Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer in England

Due to the expansion of our cardiac services, we are pleased to offer the opportunity for a Highly Specialised Cardiac Echocardiographer to complement our Cardiac Physiology team here at University Hospitals Dorset. We are a forward-thinking team that consistently strive to improve and develop our services and encourage all team members to actively engage in this process. Continued professional development is supported through weekly departmental meetings and MDT imaging reviews as well as regular attendance at national conferences. We support a four-day working week at UHD in order to provide an improved work-life balance for our staff. Standard hours are 08:00-18:00 however this can be discussed.

The successful candidate will hold BSE accreditation, be enthusiastic and passionate about improving patient-centred care and be motivated about providing in-house training for junior physiologists. Clinical skills in either cardiac rhythm management or PCI are desirable but not essential. The post is for a full-time position; however, part-time applicants will be considered. This post will include Saturday working on a rotational basis. This role requires a BSc in Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or equivalent. Applicants for this position need to hold full TTE BSE accreditation to be considered for this post.

Locations: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital

Main duties of the job:

• We are extremely proud of our Echocardiography departments across our two sites. As well as standard transthoracic studies we also perform 3D echocardiograms, bubble and contrast studies and stress echo procedures as well as supporting the transoesophageal echo service.
• If you are interested in relocating to Bournemouth from within the UK we offer an excellent relocation package of up to £13,000.

Working for our organisation:

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview. If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: BSE Accreditation, BSc in Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or equivalent, RCCP registered.
• Experience: Experience as a post-registration Cardiac Physiologist. Will have experience in 3D Echocardiography, contrast studies and bubble studies. Must have experience in training and assessment of junior staff and other medical professionals. Will be fully competent in carrying out full study BSE echocardiograms including strain assessments and assisting in transoesophageal echocardiograms. Experience in Stress Echocardiography. Experience in carrying out yearly appraisals for team members. Experience in physiologist-led specialist clinics.
• Knowledge: Will be able to assess normal and abnormal investigations and act appropriately. Will be computer literate and understand the application of IT to clinical investigations. Have knowledge of NHS computer management systems including; Tomcat, eDM, eCamis, PACS.
• Interpersonal Skills: Able to demonstrate high level of written and verbal communication skills. Will be able to work as part of a team but be dynamic and self-motivated.
• Other requirements: Will be of sufficient stamina and health to be capable of long periods of walking, bending, standing, sitting, moving, handling and positioning of patients and equipment. Capable of dealing with distressing and emotional incidents on a regular basis including working with terminally ill patients and upset/distraught patients or members of staff.
• Personal attributes: Model good behaviour and acceptable ways of communicating. Able to challenge unacceptable behaviour.
• Language requirement: Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.