Non-Invasive Team Leader- Highly Specialised Physiologist in Sheffield

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

We are seeking a flexible, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to become part of our dedicated, highly focused Non-Invasive team working to provide and maintain a high standard of healthcare to patients on all wards and peripheral hospitals within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The postholder will support the Non-Invasive Cardiac Physiology Service at STHT by providing a high standard of work within their expert field that meets organisational, professional, and individual needs for the Diagnostic Cardiology Unit. They will deputise for the non-invasive and education leads and will provide leadership, training and education in the non-invasive service, responding to changing needs.

Main duties of the job:

• To support the Non-Invasive Cardiac Physiology Service at STHT, providing a high standard of work within their expert field that meets organisational, professional, and individual needs for the Diagnostic Cardiology Unit.
• Undertake and support all non-invasive investigations as required.
• Provide leadership, training and education in the clinical areas, enabling staff to develop the clinical skills and competencies required delivering a high-quality non-invasive service, responsive to changing needs.
• Deliver training sessions to students, trainees and new staff members on in-house training programs.
• Work alongside other members of the team to deliver in-house non-invasive physiology training.
• Liaise effectively with the Non-Invasive Service Manager to ensure that departmental guidelines are maintained and up to date in line with current clinical practice and national guidelines.
• Help develop specialist services and participate in other CPD activities to maintain own competencies.
• Offer support to students and trainees.
• Be flexible in the way they work and undertake any task assigned to them that they have been trained for.
• Responsible for initiating regular clinical audit activities, research and development and equipment evaluation.
• Share responsibility with other members of the Non-Invasive team for ensuring the delivery and safe running of the service.

Working for our organisation:

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Person specification:

• Education and Qualifications: MSc Clinical Science (Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences) or other relevant Level 7 academic qualification or BTEC / HNC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurements or BSc in Clinical Physiology with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate working at Masters / Academic Level 7 level. SCST parts I & II (if applicable to qualification route). Registration with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC. Teaching Qualification level 3 or above or ability to demonstrate training experience at the equivalent level. Basic Life Support. Demonstrate Continual Professional Development. Registered as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC.
• Experience: Experience performing Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests to a high standard and according to National and local guidelines. Experience in providing specialised, unsupervised diagnostic reports to an appropriate level and highlight urgent findings. Ability to deliver hands-on training and support junior members of staff, Specialist Registrars or other medical professionals as required. Experience of providing a wide range of non-invasive investigations. Experience in leadership supervision and assessment. Leadership and Management courses.
• Skills and Knowledge: Ability to communicate well with patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals. Good interpersonal, written and verbal skills. Excellent IT skills and computer literacy to a high level. Experience of working with NHS software systems. Experience of training students, junior staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Personal Qualities: Flexible attitude to working hours. Able to travel to, and work at, different sites in Sheffield.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust.