We are recruiting for a Chief Cardiac Physiologist for Echocardiography who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Echocardiography service offers adult transthoracic echocardiography 7 days a week. We support routine outpatient and inpatient TTE's and have a consultant led TOE, exercise and pharmacological stress echo service. We have recently developed a physiologist led Herceptin clinic for Oncology patients and are looking to set up a valve clinic working alongside the Specialist Nurses and Physicians.
The Echo team are heavily involved in staff training with a strong development program in place for both physiologists and cardiology registrars which has resulted in a high success rate for accreditation.
All our echo equipment has been recently renewed and we are now equipped with a good number of machines with the latest technology available.
Please note, the essential criteria of having BSE (or equivalent) accreditation, although we may consider BSE accreditation trainees for a band 6 post if there are no fully accredited, suitable applicants.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job You will work in co-operation with the Lead Cardiac Physiologist and Cardiology Consultants to ensure operational delivery of the highest standards of patient care in both standard and advanced echocardiography.
As a Chief Cardiac Physiologist you will be required to work as an advanced independent practitioner in echocardiography, providing highly specialised technical services that impact directly upon the clinical management of patients.
As part of the role you would be expected to train in advanced imaging modalities such as 3D echo, speckle tracking and strain analysis. Training in stress echo can be given if desired. Ideally we would want someone who can or is willing to learn to perform IV cannulation and ultrasound contrast IV administration.
You will be responsible for organising and delivering theoretical and practical training in cardiac physiology to a wide range of staff. Also, be responsible for supporting and encouraging both medical and physiologist staff to work towards professional accreditation (BSE).
You will support and participate in the 7 day service. Maintain a high standard of clinical practice and will act as a role model for junior members of staff within the cardiology departments. You must be willing to rotate between the Lister Hospital (Stevenage) and QEII (Welwyn garden City) sites across the East and North Hertfordshire Trust, or remain fully at QEII if preferred for our community diagnostic hub echocardiography service.
About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification Education & Qualifications
BSc Clinical Physiology or Health Professions Council registration or recognised precursor
BSE Accreditation
Substantial post qualification experience within cardiology
Member of BSE
Intermediate life support (or willing to work towards)
Management Diploma
MSc Cardiology or equivalent experience
RCCP/AHCS registered
Communication & Relationship skills
Strong leadership and team building skills
Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions
Ability to overcome language barriers
Evidence of good communication skills. Good written and spoken communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
An understanding of HR processes
Experience of and demonstrable skills in the first line management
Knowledge, Training and Expertise
Extensive post graduate experience in Echocardiography
Competent to perform a range of highly specialised echo procedures
Experience of day to day organisation / management
Ability to direct and work within a team
High level of co-ordination and manual dexterity
Good team worker
Displays initiative
Leadership and motivational skills
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Prioritise and manage self and other staff
Deal effectively with unexpected changes of schedule
Wide knowledge of general cardiac conditions and their management
Experience of research/audit and experience of developing clinical practice
Experience of financial and resource management.
Management of personnel and processes
Experience of GE & Philips ultrasound equipment.
Teaching & presentation skills
Analytical Skills
Problem solving: ability to adapt and respond to positively to unexpected issues
Ability to utilise research in clinical practice, applying an evidence based practice approach
Able to think laterally to identify innovative solutions to problems
Planning & Organisational Skills
Excellent organisation and time management skills
Proactive approach to quality control and making improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of service
Understanding of management in relation to finance and manpower
Highly self motivated, with willingness to attend courses / conferences and to keep up to date with new developments
Conscientious approach and attention to detail, measures progress against target
Patient and capable
Quick, calm especially in response to a crisis
Other
Participate in cross site cover either using personal vehicle or public transport
Participate in 7 day working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus recruitment and retention rate 12.5%
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The Echocardiography service offers adult transthoracic echocardiography 7 days a week. We support routine outpatient and inpatient TTE's and have a consultant led TOE, exercise and pharmacological stress echo service. We have recently developed a physiologist led Herceptin clinic for Oncology patients and are looking to set up a valve clinic working alongside the Specialist Nurses and Physicians.
The Echo team are heavily involved in staff training with a strong development program in place for both physiologists and cardiology registrars which has resulted in a high success rate for accreditation.
All our echo equipment has been recently renewed and we are now equipped with a good number of machines with the latest technology available.
Please note, the essential criteria of having BSE (or equivalent) accreditation, although we may consider BSE accreditation trainees for a band 6 post if there are no fully accredited, suitable applicants.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job You will work in co-operation with the Lead Cardiac Physiologist and Cardiology Consultants to ensure operational delivery of the highest standards of patient care in both standard and advanced echocardiography.
As a Chief Cardiac Physiologist you will be required to work as an advanced independent practitioner in echocardiography, providing highly specialised technical services that impact directly upon the clinical management of patients.
As part of the role you would be expected to train in advanced imaging modalities such as 3D echo, speckle tracking and strain analysis. Training in stress echo can be given if desired. Ideally we would want someone who can or is willing to learn to perform IV cannulation and ultrasound contrast IV administration.
You will be responsible for organising and delivering theoretical and practical training in cardiac physiology to a wide range of staff. Also, be responsible for supporting and encouraging both medical and physiologist staff to work towards professional accreditation (BSE).
You will support and participate in the 7 day service. Maintain a high standard of clinical practice and will act as a role model for junior members of staff within the cardiology departments. You must be willing to rotate between the Lister Hospital (Stevenage) and QEII (Welwyn garden City) sites across the East and North Hertfordshire Trust, or remain fully at QEII if preferred for our community diagnostic hub echocardiography service.
About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification Education & Qualifications
BSc Clinical Physiology or Health Professions Council registration or recognised precursor
BSE Accreditation
Substantial post qualification experience within cardiology
Member of BSE
Intermediate life support (or willing to work towards)
Management Diploma
MSc Cardiology or equivalent experience
RCCP/AHCS registered
Communication & Relationship skills
Strong leadership and team building skills
Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions
Ability to overcome language barriers
Evidence of good communication skills. Good written and spoken communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
An understanding of HR processes
Experience of and demonstrable skills in the first line management
Knowledge, Training and Expertise
Extensive post graduate experience in Echocardiography
Competent to perform a range of highly specialised echo procedures
Experience of day to day organisation / management
Ability to direct and work within a team
High level of co-ordination and manual dexterity
Good team worker
Displays initiative
Leadership and motivational skills
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Prioritise and manage self and other staff
Deal effectively with unexpected changes of schedule
Wide knowledge of general cardiac conditions and their management
Experience of research/audit and experience of developing clinical practice
Experience of financial and resource management.
Management of personnel and processes
Experience of GE & Philips ultrasound equipment.
Teaching & presentation skills
Analytical Skills
Problem solving: ability to adapt and respond to positively to unexpected issues
Ability to utilise research in clinical practice, applying an evidence based practice approach
Able to think laterally to identify innovative solutions to problems
Planning & Organisational Skills
Excellent organisation and time management skills
Proactive approach to quality control and making improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of service
Understanding of management in relation to finance and manpower
Highly self motivated, with willingness to attend courses / conferences and to keep up to date with new developments
Conscientious approach and attention to detail, measures progress against target
Patient and capable
Quick, calm especially in response to a crisis
Other
Participate in cross site cover either using personal vehicle or public transport
Participate in 7 day working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus recruitment and retention rate 12.5%
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