echo Physiologist to join our young and dynamic team. The position is also offered with a recruitment and retention bonus in line with the UHN. There are exciting opportunities here for the right candidate and we would love to hear from those who have their BSE  accreditation and  are looking for the next step in their career. We are a forward thinking and friendly department which rewards our staff for their work. We offer flexible working, investment in training and equipment as well as exposure to advanced imaging. We have all the facilities of a tertiary-equivalent Centre, including a modern digital echo lab performing the full range of complex scans including DSE and TOE, regular paediatric clinics. We are proud to also be part of Satellite clinics for the community Diagnostic Hubs so there will be an expectation to rotate round these clinics. We are very proud of our Physiologist-led stress echo and contrast / bubble service.. We also see large numbers of Paediatric and ACHD patients. ### Main duties of the job Main duties will involve performing routine and urgent scans in and in-patient and out-patient setting, including working in the new CDC hubs. Dependent on experience you will also be performing DSE, TOE and paediatric Scans. We are looking to expand the services to include Physiologist led Valve clinics, TOE clinics and DSE clinics We offer Echo's in community hubs so there is the expectation to work outside of the trust occasionally. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document. ## Job Details Cardiology at Northampton General Hospital has seen exponential growth over the last 5 years. We are therefore looking for an intuitive  7 Echo Physiologist to join our young and dynamic team. The position is also offered with a recruitment and retention bonus in line with the UHN. There are exciting opportunities here for the right candidate and we would love to hear from those who have their BSE  accreditation and  are looking for the next step in their career. We are a forward thinking and friendly department which rewards our staff for their work. We offer flexible working, investment in training and equipment as well as exposure to advanced imaging. We have all the facilities of a tertiary-equivalent Centre, including a modern digital echo lab performing the full range of complex scans including DSE and TOE, regular paediatric clinics. We are proud to also be part of Satellite clinics for the community Diagnostic Hubs so there will be an expectation to rotate round these clinics. We are very proud of our Physiologist-led stress echo and contrast / bubble service.. We also see large numbers of Paediatric and ACHD patients. ## Job Description Main duties will involve performing routine and urgent scans in and in-patient and out-patient setting, including working in the new CDC hubs. Dependent on experience you will also be performing DSE, TOE and paediatric Scans. We are looking to expand the services to include Physiologist led Valve clinics, TOE clinics and DSE clinics We offer Echo's in community hubs so there is the expectation to work outside of the trust occasionally. ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - sound knowledge of invasive and non-invasive cardiology and able to demonstrate competence in performing a range of techniques - Able to perform and report unsupervised on a range of electrocardiographic investigations **Desirable** - Able to organise own workload and that of other staff within specialised area ### Training and experience **Essential** - Educated to BSc Hons degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent. - Full BSE Accreditation **Desirable** - RCCP Registration ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Previous practical experience in a broad range of basic and advanced Cardiac investigations. - At least 2 years post graduate experience in Echo - Experience in DSE and complex Echo - Staff management and team working skills **Desirable** - Previous experience in the NHS ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 308.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10224338) - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) ## 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.