Deputy Principal Cardiac Physiologist
The closing date is 18 August 2026

Job summary
It is a fantastic opportunity for current 8a or experienced band 7 Cardiac Physiologist to further their career at St Barts Health NHS Trust.

Barts Health NHS Trust and University College London Hospital (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust together offer one of the largest echocardiography services, conducting nearly 70,000 scans each year. UCLH features a comprehensive cardiac diagnostic and imaging service that provides advanced cardiac physiology support for a variety of complex clinical pathways. In collaboration with partner organizations, including Barts Health NHS Trust, this service is recognized for its commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and the advancement of specialized cardiovascular care.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 8a Deputy Principal Cardiac Physiologist - Advanced Echo Specialist, QA & Education Lead to join our cardiac physiology service mainly at (UCLH). This is an exciting opportunity for an expert echocardiographer to take on a senior leadership role that combines advanced clinical practice with responsibility for quality assurance, service development, and education within a large, multi-site NHS organisation.

Applicants who do not have a BSc Clinical Physiology degree (or international equivalent) will not be short-listed; therefore, please do not apply.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical leadership in echocardiography, delivering advanced procedures including physiologist-led valve, aortopathy and late effects clinics, stress, transoesophageal, contrast and bubble echocardiography, as well as pregnancy and paediatric echo services.

Alongside a significant clinical role, the post holder will lead on quality assurance, clinical governance and service improvement, ensuring high standards of patient care. They will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to support service delivery across all sites and contribute to teaching, mentoring and training cardiac physiologists, cardiology and intensive care trainees.

Applicants must hold a BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent), be BSE accredited (or equivalent), and have substantial experience in advanced echocardiography. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a leading NHS Trust through clinical leadership, education and innovation.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number: 259-8206567SBH
Job locations: St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience specialist level with relevant accreditations (BSE or European equivalent)
• Experience with leading and training all grades of staff and clinicians
• Experience of echo education

Desirable

• Experience of planning and developing specialist services including contributing toward local and national policies
• Experience of developing service plans, business cases and cost improvement plans
• Evidence of communicating specialist information to key stakeholders including clinicians

Skills
Essential

• Day-to-day frontline operational management.
• Ability to manage and lead team in emergency situations
• Comprehensive leadership and management abilities

Desirable

• Fully competent in Echo and other Cardiac diagnostic tests.

Knowledge
Essential

• Expert theoretical and practical knowledge in Echocardiography
• Work under pressure and to deadlines
• Utilise research in clinical practice, applying an evidence-based practice approach

Qualifications
Essential

• BSE/ESC accreditation
• BSc Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Managerial qualification

Other
Essential

• Ability to engage the team and develop

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).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Principal Cardiac Physiologist
Delfin Encarnacion
dencarnacion@nhs.net