Chief Cardiac Physiologist – Echocardiography

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and conscientious Echocardiographer to work at Barts Health NHS Trust. The successful candidate will work at the Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital located in The City of London, with rotation to one of the other sites within the Trust network and contribute to the weekend working on a rotational basis. This role will provide the successful candidate with exposure to a variety of cardiac pathologies and clinical situations.

The department holds dual accreditation with both the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), so this is an exciting opportunity to develop your career as a competent Echocardiographer with opportunities to progress to training in advanced specialist areas.

We are looking for a fully accredited transthoracic Echocardiographer, independently performing and reporting to BSE standards or equivalent. Applicants must hold full accreditation with a recognised national/international body, have relevant experience at a senior cardiac physiologist level and be ready to embark on the next step of their career.

Furthermore, you will be supported to develop your leadership skills as you supervise and train staff in the performance of their individual roles and give support to senior staff members.

Main duties of the job

An experienced Chief Cardiac Physiologist/Highly Specialized Echocardiographer/Cardiac Scientist must work competently in a busy Echocardiography Department. The post-holder will be required to perform unsupervised complex-level tasks and assist senior staff as needed. The post holder must be able to rotate between St Bartholomew's Hospital and one other hospital site within the Trust network. They also required weekend rotation for delivering a 7-day NHS service (Every weekend over 45 weeks per year). Staff will be job planned to cover 3 days during weekdays and 2 days on weekends. We will accept and consider part-time arrangements if necessary. The post-holder will be required to work autonomously as a senior staff member within the non-invasive Cardiac Diagnostics department, assisting senior staff with managerial tasks. In addition, the post-holder will be required to supervise, train, guide, and support staff in performing their roles and support senior staff members.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Well-versed in basic diagnostic skills expected of a band 6 cardiac physiologist or higher Experience in hands-on Transthoracic echo Experience in mentorship of junior colleagues

Desirable

Experience being responsible for small sections of the cardiology service

Skills

Essential

Ability to work in and contribute to a team environment Effective verbal and written communication

Knowledge

Essential

Experience working within echocardiography BSE/EACVI certification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Clinical Physiology (or international equivalent) Good knowledge of transthoracic echocardiography BSE/EACVI certification Immediate Life Support

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