A Band 7 highly specialised cardiac physiology post centred on echocardiography, sitting in the BSE-accredited echo department at Good Hope Hospital within University Hospitals Birmingham. The core work is performing and reporting complex adult scans and specialist procedures, co-ordinating the service day to day and deputising for senior colleagues. The role also trains and supervises staff, with possible seven-day working, cross-site cover and on-call duties. Registration with RCCP or AHCS is needed, or the ability to register.
What the job involves
- Perform and report adult echocardiograms, acting on significant adverse findings and adding measurements and non-standard views
- Perform highly complex echo techniques, including transoesophageal, 3D, stress, tissue velocity imaging, bubble, contrast and research studies
- Provide highly complex specialist cardiology diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to inpatients and outpatients of all ages
- Interpret and report on own and others' investigations, seeking further advice where needed
- Co-ordinate and lead the echocardiography service day to day, deputising for senior colleagues
- Train, supervise, assess and support the professional development of multidisciplinary staff
- Quality-assure reports from physiologist colleagues and junior staff
- Give expert clinical opinion and advice to medical and physiologist colleagues, including on test selection
- Communicate complex clinical information to patients and relatives and monitor patients during investigations
- Help develop safe protocols and policies with senior colleagues and the Head Physiologist
- Support BSE accreditation, service development, quality improvement, audit and research
- Work with other professionals and agencies to meet changing healthcare needs
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent, or Masters in Cardiac Science or equivalent
- Masters-level specialist knowledge in at least one area of clinical physiology, or equivalent
- Adult TTE BSE accreditation
Registration & licences
- RCCP or AHCS registration, or able to register
Experience
- Formal training and practice in highly complex cardiac investigations, and supervisory experience
- PC, data entry and cardiology IT storage systems experience
Skills & knowledge
- Proficiency in a wide range of complex echo testing, including equipment faults, calibration and quality control
- Evaluating equipment and services, and managing and requisitioning stock
- Managing own and others' workload against competing priorities
- Training, motivating and supervising medical and technical staff
- Writing accurate clinical and technical reports
- Acting appropriately in emergencies and on significant clinical findings
Other
- Liaising with medical, nursing and management staff, and dealing with conflict
- Working to tight deadlines in a busy setting, handling clinical information confidentially
- Awareness of NHS issues affecting cardiac physiology, and familiarity with audit and statistical data
- Flexibility for possible 7-day working, cross-site work and on-call duty
Nice to have
- Training or assessor qualification
- ASCST or MSCST
- Health and safety knowledge and experience
- Research experience
- Experience of staff side matters and HR issues
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