# Specialist Cardiac Physiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-cardiac-physiologist/c0c413ea-00f2-4876-921a-21464a1f0a2b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-cardiac-physiologist/c0c413ea-00f2-4876-921a-21464a1f0a2b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Wexham Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Cardiac physiologist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T13:16:05.169Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Slough/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiology/Cardiology-v8335966 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8335966?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialist Cardiac Physiologist Wexham Park Hospital The Cardiology Investigations Unit (CIU) provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic services, delivering both invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigations for inpatients and outpatients across the Trust. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Cardiac Physiologist to join our Echocardiography team. As a key member of the department, you will perform and report a wide range of echocardiographic studies, developing your expertise in increasingly advanced echocardiography techniques with support and supervision from experienced Advanced Cardiac Physiologists. This role offers an excellent opportunity for professional development, and you will be supported to work towards Level 2 Accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will play an active role in education and workforce development, providing training and support to students, less experienced colleagues, cardiology specialty registrars (SpRs), and junior doctors. You will contribute to maintaining high standards of patient care while supporting the ongoing development of the wider multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your echocardiography skills within a supportive, forward-thinking department committed to excellence in patient care, education, and continuous improvement. ### Main duties of the job - Analyse and interpret complex and interdependent data acquired during transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to support accurate diagnosis. - Following interpretation of images and data generated during TTE, produce a clinical report of the echocardiographic findings. - Perform diagnostic echocardiography across a range of complex clinical settings, including specialist valve assessment. - Interpret and report on the complex imaging and data generated during TTE for these patient groups, with senior review as required. - Perform transthoracic echocardiography in accordance with BSE guidelines and departmental standards. - Review, maintain and develop agreed standards of documentation in line with BSE guidance and departmental minimum standards, in liaison with the Lead Echo Physiologist. - Archive data appropriately in accordance with Trust policies. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge and ensure practice reflects developments in clinical care. - Identify areas requiring improvement or development and contribute suggestions to enhance the service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial recent experience in performing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) **Desirable** - Experience of working across a range of echocardiography investigations and patient groups ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Clinical Physiology, Healthcare Science, or a related subject, or equivalent experience supported by specialist training - Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject **Desirable** - Working towards or undertaking further study in echocardiography, such as an MSc or equivalent continuing professional development - Registration with RCCP or the Health and Care Professions Council as a Healthcare Science Practitioner through completion of the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP), or approved PTP equivalence ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to perform transthoracic echocardiography in accordance with BSE guidelines and departmental standards - Ability to work independently within agreed protocols and with appropriate supervision - Excellent written and verbal communication skills **Desirable** - Knowledge of, and some practical experience in, stress echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography ### Special Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work across the different sites ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [job description (pdf, 216.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10659583) ## 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.