Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to lead our busy and dynamic Echocardiography Team at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Our internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Directorate provides secondary and tertiary Cardiac and transplantation services to the North of England and beyond. The successful applicant will therefore be working at the cutting edge of Echocardiography which a department which has a strong emphasis on individual professional development.
- Interview Date: 21st January 2026
- Flexible Full and Part Time Hours Available
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
We are proud to be able to offer opportunities for our workforce that shows value to the skillset working in a tertiary centre can provide and we are committed to the investment in the future of physiology services. Your continued development from basic physiology knowledge to become a specialist in your field, by providing new experiences and exposure to complex procedures, is paramount to our future plans for this growing team.
The department is split over two sites and successful applicants will be expected to rotate between sites. The department is BSE accredited and we currently offer a physiologist led valve clinic and are developing a physiologist led bubble/contrast service.
Applicants must have relevant transthoracic Echocardiography experience and be British Society of Echocardiography Accredited with the ability to work independently in the performance and reporting of transthoracic Echocardiograms.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Leads a designated area of practice within the cardiac rhythm management section and delivers a specialist clinical service e.g. autonomous role in running pacemaker and ICD follow-up clinics.
- Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise
- Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
- Contributes to service and staff development including performing annual appraisals
- Participate as required in the on-call rota to provide a 24-hour emergency servicefor pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
- Responsible for electronic staff rostering and ensuring staffing is adequate for service need
- To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of pacing.
- To develop the highly specialised technical aspects of Bi ventricular pacing and defibrillator implantation and optimization, as well as the existing multisite pacing service.
- To be flexible in working within other areas when service needs demand
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Leads a designated area of practice within the cardiac rhythm management section and delivers a specialist clinical service e.g. autonomous role in running pacemaker and ICD follow-up clinics.
- Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise
- Maintains and develops high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
- Contributes to service and staff development including performing annual appraisals
- Participate as required in the on-call rota to provide a 24-hour emergency servicefor pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
- Responsible for electronic staff rostering and ensuring staffing is adequate for service need
- To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of pacing.
- To develop the highly specialised technical aspects of Bi ventricular pacing and defibrillator implantation and optimization, as well as the existing multisite pacing service.
- To be flexible in working within other areas when service needs demand
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Physiology, HNC / Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement or equivalent experience
- Specialised postgraduate examinations i.e. BHRS
- Previous experience at a Senior Clinical Physiologist level including extensive training and experience within area of speciality (Masters level equivalent).
- RCCP state registration [Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists] or equivalent (HCPC or AHCS)
Desirable
- Recent clinical experience within area of speciality
- Experience and knowledge in all areas of non-invasive and invasive Cardiology.
- Good IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience within highly specialised area, providing leadership, guidance, and detailed advice to all other rotational and specialised Clinical Physiologists.
- To provide and coordinate the Cardiac Rhythm Management Service
- To organise the running and rotation of staff within the CRM Department.
- To provide and develop the multisite pacemaker implantation and technically led follow up service
- To provide and develop the ICD and Bi Ventricular implantation, optimisation and technically led follow up service.
- To develop and implement training programs in pacing for Clinical Physiologists at Freeman Hospital in order to provide a high-quality service to the cardiothoracic team.
- To provide training to staff groups on a regional basis in all aspects of pacing.
- To participate in the teaching of the degree course in Clinical Physiology and to prepare and assist in the assessment of trainees to the required level.
- To play an active part in research projects carried out at Freeman Hospital.
Desirable
- Research and Development experience
- Experience of leading a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Regular communication with all medical staff, nurses, patients, relatives, and carers
- Analysis and accurate conveyance of highly complex, sensitive, and possible contentious diagnostic information either verbally or by report to all levels of medical staff including Senior Registrars Consultants Cardiologists and Surgeons.
- To explain full range of complex non-invasive tests and effect of internal device implantation to adult and paediatric patients.
- Persuasive and motivational skills essential for influencing patients undergoing exercise and long-term monitoring procedures, with precise instructions needed to obtain maximum results in all areas.
- Relate factual information to often anxious and upset relatives regarding departmental examinations and procedures
- Perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
- Extensive perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
- Ability to empathise and console emotional patients clearly unwell or with life threatening defects.
- To accommodate all patients with disabilities whether bed bound, in wheelchairs or with learning, language or behavioural difficulties.
- Regular teaching to small regional groups, medical staff
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Physiology, HNC / Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement or equivalent experience
- Specialised postgraduate examinations i.e. BHRS
- Previous experience at a Senior Clinical Physiologist level including extensive training and experience within area of speciality (Masters level equivalent).
- RCCP state registration [Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists] or equivalent (HCPC or AHCS)
Desirable
- Recent clinical experience within area of speciality
- Experience and knowledge in all areas of non-invasive and invasive Cardiology.
- Good IT skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience within highly specialised area, providing leadership, guidance, and detailed advice to all other rotational and specialised Clinical Physiologists.
- To provide and coordinate the Cardiac Rhythm Management Service
- To organise the running and rotation of staff within the CRM Department.
- To provide and develop the multisite pacemaker implantation and technically led follow up service
- To provide and develop the ICD and Bi Ventricular implantation, optimisation and technically led follow up service.
- To develop and implement training programs in pacing for Clinical Physiologists at Freeman Hospital in order to provide a high-quality service to the cardiothoracic team.
- To provide training to staff groups on a regional basis in all aspects of pacing.
- To participate in the teaching of the degree course in Clinical Physiology and to prepare and assist in the assessment of trainees to the required level.
- To play an active part in research projects carried out at Freeman Hospital.
Desirable
- Research and Development experience
- Experience of leading a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Regular communication with all medical staff, nurses, patients, relatives, and carers
- Analysis and accurate conveyance of highly complex, sensitive, and possible contentious diagnostic information either verbally or by report to all levels of medical staff including Senior Registrars Consultants Cardiologists and Surgeons.
- To explain full range of complex non-invasive tests and effect of internal device implantation to adult and paediatric patients.
- Persuasive and motivational skills essential for influencing patients undergoing exercise and long-term monitoring procedures, with precise instructions needed to obtain maximum results in all areas.
- Relate factual information to often anxious and upset relatives regarding departmental examinations and procedures
- Perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
- Extensive perceptive and tactful conveyance of information in relation to emotive patient and relative questioning regarding extremely delicate test results obtained.
- Ability to empathise and console emotional patients clearly unwell or with life threatening defects.
- To accommodate all patients with disabilities whether bed bound, in wheelchairs or with learning, language or behavioural difficulties.
- Regular teaching to small regional groups, medical 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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
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