The candidate will independently perform a range of Cardiac and physiologiscal investigations, specialising in echocardiography, and will derive clinical reports from highly specialist diagnostic procedures. They must have experience of working in a Cardiac Investigations department at Band 6 level and have achieved the minimum academic qualifications in the Person Specification. They must be registered on the RCCP / AHCS / HCPC or be on the AHCS Specialist Echocardiography Register and be working towards Practitioner Training Programme equivalence. They must also hold a current certificate in Immediate Life Support or willing to undertake within the first 6 months.