Job Description:
Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist – Echocardiology (Bank)
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
Bank (Wednesday to Friday, 9am–6pm)
Competitive Hourly Rate
We make health happen
As a Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist in Echocardiography, you’ll be at the heart of delivering exceptional cardiac care at Bupa Cromwell Hospital. You’ll use your advanced clinical expertise to perform and interpret complex echocardiographic investigations, helping to diagnose and manage life-changing cardiac conditions. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you’ll ensure our patients receive the highest standard of care, compassion, and clinical excellence.
This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your skills directly contribute to helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
How you’ll help us make health happen
- Perform a wide range of advanced echocardiographic procedures including adult transthoracic, contrast, bubble study, 3D, and dobutamine stress echocardiograms
- Assist with transoesophageal echocardiograms and independently issue final diagnostic reports
- Support non-invasive diagnostics such as ECGs, Holter/BP monitoring, and treadmill testing
- Supervise and train junior staff and trainees
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality assurance
- Collaborate with consultants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver seamless patient care
Key Skills / Qualifications
Essential:
- BSc (Hons) in Clinical Cardiac Physiology or equivalent
- TTE Level 2 accreditation (BSE) or EACVI certification
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) certification
- Significant post-qualification experience in echocardiography
- Ability to independently perform and report on a wide range of echocardiographic procedures
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
Desirable:
- Stress Echo accreditation (BSE)
- MSc or STP equivalence in Cardiac Imaging
- Experience in audit, research, and clinical equipment trials
- Advanced IT and data management skills
We offer a range of benefits for our Bank Staff:
- Annual leave accrual paid every time you work.
- Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
- Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
- Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
If you would like more information on the role, or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact rachel.sharp@bupa.com
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Clinical Services
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London
