Echocardiographer - Healthcare Scientist (Echo) Leicestershire

Job summary

Comeand join our ever-expanding team here at FCMS in Leicestershire Wepride ourselves on an open and honest culture and show dedication towardssupporting our peers, working with staff to maximize potential, we value newideas and welcome change.

Please note, in order to be successful in this role it is essential that you hold BSE TTE Adult Accreditation or equivalent European Accreditation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a fully independent practitioner performing and reporting a full range of adult Echocardiograms in a community setting to BSE standards.

They will demonstrate clinical leadership and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a notfor profit health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in itsdrive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all thatit does. Coupled with excellent and well established clinical governancesystems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that thecompany has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implementaward winning services.

Over many years we haveinvested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trainedindividuals who can manage the needs of our patients and staffare able to significantly improve theservice deliveryand user experience due to their considerable experienceand commitment to what they do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Technical

To independently perform and report adult transthoracic Echocardiograms to BSE standard.

Organise and prioritise own daily workload based on clinical urgency

Provide a clinical report in a timely manner and inform the referring clinician of any findings that would necessitate a change in clinical management

To analyse and interpret complex information using best practice and make autonomous decisions based on the information provided.

Maintain own CPD and BSE accreditation

Keep up to date with current developments and advances in Echocardiography and general Cardiology.

Respond promptly to emergencies.

To deliver appropriate patient care at all times

To establish and maintain good working relationships with all members of the organisation.

To maintain patient confidentiality in line with corporate policy at all times.

Actively participate in MDT meetings providing specialist knowledge to other Physiologists and medical staff.

To ensure that all equipment is in working order and report faults without delay.

To evaluate and assess new equipment prior to purchase in collaboration with the Echo lead.

Be aware of and comply with all health and safety protocols as set out by the organization.

To be aware of the health and safety implications for Echocardiographers in relation to ergonomics whilst scanning and take all necessary steps to minimise injury to oneself.

Ensure stock levels are adequate to meet service needs.

The postholder may be required to travel toremote clinical locations (Full UK Driving license is preferable with access totheir own vehicle)

Managerial

Support the Department Manager and Echocardiography lead to ensure delivery of a high-quality and efficient Echocardiography service by proposing and implementing changes to develop and improve service provision.

To ensure all accidents, incidents and complaints are recorded / escalated appropriately.

Professional

To work within the standards set by the British Society Echocardiography

To attend and participate in departmental and Echo service delivery meetings

Ensure professional regulatory and accreditation requirements are maintained.

Maintain personal performance and quality standards as agreed in the staff appraisal review.

Actively maintain own professional development, identifying educational and clinical training needs in conjunction with the head of department.

Maintain status on either the Academy for HealthcareScience (AHCS) register or Health and Care Professions Council register (HCPC)

Educational

Ensure personal mandatory training is up to date.

Actively participate in educational echo meetings

Attend and actively participate in MDT meetings

Provide clinical leadership and assist with the educational development of all members within the echo department to ensure delivery of a high-quality echocardiography service.

To attend Regional and National professional meetings and to feed back any relevant information to staff.

Attend annual personal appraisal review

Maintain involvement with professional bodies

Continue to develop skills and knowledge in Echocardiography, maintaining the accreditation acquired through accredited courses in line with current clinical practice and techniques.

Participate in resuscitation training to maintain the BLS resuscitation council qualification.

Communication and Administration

Excellent communication skills

Have excellent interpersonal skills to manage patient/relative contacts where there may be hostility ( anxious, confused or aggressive patient), or poor understanding ( language, impaired vision or hearing).

Maintain dignity and respect to all stakeholders

Respect cultural differences.

Regularly keep colleagues informed of any occurrences that may impact on service delivery.

Communicate complicated information effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.

Excellent IT skills

Maintain up to date computerised data collection

To ensure the accuracy and legibility of all collected data.

Completion of test reports in a timely manner following each patient contact.

All report filing is distributed at the end of each session.

Plan workload by making best use of resources available to ensure that waiting times are minimised.

Physical Demands of the Post

The post holder should be:

Physically capable of maintaining correct posture for long periods of time whilst scanning, moving and positioning of patients and equipment often in a restricted environment. Able to deal with distressing and emotionally challenging incidents on a regular basis. Concentrating for long periods of time. Extended periods of working in a darkened environment. Frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions and prolonged periods of concentration. Close contact with infectious patients, contact with bodily fluids, vomit and poor hygiene. Contact with verbally and physically aggressive patients. VDU equipment is used daily for data acquisition, data entry and report writing.

Safely move and handle patients and/orequipment as required for the role.

Confidentiality

Allemployees of Fylde Coast Medical Services / PDS Medical must comply with therequirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and are required to maintaincomplete confidentiality in relation to patients and other staff members at alltimes.

No Smoking Policy

Allpremises are considered no smoking zones except in designated areas.

Health& Safety

To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 andwith organizational policies governing Health and Safety at Work which requiresyou to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and otherswho may be affected by your acts or omissions at work, and to co-operate withthe organization on any matters regarding health and safety.

Equality & Diversity

FyldeCoast Medical Services / PDS Medical are positively committed to the promotionand management of diversity and equality of opportunity. Equality and diversityis related to the actions and responsibilities of everyone users of servicesincluding patients, clients and carers; work colleagues; employees; people inother organisations; the public in general. All employees have a responsibilityto ensure that they act in ways that support equality and value diversity andmust comply with the responsibilities placed upon them by employmentlegislation and the equality duties.

Infection prevention and control

The prevention and appropriate management of infectionis of paramount importance in the quality and safety of the care of patients,and to the safety of visitors and members of staff. It is the responsibility ofall staff to be aware of, assess and minimise these risks and comply fully withInfection Prevention and Control Policies. The Health Act 2008 establishes aCode of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Health Care AssociatedInfections. It sets out criteria by which managers ensure that patients arecared for in a clean environment, with a safe water supply, where the risk ofHealthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) is kept as low as possible. Managers,Heads of departments and Clinical Leaders are responsible for ensuring that: The necessary equipment andmechanisms are in place to support infection prevention Template JobDescription October 2020 Review October 2023 7 health care workers are free of andare protected from exposure to communicable infections during the course oftheir work, and that all staff are suitably educated in the prevention andcontrol of HCAI

Data Protection

To comply with all organizational policiesrelating to data protection

Maintain absolute confidentiality andinformation security in line with Data protection Act 2018 and Computer misuseact.

Any disclosure of patient identifiable data,staff data or other personal information is a dismissible offence. Theunauthorised disclosure of information could also result in a prosecution underthe data protection act 2018.

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