Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist/Cardiac Healthcare Scientist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our busy and dynamic Echocardiography Team at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Our internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Directorate provides secondary and tertiary Cardiac and transplantation services to the North of England and beyond. The successful applicant will therefore be working at the cutting edge of Echocardiography which a department which has a strong emphasis on individual professional development.

• Interview Date 12 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (part time hours will be considered)
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

We are proud to be able to offer opportunities for our workforce that shows value to the skillset working in a tertiary centre can provide and we are committed to the investment in the future of physiology services.  Your continued development from basic physiology knowledge to become a specialist in your field, by providing new experiences and exposure to complex procedures, is paramount to our future plans for this growing team.

The department is split over two sites and successful applicants will be expected to rotate between sites.  The department is BSE accredited and we currently offer a physiologist led valve clinic and are developing a physiologist led bubble/contrast service.

Applicants must have relevant transthoracic Echocardiography experience and be British Society of Echocardiography  Accredited  with the ability to work independently in the performance and reporting of transthoracic  Echocardiograms.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Deliver a highly specialist clinical service in acquiring, interpreting and reporting cardiac ultrasound images
• To provide or assist in a broad range of specialist cardiac ultrasound investigations (including standard transthoracic, stress, contrast, CRT assessment and optimization, and transoesophageal studies) as an autonomous practitioner on a day-to-day basis
• Work as an independent Cardiac Scientist to deliver a high standard of care to all patients, utilising evidence-based practice to optimise service provision
• To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialised techniques of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound
• To be flexible in working within other areas as appropriate, when service needs demand
• Contribute to the delivery of training within the department