Job summary
- Main area
- Health Science
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 388-6375861-AHP
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
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BSE Accredited Echocardiographer
Band 7
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled independently reporting BSE accredited echocardiographer to join the team at Torbay Hospital
As the post holder you will manage their own transthoracic echo lists in outpatient and inpatient settings and liaise with other health care professionals to provide reports and opinions. They will be comfortable working in acute settings as required.
Main duties of the job
You will support the Cardiac Ultrasound Service for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust by providing a high standard of work within Echocardiography that meets organisational, professional, and individual needs for the Diagnostic Cardiology Unit.
You will undertake routine and complex diagnostic transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac ultrasound investigations and interpret results to provide an accurate clinical report that can be clearly understood by a physician not experienced in echocardiography and adheres to local and national guidelines.
Working for our organisation
We offer a 24/7 primary PCI service with the ability to perform rotablation, IVUS, pressure wires and intra-aortic balloon pumps, as well as brady and complex pacing.
There is an 8 bedded coronary care unit, 8 bedded chest pain unit and 14 bedded cardiology wards in this busy and expanding cardiac centre. We currently have 5 interventional cardiologists and 4 non-interventional cardiologists with a view to expanding to allow 7 days working.
The Echocardiography team consists of seven BSE accredited Echocardiographers. The team complete around 9500 scans per year on a mixture of Inpatients and Outpatients. The Team provides several complex services including Stress and contrast Echo and Physiologist led TOE’s
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication and working relationships.
· Participate in regular meetings with the senior members of the department and other professionals to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas.
· Attend appropriate meetings/groups feeding back to the Lead Echocardiographer.
· Provide formal written reports as and when required to with regard to formal assessment of staff skills and competency.
· Value the contribution and individuality of staff and team members.
· Will listen to, communicate with, value and acknowledge contributions from others.
· Communicates regularly with outpatients and inpatients (day case patients and ward stay patients) as the sole member of staff within a section and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
· Works closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team towards a common goal in team orientated procedures.
Responsibility for patients and client care
· Provide support to specialist clinics and specialist treatment interventions.
· Provide appropriate clinical and scientific advice and interpretation of analytical results.
· Participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
· Apply and promote evidence-based practice and use of relevant clinical protocols and procedures.
· Ensuring that all equipment used on patients and the public is handled and applied in accordance with health and safety requirements and other national or international guidelines.
· Ensuring that the environment in which Cardiac Physiology Services take place are fit for purpose, clean, well ordered and maintained.
Planning and organisation
· Be able to manage own workload and adapt to clinical change within the echocardiography environment.
· Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and organise the clinical caseload within a designated area of Cardiology. Includes the planning and organisation of expected and acute workload and deployment of more junior staff within that area.
· Commitment to working within teams.
· In conjunction with the Lead Echocardiographer and other colleagues ensure that appropriate staffing levels exist across the departments.
Responsibility and accountability
· Adhere to established polices and codes of practice.
· Attend mandatory training.
· Adhere to training guidelines set out from the British society of echocardiography.
· Recognise the significance of investigation findings and diagnosis and act on these accordingly.
Responsibility for finance, equipment, and other resources
· Although this post holds no direct budgetary responsibility, an awareness of budgetary implications is essential.
· To evaluate and assess new technology and equipment prior to purchase in collaboration with the Lead Echocardiographer.
· Ensure safe and efficient use of equipment, resources and consumables always reporting any faults or breakages to line manager.
Responsibility for Research and Development
· To assist in research projects within the department when required.
· To assist with case presentations and audit data at departmental meetings.
· To monitor and audit quality and technical standards within their specialist area and implement changes as necessary alongside the Lead echocardiographer to improve the service.
· To be involved in research trials, including the supervision and organisation of appropriate research within own specialist area.
· Assist in the development of new and innovative procedures
Please see full description on Job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSE accredited echocardiographer
- BSC Physiology/Related science subject
Desirable criteria
- AHCS Registered
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of complex Echo TOE/Stress
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Shinner
- Job title
- Physiology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803655120
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