Specialist Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer

Job overview

Chief Cardiac Physiologist

Division: Medicine & Emergency Care

Care Group: Specialist Medicine

Band: 7

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: 2nd September 2026

We are recruiting for a Chief Cardiac Physiologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Specialise in echocardiography providing full technical analysis and interpretation of results for medical staff, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Participate in specialist echo clinics including Physiologist led valve clinic, bubble and contrast studies. Rotate through the Community Diagnostic Centres at Rochester Healthy Living Centre and Sheppey Community Hospital.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ability to perform independently in echo clinics performing scans to the BSE Minimum Dataset

Participate in specialist echo clinics including Physiologist led valve clinic, bubble and contrast studies and assisting in TOE

Participate in the future development of other specialist echo services

Opportunity to rotate through the cath lab and pacing clinics if able to work independently in these areas. Training can be provided in these areas

Undertake all basic investigations to diagnose heart disease, and produce factual reports as required

Make judgements on the severity of results, ensuring medical staff are informed immediately of any life threatening or urgent investigation results

Undertake the range of highly complex investigations and produce full technical analysis and interpretation of results

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.