Advanced Healthcare Scientist
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Plymouth, PL6 8DHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
Available as Annex 21 training role (if not BSE accredited applicants) for a suitable candidate. This is a very exciting time for our Cardiology Depar...
- **Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
- To act as a specialist advanced reporting echocardiographer (sonographer).
- To develop the Echocardiography services with the Imaging Cardiologists, Lead Cardiac Physiologists and Service line manager with an emphasis on Physiologist led services.
- To provide a leadership role for the Echocardiography team performing staff supervision, training and appraisals.
- To update existing and create new local policies, procedures and guidelines promoting best clinical practice.
- To use their highly developed specialist knowledge and practical experience to provide complex clinical investigations for the provision of cardiac services.
- To act as a source of expert advice and knowledge for others involved in difficult diagnostic and treatment scenarios.
- To undertake routine and complex diagnostic cardiac investigations and interpret results to provide accurate clinical reports that can be clearly understood.
- To take an active part in promoting a culture of continuing CPD.
For further details please se the attached JD & PS
1 -To be highly competent in performing a broad range of routine and complex Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical procedures / techniques and be an advanced practitioner in at least one specialist field.
2 -As an advanced practitioner, to take a proactive role, together with the Lead Physiologists and other Cardiac Physiologists in the department, in developing and providing organised and efficient clinical-technical input to the diagnostic investigations and therapeutic services of the department.
3 -As a professional Advanced Healthcare Scientist, manage accordingly the maintenance of standards and quality in the clinical-technical Cardiac Physiology services, including responsibility for the training of trainees, junior staff and peers when they are rostered to the specialist areas in which the post-holder is highly competent.
4 -To foster and develop good working relationships through adequate, timely and appropriate communication with all other staff, and Patients, with whom the post-holder interacts during their work.
5 -To participate in providing the out-of-hours emergency Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical service to achieve 24-hour/7-day/365-days cover.
- Transthoracic Adult Echocardiography:Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
- Contrast Echocardiography:Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / preparing contrast agent / administering agent / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
- Physiological Stress Echocardiography:Patient preparation / ECG recording / BP measurements / supervising exercise / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography:Patient preparation / ECG recording / BP measurements / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
- Trans-Oesophogeal (endoscopic) Echocardiography [TOE]:Preparing Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / manipulation of probe / operating pulse oximetry equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
For further details please see the attached JD & PS
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate professional qualification (equivalent to masters level) in the specialist area of echocardiography (i.e BSE or equivalent professional accreditation)
- Relevant BSc (Hons) or equivalent professional qualification (BTEC, ONC or HNC (MPPM), Dip HE in Clincal Physiology.
- Current ILS certification.
- Eligibility for RCCP registration
Desirable: - oTeaching qualification or work based assessor certification; - oBSE TOE or stress echo accreditation (or equivalent)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential: - oPost qualification demonstrable clinical experience.; - oDemonstrable experience as a highly specialised practitioner in echocardiography.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in similar specialist lead or cardiac managerial role.
- Demonstrable experience working in a centre with a range of complex echocardiography techniques/services including physiologist led services
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Proven record of teaching and mentorship in cardiac physiology
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills with a proven ability to organise own time.
- Ability to work well in a busy environment and endure long periods of concentration.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of NHS budgetary and procurement processes
- Conceptual flexibility - holds different options in focus simultaneously and evaluates their pros and cons.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
10 November 2026
Last checked
12 November 2026
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