Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (This is for 1 member of staff to cover 0.5 WTE vacancy, working pattern to be agreed with successful candidate)
- Job ref
- 199-NN-6858961-NP
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Addington CDC (with rotation at Croydon Hospital and Purley CDC)
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 pro rata per annum incl HCAS ( outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiographer) - CDC
Band 7
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Band 7 Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer
Vacancy: 1 Fulltime and 1 x part time (18.75 hours per week) post available.
Applications are invited for a highly motivated echocardiographer to join the Cardiology Department at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. The successful candidate will work primarily at a newly built Community Diagnostic Centre in New Addington and at both Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital on a rotational basis.
A complement of 9 Cardiologists is supported by a team of cardiac physiologists, assistant practitioners, specialist registrars and specialist nurses along with a dedicated clerical team.
Adult and paediatric transthoracic echocardiography is regularly performed along with complex echocardiography (stress echo/ transoesophageal echo/ contrast and bubble studies).
A full range of non-invasive and invasive procedures are performed within the department and there is also a well established pacemaker, ICD and CRT implant and follow-up service.
This post provides an exciting opportunity an enthusiastic experienced Cardiac Physiologist to join our team and help deliver a high quality service for our patient population.
The successful applicant will have BSc. Clinical Physiology, HNC MPPM or equivalent. Full British Society of Echocardiography transthoracic echo accreditation or recognized equivalent is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
To work in co-operation with the Principal Cardiac Physiologist and Cardiac Imaging Consultant, as part of the team that provides Cardiac Physiology Services within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in a timely, efficient, high quality, equitable and cost effective manner.
The post holder will be a specialist in the field of echocardiography with experience in all other areas of non-invasive cardiac diagnostic testing. He/ she will work predominantly in echo and hold transthoracic echo accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) or equivalent.
In addition to clinical duties, he/ she will have designated managerial/ educational responsibilities as the needs of the service dictate.
Working for our organisation
Working at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is both challenging and fulfilling.
You will meet some of the most engaging and stimulating people in London who will push you to develop your skills, learn something new and reward you in equal measure.
With HNS workers in demand across London and the UK, you could apply for a job at any NHS Trust. If you want to make an impact, accelerate your learning and rise to the daily challenge of caring for a diverse community, then head for Croydon.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is a modern healthcare organization providing acute and community health services across the borough of Croydon.
Our main hospital site is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in producing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centers and in peoples homes.
Working in Croydon does not come without its challenges. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we are no exception. But, with the right people on board we are rising to this challenge to provide local people with the quality of care they deserve.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that is making a real difference, then a career at Croydon Health Services could be what you are looking for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details regarding this vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of the clinical background to specialist and highly specialist diagnostic and therapeutic non-invasive and invasive procedures in Cardiology.
Desirable criteria
- Highly specialist training in a minimum of one discipline with evidence of maintenance and development of that skill
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology, recognized precursor or equivalent qualification with a range of post graduate experience.
- Relevant Postgraduate profession related qualifications in echocardiography e.g. British Society of Echocardiography Accreditation or equivalent
- Immediate or Advanced Life Support
- Evidence of Continuing professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification
- MSc Cardiology or equivalent experience
- Professional Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate relevant experience at specialist or higher level in echocardiography providing reports for echos undertaken
- Highly specialist practitioner/ expert resource in echocardiography
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Broad experience and competence maintained in all routine and specialist cardiac procedures e.g. exercise tolerance testing, ambulatory ECG/ BP monitoring, cardiac catheterisation/ PCI
- Experience of complex echocardiography e.g. paediatric, exercise and dobutamine stress echo, transoesophageal echo, 3D echo
- Experience of Cardiology database and image archive, Philips CVIS and ISCV
- Experience of NHS financial processes
- Management of personnel and associate processes
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels in a multi-professional environment
- Calmly and accurately assess a clinical situation within own area of skill and act promptly and appropriately
- Interpret and report specialist and highly specialist procedures i.e. echo
- Highly organized
- Committed and patient focused
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy, Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- To run an echo clinic autonomously
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Rose
- Job title
- Principal Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8401 3046
- Additional information
If you would like to arrange an informal visit or chat, please contact the Principal Cardiac Physiologist, Amanda Rose by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone on 020 8401 3046
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