Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Congenital/Paediatric Echocardiographer
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-25-1217 |
Summary
Principle Responsibilities and duties: Clinical: Achieves and maintains a high level of competence in Paediatric and congenital echocardiography. Produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study, with responsibility for your own caseload. Perform transthoracic echocardiograms to a high standard in accordance with departmental minimum standards, with sufficient experience and knowledge to deviate from policy as required to obtain a clinically relevant study. Interpretation of complex clinical information to diagnose a variety of highly complex congenital cardiac pathologies, including potentially life-threatening anatomies, and applying theory to delivering a comprehensive study, including the interpretation and reporting of information you personally acquire. Provides clinical evaluation pre- and post-operatively. Ensure that personal knowledge base in current and up to date for this field of work. Participate in outreach clinics often with consultant support Ensures that all clinical duties are carried out in such a manner as to ensure safety and compliance with departmental minimum standards. To act as an effective role model within the department contributing to the education, training and development of technical staff. To be responsible for overseeing minimum standards within the specialist area, ensuring that these are maintained and any issues identified are reported to the Principle cardiac physiologist. Staff Supervision & Training: To assist the Clinical Lead Physiologists in the supervision of trainee or unaccredited Cardiac Physiologist staff in the area of echocardiography. In conjunction with the principle Physiologist, to contribute to the development of training pathways for technical staff in echocardiography, to ensure all staff are trained to a high and consistent standard. Participate in departmental echo teaching sessions Technical & Information: To assist in maintenance of stock within the area of echocardiography. To contribute to tender exercises, purchase and capital equipment and capital improvements by providing technical specialist advice, as required. To contribute to the departments extensive program of research and product evaluation. Participate in the day-to-day managing of the physiology service, including elements of clinical and non-clinical work. Other responsibilities To undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the grade and required by management. You will be expected to participate as a member of the major incident team when require