Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• A 1st or 2:1 in Cardiac Physiology (PTP) or a relevant scientific subject (examples include Biology or Human Biology, Biomedical Science or Sports Science (if significant scientific content) or equivalent experience and appropriate underpinning knowledge and skills in cardiology – as evidenced, for example, by appropriate Voluntary Registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists or Academy for Healthcare Science.

Desirable

• Active membership of the British Society of Echocardiography
• Immediate Life Support
• Basic theory knowledge of Echocardiography and practical experience in Echocardiography

Experience

Essential

• Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease, and its application in a healthcare setting.
• A committed, in-depth interest in Echocardiography and its application to direct clinical care of patients in a clinical environment.
• Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts or situations that impact on patients
• Have an understanding of quality control and management assurance in a science or work-based context
• Ability to develop proficiency in the performance of routine and complex techniques currently in use where they are training (ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures accurately)
• Able to identify problems associated with scientific equipment, inappropriate testing, incompatible results, and to investigate these, plan corrective action confirming appropriateness with senior colleagues and follow up. Ability to analyse and assess scientific, technical, and medical literature.
• Ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot scientific equipment.
• Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and databases.
• Ability to analyse complex information

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both writing and speaking in English language in order to: Explain analytical, scientific and clinical aspects of the work to a variety of people including scientific colleagues, clinical professionals, service managers and patients and to listen to their needs. Make formal presentations to groups of colleagues.
• Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage an open discussion.
• Self-aware and flexible enough to adopt a range of evaluative or empathising listening styles according to the needs of the listener and the situation.
• Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors
• Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan, and monitor the workload of others.
• Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)
• Under guidance, develop good interpretative skills in the formulation of advice to multi-disciplinary team members on diagnosis and appropriate treatment of patients
• Good personal organisational skills.
• Effective team worker, willing to adopt a role working in collaboration with others.
• Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution, and the importance of patient-centred care
• Ability to support patients (or their carers), including those with a range of acute or chronic clinical conditions and disabilities in a variety of healthcare settings.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Be confident when communicating – have the confidence to reassure patients
• Ambition – willingness to work hard and show determination to achieve success
• Have a keen interest in problem-solving
• High level of professionalism

Further Training

Essential

• Show initiative and be responsive to service needs

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

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).

Closing Date: 08 April 2026