Specialised Cardiac Practitioner (Echo)

The post would involve working in non-invasive Cardiology, including echocardiography, stress echo, valve clinic & TOE. The posts would also involve training and educating physiologists and other staff members in echo/non-invasive.

The Trust offers a range of invasive and non-invasive investigations including Physiologist led exercise stress testing, tilt testing, ambulatory monitoring, device follow-up and complex invasive procedures including angiography, PCI, PPM, ICD / CRT implantation and EP. All Hospital sites hold BSE Departmental Accreditation in Transthoracic echocardiography. We run a Physiologist Led Valve Clinic at both main sites and assist in the Rapid Access Heart Failure Clinic. We are working towards other physiologist lead services including stress echo, bubble, contrast echo & TOE.

We offer regular training sessions, mentorship and engaged leadership at all levels.

The post holder will be given an opportunity for development in echocardiography within the department. Continued professional and personal development is actively encouraged and the successful candidate will be given opportunities and supported to develop their postgraduate skills.

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

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Qualifications

Desirable: - HCPC or AHCS registration

Experience/Knowledge

Desirable: - Experience in cath lab and pacing; - Advanced echo experience (TOE/ stress echo/ Valve clinic)

Skills