Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist

3 months ago


Worcester, United Kingdom Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to has arisen for a highly specialised cardiac physiologist/Echocardiographer to join our expanding cardiology team. The successful candidate must BSE accredited and competent in performing and reporting adult echo's with experience in training students and medical staff. Ideally you should have some experience in assisting with TOE's, bubble studies and DSE's.

Main duties of the job

To perform unsupervised Cardiac Ultrasoundexaminations to diagnose Cardiac abnormalities.

To provide clinical interpretation and hightechnical expertise on Cardiac Ultrasound scans performed by self and juniormembers of staff, in accordance with the British Society of Echocardiographystandards, guidelines and departmental protocols and policies. Actingappropriately in the event of significant adverse findings, alerting physicianswhen immediate medical attention is required.

To take responsibility to perform cardiopulmonaryresuscitation and defibrillation on patients in an emergency situation.

Awareness of adverse clinical conditions/clinical eventsoccuring during the investigations and ensuring swift and appropriate action istaken to minimise life threatening or significant medical events.

To be familiar with current developments in thefield of Cardiology.

To liaise with other departments and Companiesregarding maintenance and repairs to existing equipment within the department.

To liaise in conjunction with the Head ofDepartment, regarding evaluation of new clinical equipment.

To be involved in the Stress Echo and TOE servicesand receive appropriate training if needed

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients Best use of resources Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To perform unsupervised Cardiac Ultrasoundexaminations to diagnose Cardiac abnormalities.

To provide clinical interpretation and hightechnical expertise on Cardiac Ultrasound scans performed by self and juniormembers of staff, in accordance with the British Society of Echocardiographystandards, guidelines and departmental protocols and policies. Actingappropriately in the event of significant adverse findings, alerting physicianswhen immediate medical attention is required.

To be involved in the Stress Echo and TOE services and receive appropriate training if needed

To take responsibility to perform cardiopulmonaryresuscitation and defibrillation on patients in an emergency situation.

Awareness of adverse clinical conditions/clinical eventsoccuring during the investigations and ensuring swift and appropriate action istaken to minimise life threatening or significant medical events.

To be familiar with current developments in thefield of Cardiology.

To liaise with other departments and Companiesregarding maintenance and repairs to existing equipment within the department.

To liaise in conjunction with the Head ofDepartment, regarding evaluation of new clinical equipment.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent British Society of Echocardiography accreditation (BSE) ILS certificate

Desirable

ALS Registration for RCCP

Experience

Essential

Significant experience as a Specialised Cardiac Physiologist Highly specialised and advanced knowledge of Echocardiography

Desirable

Experience in TOE, DSE, Bubble studies. Supervision of staff Assist with the day to day running of the department Teaching and development of staff

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