Senior Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiography)

at  Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The postholder will

• To provide support to the echocardiography service across both

hospital sites, working alongside other physiologists to ensure

delivery of a quality clinical service.

• To be trained and able to undertake, supervise, and teach at a high

level TTEs

• To assist with TOE, Bubble Studies, and Stress Echoes
• To maintain a progressive learning environment within non-invasive

cardiology ensuring the development of all members of the

department.

• To work within a 7-day echo service and work weekends on a

rotational basis

• To be working towards BSE accreditation

The postholder will

• To provide support to the echocardiography service across both

hospital sites, working alongside other physiologists to ensure

delivery of a quality clinical service.

• To be trained and able to undertake, supervise, and teach at a high

level TTEs

• To assist with TOE, Bubble Studies, and Stress Echoes
• To maintain a progressive learning environment within non-invasive

cardiology ensuring the development of all members of the

department.

• To work within a 7-day echo service and work weekends on a

rotational basis

• To be working towards BSE accreditation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:
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To participate in the provision of the full, technical echo service and be working towards BSE accreditation in the foreseeable future if not currently obtained (where funding is provided and BSE accreditation achieved, the applicant will be contracted to stay within the department for (2) years post-accreditation).
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To assist with the efficient running of the technical service by prioritising daily workload.
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To maintain standards of technical competency in the provision of non-invasive, technical cardiac procedures.
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To assist lead echocardiographers in prioritising inpatient requests for echocardiograms on a daily basis by liaising with ward/medical staff and ensuring availability of technical staff and resources in conjunction with the Lead Echocardiographers and Operations Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist.
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To be responsible for the day to day area of work, ensuring that all equipment is operational, that all equipment and non-disposable items are cleaned, and that stock levels are sufficiently maintained.
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To be responsible for identifying equipment faults, and directly resolve fault issues by reporting them in a timely manner to lead echocardiographers and/or lead physiologists.
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To provide interpretation and full technical reports performed and be involved in reviewing/assisting with the reporting of studies performed by junior staff members.
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To effectively, promptly, and professionally respond to emergency situations maintaining control and requesting assistance as necessary.
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To assist with research studies as required.
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To assist during the full range of non-invasive cardiac procedures undertaken within the department when necessary.
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To remain up to date with latest trends in clinical physiology translating these into practice and transferring this knowledge to staff within one’s area of responsibility.
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To ensure all patients receive appropriate and individualised care.
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To undertake service provision and/or training in other areas of Clinical Physiology, as required.
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To be available to participate in the 7-day working rota for echocardiography.

EDUCATIONAL:

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To actively participate and commit to maintaining own personal professional development, identifying educational and clinical training needs in conjunction with the Operations Manager & Principal Cardiac Physiologist and Lead Echocardiographer.
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Once BSE accredited, to maintain professional accreditation through appropriate Continuous Professional and Personal Development.
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To ensure that own mandatory training is up to date.
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To participate in the training and development of local competencies of junior staff within echo and, if necessary, within other areas of the department.
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To actively maintain a progressive learning environment for all grades and disciplines of staff within the area of responsibility.
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To support a rigorous training programme within the department ensuring all physiologists attain state registration.

Please refer the Job description for details