Chief Healthcare Scientist Specialist Echocardiographer​/Clinic Lead

Chief Healthcare Scientist Specialist Echocardiographer/Clinic Lead

Closing date is 10 July 2026

The UHNM Cardiology Department provides a comprehensive range of cardiac investigations and treatments for patients with a wide range of cardiac disorders.

The Chief Healthcare Scientist - Valve Clinic Lead will hold BSE accreditation and provide expert diagnostic leadership, management, and strategic development of the Heart Valve Disease Service and Valve Clinic. The post holder will lead the delivery of high‑quality, patient‑centred care for individuals with native and prosthetic valve disease, ensuring compliance with national guidelines, professional standards, and local governance requirements. The role combines advanced clinical practice, autonomous decision‑making, service leadership, multidisciplinary team working, education, research, and quality improvement.

• Lead and manage the Heart Valve Clinic service under the guidance of the imaging Consultant Cardiologist, ensuring safe, effective, and timely patient care.
• Undertake independent assessment and follow‑up of patients with heart valve disease in accordance with agreed protocols and national guidelines.
• Interpret complex echo cardiographic and other cardiac diagnostic findings to support diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment planning.
• Perform and report advanced echo cardiographic investigations within own scope of practice.
• Monitor service performance, activity levels, waiting times, and clinical outcomes.
• Lead clinical audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement projects related to diagnostic valve disease services.
• Develop service improvement initiatives and contribute to departmental operational management where required.

• BSc (hons) Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• BSE accreditation
• State registration or HCPC

• More than 2 years experience in echocardiography at band 7 level
• Experience in advanced echocardiography in setting of valve clinics
• Operational management experience in cardiac physiology

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.