Specialist Cardiac Physiologist
The closing date is 27 July 2026

Job summary
The Clinical Investigations Department (CID) provides a comprehensive range of diagnostic services, delivering both invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigations for inpatients and outpatients across the Trust.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Cardiac Physiologist to join our Echocardiography team. As a key member of the department, you will perform and report a wide range of echocardiographic studies, developing your expertise in increasingly advanced echocardiography techniques with support and supervision from experienced Advanced Cardiac Physiologists.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for professional development, and you will be supported to work towards Level 2 Accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE).

In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will play an active role in education and workforce development, providing training and support to students, less experienced colleagues, cardiology specialty registrars (SpRs), and junior doctors. You will contribute to maintaining high standards of patient care while supporting the ongoing development of the wider multidisciplinary team.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your echocardiography skills within a supportive, forward-thinking department committed to excellence in patient care, education, and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

• Analyse and interpret complex and interdependent data acquired during transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to support accurate diagnosis.
• Following interpretation of images and data generated during TTE, produce a clinical report of the echocardiographic findings.
• Perform diagnostic echocardiography across a range of complex clinical settings, including specialist valve assessment.
• Interpret and report on the complex imaging and data generated during TTE for these patient groups, with senior review as required.
• Perform transthoracic echocardiography in accordance with BSE guidelines and departmental standards.
• Review, maintain and develop agreed standards of documentation in line with BSE guidance and departmental minimum standards, in liaison with the Lead Echo Physiologist.
• Archive data appropriately in accordance with Trust policies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and ensure practice reflects developments in clinical care.
• Identify areas requiring improvement or development and contribute suggestions to enhance the service

About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 151-KMU496
Job locations: Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, GU16 7UJ, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable employment experience in performing TTE

Desirable

• Demonstrable employment experience in performing TTE.

Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to perform Transthoracic Echo independently, in accordance with BSE guidelines and department standards.
• Ability to work independently

Desirable

• Knowledge and had experience assisting in Stress echocardiogram, Transoesophageal echocardiogram.
• Knowledge in strain analysis and 4D echocardiography

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology/ relevant science subject or equivalent knowledge through work experience
• Post grad diploma or competence-based assessment in relevant field

Desirable

• RCCP or Registration with the Health Care Professions Council as a Healthcare Science Practitioner through graduation of the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP), or approved PTP equivalence.
• Theoretical knowledge is developed further through part-time study of a MSc in Echocardiography; attendance at the weekly educational meetings of the echocardiography department; attendance at local national education events and conferences; self-study in all areas of echocardiography.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Cardiac Physiologist Lead
Liezl Bernales
liezl.bernales@nhs.net
07826921380