Cardiac Physiologist - Echo Trainee | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Southend, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7833247/390-CTC-BA-1991 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two 18-month fixed term full-time In-Service / Direct Entry training posts in Echocardiography, based at our Southend Hospital site.
These posts are part of the Echocardiography Training Programme developed by the National School of Healthcare Science and funded by NHS England. If successful, you will be trained to BSE accreditation level 2 and will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Clinical Echocardiography.
For more information, please see the NSHCS website: https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/echocardiography-training-programme
Our mission is to improve the health/quality of life for our patients by building an organisation that develops and invests in the individuals that work here and this can only be achieved with the recruitment of the right people.
The Physiology team at Southend are a friendly and dynamic group of professionals committed to the highest standards of patient care, by supporting this role we are investing into securing the future workforce in Cardiac Physiology. We look forward to receiving your application
As a trainee, you will undertake the full training programme in which they will learn how to perform and interpret clinical, and specialist scientific processes underpinned by theoretical and applied knowledge and practical experience and will learn how to:
• Perform and interpret routine cardiac investigations.
• Perform specialised diagnostics investigations.
• Carry out complex scientific and clinical roles, including those working directly with patients.
• Analyse and interpret and data compare investigative and clinical options.
• Make judgements, including clinical and differential judgements, involving complicated facts or situations that impact on patients.
• Initiate and undertake innovation, improvement and R&D and be involved in the education of healthcare science trainees and other learners in the workplace.
You will be expected to complete all work-based training and assessment alongside the academic course to exit the programme with eligibility for registration with the BSE and the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS).
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
If you are looking for a Cardiac Physiology role that invests in your future, then we want to hear from you!
For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see attached job description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026