Specialist Senior Echo Physiologist

Job Overview

We are recruiting a Specialist Senior Echo Physiologist to lead outpatient cardiology services at our purpose‑built Specialist Diagnostics & Dental Centre in East London. This role requires expertise in echocardiography and cardiovascular physiology to deliver high‑quality patient care across a range of cardiac diagnostic services.

• Lead the cardio‑physiology practice by establishing and embedding clinical services, creating pathways and processes that deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
• Drive clinical excellence, governance, and innovation while supporting seamless transition of patients across care pathways within Bupa’s London network.
• Manage a small team of Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Associates, ensuring delivery of high‑quality cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiograms, ECGs, stress tests, and blood‑pressure and Holter monitoring.
• Oversee performance and operational delivery of the cardiology service, working closely with stakeholders in both primary and secondary care to drive efficiency and maintain exceptional standards of care.
• Build strong relationships with referring clinicians and hospital departments, both internally and externally, and play an active role in expanding and enhancing the service.
• Support diagnostic and secondary care sites across London when required.

• BSc (Hons) in Clinical Cardiac Physiology, BSc in Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology), or equivalent (ESSENTIAL).
• Transthoracic (TTE) Level 2 accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography or Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography Certification by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) (ESSENTIAL).
• Evidence of maintaining relevant Continuing Professional Development, e.g. ILS – Immediate Life Support Course (ESSENTIAL).
• Stress Echocardiography Accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography and MSc or STP equivalence in Cardiac Imaging (DESIRABLE).
• Appropriate clinical experience post‑qualification (ESSENTIAL).
• Strong specialist knowledge acquired through training as a Clinical Physiologist (ESSENTIAL).
• Significant leadership capabilities in a senior role.

• Professional registration fee sponsorship.
• 25 days holiday per year (increasing with length of service), with options to buy or sell days.
• Access to Bupa Campus and Clinical Training Facility to support your career development.
• Health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Travel cost support via a season ticket loan or cycle2work scheme.
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass.
• Free on‑site massages.
• Opportunity to participate in the annual awards ceremony.

Bupa is a health insurer and provider with no shareholders, allowing us to reinvest profits directly back into our services. We champion diversity, encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds, and are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, offering reasonable adjustments to all applicants.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities are encouraged. All staff are required to prioritise safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk.

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