Lead Cardiac Physiologist for Paediatric Echocardiography

Job overview

St George’s Hospital is seeking a highly motivated Lead Cardiac Physiologist to manage paediatric and neonatal echocardiography services within a Level 3 local Cardiology Centre, part of a wider tertiary paediatric centre.

This is an exciting career opportunity for an accredited congenital Cardiac Physiologist/Clinical Scientist with excellent interpersonal skills, advanced expertise in Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Echocardiography, and NHS experience. You will lead service design and management while delivering specialist care.

You will be supported by the Head of Cardiac Physiology, Neonatal Care Group Lead, Paediatrician with Expertise in Cardiology and Consultant Paediatric Cardiologists from supporting tertiary centres. You will join a team of nearly 80 Cardiac Physiologists, administrative and support staff working alongside Paediatric Consultants.

The department is part of the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group (CCAG), delivering high quality care and leading international research.

St George’s is one of London’s largest children’s hospitals, with one of four paediatric trauma units in London, south-west London’s only paediatric intensive care unit, a top-three specialist paediatric surgery centre and excellence in foetal medicine.

Benefits include an on-site nursery (limited places), outdoor gym, inclusivity groups, social and sporting clubs, and NHS discounts via mylifestylehub.co.uk.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to lead the training and development of Cardiac Physiologists and Neonatal and specialist Paediatric medical staff. The post holder would be expected to support and mentor trainees in achieving EACVI accreditation in Congenital Heart Disease and would themselves be given support with their own continued professional development to attend lectures, seminars, and relevant courses. They will coordinate CPD, education, and cross-site training at designated tertiary centres and ensure a high-quality service by monitoring and updating departmental policies, protocols, and processes as appropriate.

You will be required to have AHCS/RCCP or HCPC registration and have BSc in Clinical Physiology or AHCS PTP or STP equivalency certificate. Full certification in EACVI Congenital Heart Disease is mandatory for this role. We welcome interest from all skilled Cardiac Physiologists/Clinical Scientists with a suitable background in paediatric echocardiography.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.

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.