Chief Cardiac Physiologist – Congenital/Paediatric Echocardiographer

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Paediatric echocardiographer)

Following on from our inpatient merger with RBH, our echo department is looking to expand and develop our services in line with the increased demand that this move has caused, and this post is part of creating and developing a larger team.

The position is for a highly skilled independently reporting Paediatric echocardiographer. The post holder will perform transthoracic studies on Paediatric patients with wide range of congenital, acquired and inherited cardiac conditions. They will practice to the level and extent dictated by their prior experience and competency – in accordance with departmental standards.

The post holder will manage their own transthoracic echo lists in outpatient and inpatient settings and liaise with other health care professionals to provide reports and opinions.

This role may require a degree of cross-site working across Paediatric Cardiology Departments in the Evelina London Children’s Hospital and the Royal Brompton.

The post-holder should be comfortable working in acute settings as required.

We welcome interest from all skilled cardiac physiologists with a suitable background in paediatric echocardiography who wish to broaden and deepen their experience in a centre with a global reputation within, amongst other areas, echocardiography.

Main duties of the job

RESPONSIBLE TO: Principle Cardiac Physiologist – Paediatric Cardiology

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Service in Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology

We are currently looking for a highly motivated, communicative team player with excellent interpersonal skills to support the paediatric echocardiography department. The department has recently undergone an expansion with the formal merger of the inpatients across RBH and Evelina and as a result we are looking to increase and develop our echocardiography team and this post is an important part of this process.

The post holder will be required to undertake duties within this area to a high level as a qualified specialised cardiac physiologist. You will be required to have advanced skills in congenital heart disease echocardiography. For advanced echocardiographers, training will be provided in 3D reconstruction and functional analysis; as required.

All staff are encouraged to participate in teaching and research and are given support with their continuing professional development to attend lectures, seminars and relevant courses.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

  • MSc (Hons) in Cardiac Physiology or equivalent
  • Echocardiography accreditation (EACVI congenital heart disease) or equivalent

Desirable

  • STP qualified
  • BSE accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a Paediatric cardiac physiologist (at least 1 year)
  • A high level of skill demonstrable in echocardiography

Desirable

  • Experience in adult congenital heart disease
  • Experience in scanning patients with congenital heart disease

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as a competent practitioner
  • Able to convey complex information to patients, colleagues and peers
  • Analyses complex information and produces reports based upon this

Desirable

  • Ability to assess junior staff

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

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Closing Date: 26 July 2026

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