Search for more NHS jobs in London
Job overview
Looking to take your echocardiography career to the next level with one of the most prestigious NHS Trusts in the country?
At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we’re driven by a clear mission: to deliver world-class healthcare through cutting-edge research, education, and training. Now, we're inviting echocardiographers to join our friendly, expert team in the renowned echocardiography department.
We are seeking a stress echocardiography-accredited Clinical Scientist with a strong track record in delivering echocardiography education to join our forward-thinking department, where innovation and excellence are central to everything we do.
This role combines clinical practice in stress echocardiography with the delivery of education and training for all echocardiography trainees across Imperial, with approximately 60% of the role dedicated to clinical practice and 40% to education delivery.
As part of a comprehensive cardiac diagnostics service, you will play a key role in delivering the full spectrum of echocardiographic investigations, from routine 3D imaging and myocardial strain analysis to advanced stress echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in support of structural heart interventions.
Main duties of the job
- Independently lead exercise stress-echocardiography lists in a range if patient cohorts.
- Oversee the development and delivery of echocardiography education programmes and materials.
- Independently interpret findings and issue final clinically diagnostic reports to a highly competent professional standard.
- Supervising, training, and providing informal teaching to multidisciplinary staff in echocardiography techniques.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience at a supervisory level in specialist area. Experience of training scientific and medical staff. High level of knowledge of all aspects of specialist subject. Evidence of active CPD.
- High level of clinical competence in stress-echocardiography and ability to supervise staff in specialist section of the cardiac science/cardiac physiology with upto-date knowledge of current trends in cardiac research and practice.
- Informal teaching of complex physiological concepts on a one to one basis
- Competence in PC word processing, spreadsheet and database software. Good written and oral communication skills.
Desirable
- Significant managerial experience with post-grad management qualifications.
- Peer reviewed research Publications
- Experience of conducting audits of echocardiography services
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical scientist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- BSE accreditation in both adult and stress-echocardiography
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Education
- ILS certified
Desirable
- PhD or working towards a higher degree
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Both effective independent and team worker.
- Ability to train staff in the postholder’s Specialist field.
- Ability to innovate practice developments and advances in the field of Echocardiography.
- Ability to cope with the pressures and stresses of the daily demands of a busy front-line clinical technical services.
Desirable
- Experience of conducting service-level improvement projects with incorporated audits and demonstrable outcome data
WhatsApp job alerts
Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 8 Phlebotomist roles in London
Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Principal Cardiac Physiologist - Stress Echo and Practice Educator with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Health science services role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (08 Jul 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHS job search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.
For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.