Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiography)

Main area Cardiology Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (maternity leave cover) Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked over Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) Job ref 272-7352269

Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bassetlaw Hospital Town Worksop Salary £47,810 – £54,710 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2025 23:59

Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiography)

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Cardiac Physiologist/Scientist to progress their career in our BSE Accredited Department at Bassetlaw Hospital. You will be enthusiastic, professional, compassionate and competent with a willingness to contribute ideas to provide the very best patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

The post will involve working in an established team of Cardiac Physiologists providing high quality diagnostics across the cardiac pathways. You will work primarily in transthoracic echocardiography with the opportunity to develop skills in our scientist-led services (contrast lists, oncology lists and valve clinics). There will be occasional requirement to rotate through general sections of the cardiology service including ambulatory ECG analysis.

Our department is an approved training centre for the National School of Healthcare Science and supports the training of a wide range of programmes including PTP, ETP, STP and apprentices. Continued professional and personal development is actively encouraged and the postholder will be given opportunities and supported to develop their own postgraduate skills alongside to contributing to the delivery of training within the service.

Applicants should be independent in adult echocardiography/reporting, and hold BSE accreditation.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration – GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9^th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person specification

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Shows clear passion for working in the Cardio-respiratory Department at DBTH

Qualifications/Training

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent qualification
• Registration held with the AHCS or HCPC
• Management training

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience after achieving BSE Accreditation – performing & reporting echocardiograms

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• Please note that all correspondence will be sent to you via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applicants, please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.