Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cardiac Physiology Professional Lead within Newcastle Hospitals. This is a pivotal role within the department management team, designed to strengthen leadership, management, research, clinical competency, and education.
Cardiothoracic Services at Newcastle are a tertiary centre who provide a range of cardiac diagnostic and treatments across the city.
The post holder will develop, lead and manage a range of cardiac diagnostic and treatment services. They will also directly oversee and clinically lead physiologists and trainee physiologists.
This will be one of two positions to work together to support a large workforce and help deliver our ambitious strategy which will require enthusiastic, determined and highly professional individuals that enjoy using quality improvement methodologies to transform services.
- Interview Date: 23 April 2024
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37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be one of two who can work closely together in supporting the workforce and service. You will have a track record in effective operational management and successful delivery of financial, workforce and performance objectives.
You will be highly collaborative and systematic in your approach, with excellent communication skills to build effective internal and external partnerships.
Candidates who can lead, support, motivate and provide focus to their specialty teams with exceptional communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills are welcomed.
We encourage clinical working to maintain skills and contribute to service delivery.
Some of the main duties are to lead the cardiac physiology staff group across Newcastle Hospitals ensuring effective day to day management of the service. Responsibility for implementing new techniques, maintaining departmental records and producing guidelines, reports and plans and contributing to clinical services in your specialist field.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Head of the Cardiac Physiology Department is the lead clinician and departmental manager for the team of Cardiac Physiology staff across the Newcastle Hospitals and is responsible for the day to day management of the department ensuring that an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times.
- The post holder has responsibility for health and safety of patients and visitors, implementing new techniques, maintaining departmental records and producing departmental guidelines / reports, plans including recruitment of staff and teaching within the department and regionally.
- The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring that tests are performed, and results are produced, in line with departmental and national guidelines and in accordance with local safety policy. They will also routinely undertake all highly complex and routine diagnostic tests.
Clinical skills
- Perform an extensive range of diagnostic tests, including highly complex tests only available at a specialist centre. Ability to set up highly complex tests, explain the nature and purpose of the test to the patient, analyse data which necessitates knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of several specialties, diagnosing complex raw data and reporting of the results.
- Explanation of test results to patient.
- Responsible for selecting best treatment for patients based on study results
- Liaise with University academic staff with reference to the development of Cardiac Physiologists and support staff education and training. o Liaise with training providers, deliver training, mentor and assess students Individual, small groups in specific areas o Update student records and assessment plans in a timely manner.
- Relate factual information to anxious patients and relatives regarding examinations and procedures
o Adapt explanations of highly complex tests to potentially unwell and terminally ill paediatric and adult patients, whose first language may not be English.
o Persuade/negotiate and motivate e.g. upset children, distraught adults unwilling or afraid to comply with instructions
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Head of the Cardiac Physiology Department is the lead clinician and departmental manager for the team of Cardiac Physiology staff across the Newcastle Hospitals and is responsible for the day to day management of the department ensuring that an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times.
- The post holder has responsibility for health and safety of patients and visitors, implementing new techniques, maintaining departmental records and producing departmental guidelines / reports, plans including recruitment of staff and teaching within the department and regionally.
- The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring that tests are performed, and results are produced, in line with departmental and national guidelines and in accordance with local safety policy. They will also routinely undertake all highly complex and routine diagnostic tests.
Clinical skills
- Perform an extensive range of diagnostic tests, including highly complex tests only available at a specialist centre. Ability to set up highly complex tests, explain the nature and purpose of the test to the patient, analyse data which necessitates knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of several specialties, diagnosing complex raw data and reporting of the results.
- Explanation of test results to patient.
- Responsible for selecting best treatment for patients based on study results
- Liaise with University academic staff with reference to the development of Cardiac Physiologists and support staff education and training. o Liaise with training providers, deliver training, mentor and assess students Individual, small groups in specific areas o Update student records and assessment plans in a timely manner.
- Relate factual information to anxious patients and relatives regarding examinations and procedures
o Adapt explanations of highly complex tests to potentially unwell and terminally ill paediatric and adult patients, whose first language may not be English.
o Persuade/negotiate and motivate e.g. upset children, distraught adults unwilling or afraid to comply with instructions
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Masters Level Qualification in Cardiac Science or equivalent qualification or experience
- BSc in clinical physiology (cardiac) or equivalent qualification or experience.
- SCST Parts I and II or equivalent experience
- A postgraduate professional qualification e.g. BSE, HR-UK or IBHRE
- Current AHCS or RCCP registration or equivalent (e.g. BSE voluntary register).
- Management qualifications or demonstrable equivalent experience e.g. Diploma in Management with knowledge and experience including Finance, Recruitment and Selection, Appraisals, Communication and Managing Change
- Qualifications and experience in staff training and teaching
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence
- Extensive experience at a senior level within cardiac physiology
- Up to date knowledge of relevant training/education programme
- Good understanding and working knowledge of the Modernising Scientific Careers programme
- Experience of team leadership
- Knowledge of methods of education, mentorship and supervision of a range of staff including trainee clinical physiologists, doctors and nurses.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of highly complex equipment, its limitations, routine maintenance and repairs
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly skilled in diagnostic testing
- Good organisational skills with ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
- Good IT skills
- First class patient handling and good communication skills
Values I Behavioural I Attitudes
Essential
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work independently, and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to lead the development of the service within the department to ensure successful implementation of national guidelines e.g. Initiate, develop, plan and implement departmental policies
- Ability to plan own workload and daily activities and those of other staff members in the department
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Masters Level Qualification in Cardiac Science or equivalent qualification or experience
- BSc in clinical physiology (cardiac) or equivalent qualification or experience.
- SCST Parts I and II or equivalent experience
- A postgraduate professional qualification e.g. BSE, HR-UK or IBHRE
- Current AHCS or RCCP registration or equivalent (e.g. BSE voluntary register).
- Management qualifications or demonstrable equivalent experience e.g. Diploma in Management with knowledge and experience including Finance, Recruitment and Selection, Appraisals, Communication and Managing Change
- Qualifications and experience in staff training and teaching
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence
- Extensive experience at a senior level within cardiac physiology
- Up to date knowledge of relevant training/education programme
- Good understanding and working knowledge of the Modernising Scientific Careers programme
- Experience of team leadership
- Knowledge of methods of education, mentorship and supervision of a range of staff including trainee clinical physiologists, doctors and nurses.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of highly complex equipment, its limitations, routine maintenance and repairs
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly skilled in diagnostic testing
- Good organisational skills with ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
- Good IT skills
- First class patient handling and good communication skills
Values I Behavioural I Attitudes
Essential
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work independently, and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to lead the development of the service within the department to ensure successful implementation of national guidelines e.g. Initiate, develop, plan and implement departmental policies
- Ability to plan own workload and daily activities and those of other staff members in the department
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
