# Chief Cardiac Physiologist - ECHO > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-cardiac-physiologist-echo/f8eb8daa-1fbb-4c34-beef-5885fdf97bea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-cardiac-physiologist-echo/f8eb8daa-1fbb-4c34-beef-5885fdf97bea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kettering General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Cardiac physiologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 UHN Recruitment and retention - **Contract type:** Permanent: UHN recruitment and retention bonus - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T10:15:54.300Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Kettering_General_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiac_Physiologist/Cardiac_Physiologist-v8316897 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8316897?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Cardiology at Kettering 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 newly refurbished Catheter Lab’s and a fully refurbished Cardiac Investigations department, all of which are less than 1 year old. 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 and satellite echo clinics with the support of fourteen proactive Cardiologists who have an active role within the Echo service. We are actively working towards Physiologist led valve clinics and TOE lists. We run full time Echo lists out of the newly built Diagnostic Hub in Corby. There is an expectation to support scanning in the CDC hubs. ### Main duties of the job To be clinically proficient in a range of clinical and scientific investigations and treatments for patients with a broad range of pathologies To be able to perform as well as interpret and report a range of cardiology investigations and act upon the results The post holder must work within the guidelines set out by the clinic/hospital protocols Provide standardised technical and professional Echo reports To respond autonomously to unexpected clinical emergencies and technical situations, displaying efficient problem solving initiative Be responsible for the safe use of complex scientific and medical equipment, including recording and arranging maintenance and calibration when appropriate The post holder will be adaptable and able to work in the diagnostic hubs supported by KGH To communicate with clarity and sensitivity to a broad range of patient groups showing empathy and emotional support when required Maintain patient privacy and dignity at all times Uphold standards for health and safety procedures Ensure that patient safety and experience and effectiveness of the service is maximised Must be able to independently plan and prioritise workload Education, Training and Leadership: To provide effective clinical and educational leadership to all members of the team The post holder will supervise junior members of the team and be actively involved in the education and assessment of juniors and students students ### 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 ### 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. ## 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 - Perform and report in line with BSE guideance **Desirable** - Able to organise own workload and that of other staff within specialised area ### Training and experience **Essential** - BSc or equivalent in health care sciences - Ongoing CPD - Evidence of training junior staff - Full Echo accreditation **Desirable** - Previous experience working within the NHS - RCCP registration - Experience in DSE - Experience in TOE - Experience in Paedicatric Echo ## Documents - [echo jd (pdf, 345.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10638110) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) ## 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.