Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (worked over 4 days 8am to 6pm)
- Job ref
- 214-MED-7105522
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton in Ashfield
- Salary
- A development role for current band 5s may be considered
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Echo
NHS AfC: Band 6
Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job overview
We are seeking a Cardiac Physiologist to 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
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Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Practical experience in Cardiology/Respiratory or Vascular at an independent practice level including investigation, interpretation, reporting and recommending alternative investigations. To be able to identify when emergency medical intervention is required and take appropriate action
- Evidence of professional awareness, CPD, and up-to-date knowledge through structured study, reflective practice and peer review. This includes epidemiology, pathology, diagnostic strategies, interpretation of investigations, management strategies and outcomes, contributing to clinical pathways
- Ability to work as an autonomous Practitioner holding their own caseload
- Good communication verbal and written skills
- Good organisational skills with an ability to demonstrate initiative, motivation and independent thinking
- Good interpersonal skills with an ability to manage self effectively
- IT skills
Further Training
Essential criteria
- CPD
- Training in NHS procedures, protocols and policies
- Ability to report on own clinical work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Cardiology/Respiratory or Vascular procedures gained over 18 months either post graduate (up to 2002)/State registered practice (2003 onwards)
- Experience in training support staff & trainee Clinical Physiologists
- Rotation through all areas of Specialism
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- 37.5 hours per week
- Annual attendance at Trust Fire Lecture
- Annual update on Manual Handling
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
- Alison Barnett
- Job title
- Echocardiography Clinical Physiologist Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 672259
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