Highly Specialised Echocardiographer

2 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We currently have an amazing opportunity for a highly motivated Echocardiographer to join our dedicated and friendly team at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is based across two sites, Preston and Chorley Hospitals. We have four great Consultant Cardiologists and currently serve a population of 390,000. We are a Foundation Trust and Teaching Hospital and actively participate in the training of SpR’s and Registrars. If you think your up for the challenge we would love to hear from you.

You must be able to perform, and be willing to undertake, the challenge of developing these services further with appropriate training and development. You should be a self-motivated, well organized with excellent interpersonal skills. You should have the ability to prioritise and use your own initiative. You should have a flexible attitude and the willingness to travel between sites.

Continuous professional development is strongly encouraged at this Trust and you will have excellent opportunities to develop further your skills and knowledge.

The Cardiac Physiology Team perform all routine non-invasive and invasive investigations, The invasive work is undertaken in the Cardiac Catheterisation Suite at Royal Preston Hospital which was upgraded to dual laboratories and refurbished in 2011.

Within echocardiography the team perform invasive and non-invasive studies; performing 13,000 transthoracic, 300 Transoesophageal and 120 contrast and bubble studies per annum. The Department runs an Open Access Heart Failure Service which was established in 2002 and has recently incorporated a Direct Access Echocardiography Service and Physiologist Led Valve Clinic. The Trust is a tertiary centre for nephrology, neurosurgery and cancer services. Our echocardiography service is utilised prior to and post treatment for these patients.

You will work mainly in performing and reporting adult transhoracic echocardiograms but will also contribute to the provision of other clinical measurement services, if required. You will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day running of the service, and perform the wide range of investigations. You will be required to assist in the current development of our services within stress, 3D imaging and tissue Doppler.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
- Ensure a high standard of technical and clinical competence

Specialist in Transthoracic and Transoesophageal echocardiography
- Perform analyse and report all routine investigations within Cardiac

Physiology Laboratory including electrocardiography, ECG Holter analysis, BP analysis, Tilt Table Testing, Exercise and Event monitoring to the required local and national standard
- Perform analyse and report complex studies
- Ensure calibration and quality control of equipment is carried out for all procedures
- Assist and support Lead Cardiac Physiologist in the safe effective

management of the department including management of personnel,
facilities and associated systems and processes
- Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
- Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the

organisation
- Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager
- Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
- To participate in education and training of junior staff
- Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice

You must have proven post-registration experience with a BSc (Hons) Degree qualification in Cardiology or equivalent. You should have extensive experience as a senior cardiac physiologist and must have RCCP and BSE Accreditation.

**Those that do not have their British Society of Echocardiography Accreditation need not apply

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