Job summary
Full time, permanent role
This is an exciting upgrade opportunity for an existing Band 6 Cardiac Physiologist to work as the Band 7 Clinical Practice Educator at Rotherham general Hospital.
The department is progressive and recognises the need to develop the future workforce. This is a clinical role and the successful candidate will deliver on-the-job training within the department and support education needs.
You must be highly motivated, able to influence others, be empathetic and have in depth knowledge of cardiac physiology training pathways. The Cardiac Physiology Service at Rotherham is evolving and requires flexible and forward thinking staff to shape our future. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills to work autonomously and act as a positive role model within the department.
You will be an experienced Band 6 Cardiac Physiologist with a passion for training and supporting others.
Applicants must be a qualified Cardiac Physiologist/Clinical Scientist and hold appropriate qualifications as per job specification. A training or assessors qualification is essential.
RCCP/ AHCS/ HCPC registration is mandatory.
If not held already, Clinical Scientist Equivalence is expected within 12months of appointment. A post graduate clinical qualification is desirable (e.g. PG Cert/ BHRS/ BSE). The successful candidate must have experience of working as a Clinical Practice Educator or in a training focussed role.
Main duties of the job
As the Band 7 Clinical Practice Educator within Cardiac Physiology you will:
- Deliver and assess high quality clinical training and education to students and other personnel
- Maintain and develop clinical expertise delivering evidence based practice
- Be supported to maintain relevant assessor qualifications
- Demonstrate leadership skills & initiative to assist in the day-to-day coordination of the Cardiac Physiology Service
About us
The Rotherham
NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our
local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the
right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of
Rotherham
As a Trust we
are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of
everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the
second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a
place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement
overall
But don't just
take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for
our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and
recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of
patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making
All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve
our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.
If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us
on our journey to excellence
Certificates of Sponsorship
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification
for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification
for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training and Education
Essential
- Provides learning and development to students, cardiac physiology staff and other multidisciplinary professionals
- Teaching, training and assessment skills. Including the assessment of other trainers
- Presentation skills, which may include delivering lectures or training events to large groups
- Motivation for self-directed study for maintenance of post graduate level accreditation, relevant training qualifications and continued professional development
- If not already HCPC registered, post-holder must be willing to achieve STP Equivalence and HCPC registration within 12months of appointment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge:
- Wide, thorough and up-to-date specialist postgraduate level knowledge across the full range of cardiac physiology investigations
- Specialist and technical knowledge in line with evidence based practice
- In depth, up-to-date knowledge of the training & assessment routes within Cardiac Physiology (Apprenticeships, PTP, ETP, STP, HSST) and syllabus
- Knowledge of learning styles and different ways to teach/train
- Knowledge of professional standards in keeping with HCPC registration or RCCP/AHCS
- Knowledge of NHS Policies, practices and procedures including clinical governance
Physical and Practical
Essential
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking
- clinical skills, use of highly specialist equipment and documentation
- IT Skills
- Maintaining clinical equipment
- Willing and able to work in different clinical settings which may involve a community location in the future.
- To work flexibly in accordance with department needs. This may involve changing working days or shift duration to cover clinical lists. The department is also working towards a 7-day service.
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The nature of the job role means that clinical lists may run beyond standard session duration, particularly in the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab. The post holder must be flexible to extend shift duration to cover clinical work.
Professional Registration/PIN
Essential
- Please enter HCPC PIN where possible
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in performing and reporting a wide range of routine Invasive and Non-Invasive cardiac investigations/ procedures
- Experience of working as a Clinical Practice Educator or in a training focussed role within Cardiac Physiology
- Evidence of up-to-date CPD within own specialism
- Demonstrable experience working as an independent practitioner at Band 6 level
Desirable
- Experience of clinical specialisms such as Cardiac Devices and/ or Echocardiography. Advanced level training in these specialisms must be performed by appropriately accredited staff members.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent (e.g. BSc in Clinical Physiology or HTEC MPPM with SCST Parts I and II)
- HCPC/RCCP/ AHCS Registration (HCPC expected within 12months of recruitment)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and manual defibrillation certification. Relevant Training or Assessors Qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate qualification within cardiology (e.g. PG Cert, BHRS or BSE)
Person Specification
Training and Education
Essential
- Provides learning and development to students, cardiac physiology staff and other multidisciplinary professionals
- Teaching, training and assessment skills. Including the assessment of other trainers
- Presentation skills, which may include delivering lectures or training events to large groups
- Motivation for self-directed study for maintenance of post graduate level accreditation, relevant training qualifications and continued professional development
- If not already HCPC registered, post-holder must be willing to achieve STP Equivalence and HCPC registration within 12months of appointment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge:
- Wide, thorough and up-to-date specialist postgraduate level knowledge across the full range of cardiac physiology investigations
- Specialist and technical knowledge in line with evidence based practice
- In depth, up-to-date knowledge of the training & assessment routes within Cardiac Physiology (Apprenticeships, PTP, ETP, STP, HSST) and syllabus
- Knowledge of learning styles and different ways to teach/train
- Knowledge of professional standards in keeping with HCPC registration or RCCP/AHCS
- Knowledge of NHS Policies, practices and procedures including clinical governance
Physical and Practical
Essential
- Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking
- clinical skills, use of highly specialist equipment and documentation
- IT Skills
- Maintaining clinical equipment
- Willing and able to work in different clinical settings which may involve a community location in the future.
- To work flexibly in accordance with department needs. This may involve changing working days or shift duration to cover clinical lists. The department is also working towards a 7-day service.
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The nature of the job role means that clinical lists may run beyond standard session duration, particularly in the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab. The post holder must be flexible to extend shift duration to cover clinical work.
Professional Registration/PIN
Essential
- Please enter HCPC PIN where possible
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in performing and reporting a wide range of routine Invasive and Non-Invasive cardiac investigations/ procedures
- Experience of working as a Clinical Practice Educator or in a training focussed role within Cardiac Physiology
- Evidence of up-to-date CPD within own specialism
- Demonstrable experience working as an independent practitioner at Band 6 level
Desirable
- Experience of clinical specialisms such as Cardiac Devices and/ or Echocardiography. Advanced level training in these specialisms must be performed by appropriately accredited staff members.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) or equivalent (e.g. BSc in Clinical Physiology or HTEC MPPM with SCST Parts I and II)
- HCPC/RCCP/ AHCS Registration (HCPC expected within 12months of recruitment)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and manual defibrillation certification. Relevant Training or Assessors Qualification
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate qualification within cardiology (e.g. PG Cert, BHRS or BSE)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
