Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-SB-EMF16768
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £45,753 - £52,067 Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist – Echocardiography
Band 7
Job overview
JOB PURPOSE
We are an ambitious and enthusiastic team providing both routine and specialist cardiac
testing. The post holder will perform, without supervision transthoracic echocardiograms on adult inpatients and outpatients and write reports to BSE standard.
The post-holder will provide clinical leadership in the echocardiography service alongside 7 other echocardiographers, whilst working alongside other physiologists to ensure delivery of a quality clinical service
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
To be BSE accredited and undertake, supervise and teach at high level TTEs
To assist with TOE, Bubble Studies and Stress Echo’s
To develop the complex echo service and improve management of complex echo
lists within the department
To maintain a progressive learning environment and ensure the development of all
members within the echo department
To assist in achieving BSE departmental accreditation
To deputise for the head of departments and take on management and leadership
responsibility in partnership with the departmental head as well as day to day running
of clinics and equipment
Paediatric echo is regularly performed at the
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 7 Post ( Part time -18.5 Hours ) : Highly Specialist Cardiac
Physiologist (Echocardiography) +16% Recruitment & Retention
Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist - Echo - £45753-52067 per annum inclusive of Higher Cost Supplement area and plus R&R 16% of Basic Salary.
We are seeking a suitably qualified Cardiac Physiologist / Echocardiographer to join our team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
The Cardiology Business Unit provides a full invasive and non-invasive cardiac service including cardiac catheterisation. The department also offers physiologist-led exercise testing, 24 hour ECG and BP monitoring and event recording. We have a busy Pacemaker/ICD implant and follow-up service; we are the leading implant centre in Surrey for ICDs and CRTs.
In terms of echocardiography, the department currently performs around 10000-12000 routine echoes annually and around 1000 advance echoes such as Stress, Contrast and TOE. BSE accreditation in adult Echocardiography is essential (or equivalent such as EACVI). Applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent and at least 1 year post BSE qualification experience in Transthoracic Echocardiography.
Applicants must be a highly self-motivated, well organized, flexible and reliable. You should be able to demonstrate expertise in advanced techniques in echocardiography and be enthusiastic to both teach and learn within the field of echocardiography. Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills are a key requirement and your willingness to use initiative will see you succeed. There is a commitment to research within the department and you will be expected to be a part of this.
This post offers you the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment with a friendly motivated team, further develop your knowledge and skills in Echocardiography and leadership at band 7 level, participate in training and teaching, and ensure you are supported in maintaining your BSE accreditation.
We also able to offer flexible working hours of 8am to 6pm, four days per week with a fixed day off
(following a two month settling in period), or 9am to 5pm five days per week .
A full training and induction programme will be provided to familiarise the successful candidate with
departmental policies and procedures.
We encourage you to give us a call to arrange an informal visit.
If you would like to know more about this role please contact S. Ratnatheepan (Head of Echocardiography) Tel: 01483 571122 Ext 6419
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology or equivalent & RCCP registration
- Intermediate Life Support Skills
- BSE accreditation in adult echocardiography or EACVI accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Higher Professional Qualification/Masters Level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- One year experience post BSE qualification in Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Substantial physiological measurements experience
- Extensive experience in assisting with stress echos, bubble studies and TOEs
- Extensive knowledge of physiological investigations
- Sound knowledge of all areas and techniques within echocardiography
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Siva Ratnatheepan
- Job title
- Head of Echocardiography
- Email address
- [email protected]
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