Chief Cardiac Physiologist - ECHO

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 FULL 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.