Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Echo | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | A development role for current band 5s may be considered |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4LJ |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7105522/214-MED-7105522 |
Summary
We are seeking aCardiac Physiologistto join our friendly, supportive team. Experience in echo is not essential, as we have a strong track record of successful training. With two BSE examiners in the department, we are well-positioned to support your professional growth and skill advancement.
Our busy echo service delivers a broad range of diagnostic investigations including adult and paediatric outpatient and inpatient echo, stress echo (DSE and e-bike), bubble and contrast studies, congenital clinics, and a cardio-oncology clinic. We utilise state-of-the-art echo machines with 4D capability. We are currently establishing several physiologist-led services and actively pursuing BSE departmental accreditation.
We are also committed to research and are involved in two ongoing studies, offering an exciting environment for those interested in advancing clinical knowledge.
What we offer:
• Comprehensive development opportunities, both internally and externally, including regular attendance at the BSE conference.
• Guidance and support towards achieving BSE Level II accreditation.
• A balanced role: half your working week will be spent in echo, the other half in a range of non-invasive procedures.
• Flexibility to maintain existing invasive skill, with support to transition into a specialist role when ready.
• Compressed working hours: 8am to 6pm, 4 days per week.
• No on-call duties for echo.
• 20% off probe time to reduce musculoskeletal strain and support role expansion and CPD.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
We encourage informal visits to see the department and meet the team.
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We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
We encourage informal visits to see the department and meet the team.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Jun 2025
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