Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography
7 hours ago
Nuneaton
Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography 37.5 hours per week (4 day week: Monday - Friday) Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity Cover) Closing Date: Monday 30th November 2026 Interview Date: TBC A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. The Physiological Sciences Services at George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist Echocardiography. • The post holder will be a BSE accredited reporting Sonographer. They will be required to work along side the Lead. Echocardiographer to provide a comprehensive and high quality transthoracic and transoesophageal echo services and will provide professional expertise in this highly specialised discipline., • The post holder will maintain a high standard of clinical practice and will act as a role model for junior members of staff within the Cardiac investigations department. Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist-Echocardiography • To perform adult transthoracic echocardiograms, including urgent portable scans, to a high standard in accordance with BSE guidelines and department standards., • To identify and advise when transthoracic echocardiography is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest alternative/additional investigations., • To produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study, with responsibility for your own caseload., • To over report junior staff workload and ensure minimum data sets are obtained and standards are regularly audited., • To provide clinical technical assistance with Transoesophageal echo., • To ensure adherence to cleaning protocols for TOE probes. Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values: Excellence and safety in everything we do Challenge but support Expect respect and dignity Local health that inspires confidence Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking. • To perform adult transthoracic echocardiograms, including urgent portable scans, to a high standard in accordance with BSE guidelines and department standards., • To identify and advise when transthoracic echocardiography is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest alternative/additional investigations., • To produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study, with responsibility for your own caseload., • To ensure that personal knowledge base is current to reflect change in clinical echocardiography. Leading CPD of junior staff., • To over report junior staff workload and ensure minimum data sets are obtained and standards are regularly audited., • To provide clinical technical assistance with Transoesophageal echo., • To ensure adherence to cleaning protocols for TOE probes. Clinical - Specialist Technical • To undertake a range of cardiac clinical procedures to aid diagnosis and treatment ofreferred patients to include -, • To record and interpret resting adult electrocardiograms., • To prepare, fit and remove 24 hour cardiac and blood pressure monitors., • To issue long term monitoring equipment, programming the device appropriate to patient symptoms, • To be clinical lead during cardiac exercise tests, performing and interpreting in accordance with British Cardiac Society guidelines and department standards. To produce a diagnostic report., • To provide Cardiac Physiologist support during routine/ elective angiography Other Requirements: • To undertake duties as an autonomous practitioner., • To analyse and interpret data, using specialist theoretical knowledge and experience, to produce procedure results and reports, which contribute to patient diagnosis and treatment., • To communicate with medical and nursing staff to provide effective services for patient care, and to inform/alert them of any patients requiring immediate or urgent attention following interpretation and analysis of test results., • To assess patients physical and mental abilities to perform and follow test procedures, and to use persuasive, motivation and reassurance skills to achieve optimum diagnostic results., • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating., • To manage clinical risk and take responsibility for patient safety during test procedures. This may include initiating and leading Immediate Life Support., • To provide specialised advice and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals on the use of loan equipment and to promote understanding of cardiac services., • To have specialist knowledge and skills in the use and application of relevant equipment and to be responsible for your own and others safe and competent use of that equipment., • To take appropriate action on unsafe/malfunctioning equipment., • To follow departmental, Trust and manufacturers protocols and guidelines in the decontamination and sterilisation of equipment to ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards., • To undertake any new technical developments and associated services and be prepared to participate in an on-call rota or flexible shift patterns to accommodate changing trends in health care., • To participate in any department research, clinical trials or audit. Professional: • To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and to maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development., • To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence based practice and incorporate new developments into your area of work., • To participate in staff Individual Performance Review (IPR) appraisal scheme and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development program to meet set knowledge and competencies., • To attend and participate in in-service training programs, individual training sessions and external courses as expected/identified at IPR., • To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and risk management and to apply to the work situation. Organisational: • To work in accordance with Trust and department policies and standards., • To ensure that own practice meets the required professional standards of specialist expertise., • To attend mandatory training sessions as determined by the Trust., • To record activity by updating databases to enable performance monitoring. Relationships Internal: • Department colleagues, • Patients and relatives, • Directorate managers, • Consultants and teams, • Ward managers and staff, • Finance and purchasing managers, • Stores and housekeeping, • PALS, • Information, • Complaints External: • Patients and relatives/carers, • CCG, • GPs within locality, • Voluntary/ charitable organisations For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached. • BSC in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent APEL and ONC, plus HNC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement (MPPM), • Master level degree or equivalent qualification in Healthcare Science, • Accreditation with BSE or BHRS, • p of the Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (MSCST), • HCPC registered, • Intermediate Life Support, • Mary Seacole NHS Leadership Award or equivalent, • DClinSci or PhD, • Extensive experience in a formal leadership role within an NHS Hospital Trust, • Experience as an independent practitioner across the range of routine and specialised investigations and therapeutic interventions, such as but not limited to o 3d Echo o Stress echo and TOE, • Evidence of clinical research and audit, • Developing and implementing training packages, • Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams, • Experience with governance, QA and/or complaint management, • Experience of planning and developing specialist services including contributing toward local and national policies, • Experience of Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation process, • Day-to-day local rota management, • Comprehensive leadership and management abilities, • Self-disciplined and self-motivated, • Ability to manage and lead team in emergency situations, • Ability to engage the team and develop changes in working practices including research and audit, • IT competency, • Excellent communication skills written and verbal, • Excellent analytical and influencing skills, • Able to prioritise workload as changes occur and to simultaneously focus on a particular task to meet set deadlines, • To be able to assist patients to dress and undress, • To be able to push, maneuver and assist patients to transfer from wheelchair to examining couch, • To be able to deal sensitively with anxious patients and relatives attending the department for tests and to answer patient complaints/ queries., • To be able to deal with occasional exposure to distressing circumstances, • To be able to deal with and advise on personal and professional staff issues., • To be able to apply concentration in the interpretation and analysis of test data and results, together with a high level of concentration during patient test procedures., • To be able to concentrate for prolonged periods when producing service reports, business cases and planning., • Professional manner, • To demonstrate the ability to lead and organise a team of staff, • To be able to combine the demands of leading a team with the commitment to clinical input, • Ability to form positive working relationships, • To demonstrate the ability to facilitate changes in practice, • Flexible and reliable, • Good previous health record This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr