Chief Cardiac Physiologist

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Cardiac Physiologist Specialised in Echocardiography to join our friendly and dynamic team, providing high standards of care and support to patients in the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

You will work alongside our enthusiastic Consultant Cardiologists specialised in Echocardiography who perform Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TOE) and Stress Echocardiograms.

We hold a Weekly Echo Meeting in which interesting cases are presented and discussed with an open-minded attitude, facilitating learning and development of echo and clinical skills.

You will have the rewarding experience of contributing to someone else’s career development by sharing your expert advice and guidance with students/trainees.

The Health and Safety of our team members is important to us therefore this post will not involve scanning full time. We are considerate and flexible in our weekly rota to allocate sessions with other relevant tasks, allowing you to rest from the physical strain of scanning patients.

We offer a 10% Recruitment and Retention Bonus for BSE or EACVI Accredited Echocardiographers.

Main duties of the job

To perform and report inpatient and outpatient echocardiograms according to the BSE standards and guidelines.

To review echo reports from echo trainees and provide valuable and constructive feedback.

To assist our Consultant Cardiologists in the performance of Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TOE), Stress Echocardiograms and Contrast/Bubble Echocardiograms.

To assist in the day to day management of procedures/workload/organisation within the department.

To act as a role model for junior members of the team and to contribute to their development.

To participate in the weekly echo meeting, open-mindedly sharing and discussing interesting findings/cases.

To triage and prioritize echocardiogram requests according to the BSE guidelines.

To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, informing the relevant medical professionals when significant findings are diagnosed.

(Only if the candidate is skilled – not essential for this post): To perform and report other non-invasive diagnostic tests like Holter analysis, Exercise Stress Test, Tilt Test, Loop Recorder Monitors.

To demonstrate effective IT skills to assist in clinical activities and audit.

Working for our organisation

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

• British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) accreditation or EACVI Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Certification
• BSc Hons Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Registered with AHCS
• Completed ILS

Experience

• Experience scanning and reporting full echo clinics to a high standard of quality
• Supervising and training junior members of staff/students

• Experience with clinical audits
• Development of protocols and guidelines
• Assisting consultant cardiologists in TOE, Stress echo and contrast/bubble echo

Knowledge

• Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
• ECG analysis and interpretation
• Clinical Governance

Communication

• Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive information
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, in both written and verbal form

• Presentation skills

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.