Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist

NHS
Full Time
Chester
49387.00 - 56515.00 a year
Posted 4 days ago

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Job Description

Job summary

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for two enthusiastic and experienced individuals to support the Echo Service at The Countess of Chester Hospital undertaking routine,complex and specialised procedures including accurate reporting to support clinical decisions.

The successful applicant will work as part of a team, reporting to the clinical lead and will provide supervision, training and support for more junior staff. This is an exciting opportunity to support the development of the wider Cardiology service at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

To provide a diagnostic Cardiac Service to include undertaking routine, complex and specialized procedures as well as completing reports.
To provide supervision, training and support to more junior staff and training for staff from other disciplines. To continue own professional development, to facilitate and progress in the extensive range of tests performed to enable service development.
To have excellent communication skills and work well within a team and on your own initiative.
Ensure compliance with mandatory training requirements.

About us

The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds. o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

BSc in Clinical Physiology or BTEC in Science
AHCS membership.
Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Intermediate Life Support (ILS)

Desirable

British Society of Echocardiography Accreditation.
Assessor / Mentorship qualification
Msc in relevant area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Evidence of on-going CPD, post qualification specialist theoretical knowledge and clinical practice within Cardiac ultrasound modalities.
Ability to undertake complex diagnostic tests independently within echocardiography.
Ability to analyse and interpret complex data producing highly complex reports recognised to BSE standards.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).