Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography

Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist - Echo - £45753-52067 per annum inclusive of Higher Cost Supplement area and plus R&R 18% of Basic Salary.

We are seeking a suitably qualified Cardiac Physiologist / Echocardiographer to join our team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital for the Milford Community Hospital site and Royal Surrey County Hospital.

The Cardiology Business Unit provides a full invasive and non-invasive cardiac service including cardiac catheterisation. The department also offers physiologist-led exercise testing, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring and event recording. We have a busy Pacemaker/ICD implant and follow-up service; we are the leading implant centre in Surrey for ICDs and CRTs.

In terms of echocardiography, the department currently performs around 12000-14000 routine echoes annually and around 1000 advance echoes such as Stress, Contrast and TOE., ? To be BSE accredited and undertake, supervise and teach at high level TTEs? To assist with TOE, Bubble Studies and Stress Echo's? To develop the complex echo service and improve management of complex echolists within the department? To maintain a progressive learning environment and ensure the development of allmembers within the echo department? To assist in achieving BSE departmental accreditation? To deputise for the head of departments and take on management and leadershipresponsibility in partnership with the departmental head as well as day to day runningof clinics and equipment? Paediatric echo is regularly performed at the

BSE accreditation in adult Echocardiography is essential (or equivalent such as EACVI). Applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent and at least 1 year post BSE qualification experience in Transthoracic Echocardiography.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.