Senior Chief Echocardiographer – Lead of ICC and Cardiomyopathy

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Following the formal merger of the inpatient services across RBH and the Evelina London, there is a need to expand and develop the echocardiography service to address the growing needs of this large and dynamic service.

This post seeks to employ an experienced echocardiographer with a high level proven experience in paedatric echocardiography and congenital heart disease. The role is for the Lead of Inherited cardiac conditions (Cardiomyopathy) and Functional assessment- so the applicant should have a strong interest in these areas and the ability to grow and develop this service.

Main duties of the job

Lead Congenital Cardiac Physiologist: Inherited Cardiac and Cardiomyopathy (Paediatric Echocardiography).

The post holder will lead the Inherited Cardiac Conditions and Cardiomyopathy service. Using advanced techniques for functional assessments, this post will also meet the growing requirements to manage and deliver the echocardiography service for inherited cardiac conditions and functional assessments at our trust.

The position requires a highly skilled independently reporting, qualified paediatric echocardiographer. They will perform transthoracic studies on paediatric patients with congenital heart disease to a high level and and further training and support will be provided as appropriate for the right candidate in other areas of advanced echocardiography. They will manage their own transthoracic echo lists in outpatient and inpatient settings and liaise with other health care professionals to provide reports and opinions. They will be comfortable working in acute settings as required.

The post holder carries responsibility for the management of their clinical caseload. The post holder will provide specialist professional expertise in their technical discipline and will act as an educational resource within the department.

The post holder will be encouraged to maintain CPD through attendance to courses and conferences as appropriate and further seek out training and development with specific reference to their lead role in ICC and cardiomyopathy.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

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

Desirable

  • STP qualified
  • BSE accreditation

Minimum experience

Essential

  • Experience working as a qualified Paediatric cardiac physiologist
  • A high level of skill demonstrable in paediatric echocardiography

Desirable

  • Experience in scanning patients with Cardiomyopathy and ICC
  • Experience in adult congenital heart disease

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good technical knowledge of equipment and optimisation
  • In depth understanding of functional assessment of cardiomyopathy and ICC patients
  • Good knowledge of Congenital heart disease

Desirable

  • Ability to assess junior staff
  • Formal management training or qualification

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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