Job summary
This role presents a unique opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute to the Medical and Cardiac Physiology teams, delivering high-quality care to both in-hospital and day-case patients. Simultaneously, the candidate will undergo specialised training in transthoracic Echocardiography, working towards achieving British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) adult accreditation
The post holder will contribute to delivering high quality evidence based clinical care working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team and under the supervision of the relevant consultants. Applicants must have achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Physician Associate Studies.
You will be supported with a thorough induction and will have an individual mentor to ensure that development needs are achieved. Research and Audit is actively encouraged.
Main duties of the job
To conduct daily ward rounds with the medical team, review patients and formulate appropriate clinical plans.
To ensure continuity of high standard of care, assessing the health needs of the patients and taking appropriate actions including:
Ordering of diagnostic tests, making and receiving referrals and discharging patients within agreed protocols.
Independently perform and interpret adult transthoracic echocardiograms
To provide advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis through to treatment.
To accept responsibility for own caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care recorded, which reflects the assessments undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patient's records.
To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff and other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To conduct daily ward rounds with the medical team, review patients and formulate appropriate clinical plans.
To ensure continuity of high standard of care, assessing the health needs of the patients and taking appropriate actions including:
Ordering of diagnostic tests, Making and receiving referrals and discharging patients within agreed protocols.
Undergo comprehensive training in transthoracic echocardiography.
Work closely with the Cardiac Physiology team to gain practical experience in echocardiographic assessments.
Aim to achieve British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation within a three year timeframe.
Align with one of the cardiology Clinical Service Units to develop a focused area of interest and expertise.
To provide advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis through to treatment.
To accept responsibility for own caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care recorded, which reflects the assessments undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patients records.
To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff and other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To conduct daily ward rounds with the medical team, review patients and formulate appropriate clinical plans.
To ensure continuity of high standard of care, assessing the health needs of the patients and taking appropriate actions including:
Ordering of diagnostic tests, Making and receiving referrals and discharging patients within agreed protocols.
Undergo comprehensive training in transthoracic echocardiography.
Work closely with the Cardiac Physiology team to gain practical experience in echocardiographic assessments.
Aim to achieve British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation within a three year timeframe.
Align with one of the cardiology Clinical Service Units to develop a focused area of interest and expertise.
To provide advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following diagnosis through to treatment.
To accept responsibility for own caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care recorded, which reflects the assessments undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made, ensuring clear documentation in the patients records.
To be actively involved in in-patient care, liaising with ward staff and other members of the clinical team as appropriate.
Person Specification
Leadership, Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, and professional skills
Desirable
- Evidence working in collaboration to support efficient patient care.
Service Development
Desirable
- Evidence of participate in the delivery of training programmes to hospital staff
Educational Activities
Essential
- Participate in the teaching to medical personnel, other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Interest in Audit and Research
Professional Registration
Essential
Desirable
- British Society of Echocardiogaphy (BSE) Accreditation
Person Specification
Leadership, Communication and Teamwork
Essential
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, and professional skills
Desirable
- Evidence working in collaboration to support efficient patient care.
Service Development
Desirable
- Evidence of participate in the delivery of training programmes to hospital staff
Educational Activities
Essential
- Participate in the teaching to medical personnel, other healthcare professionals
Desirable
- Interest in Audit and Research
Professional Registration
Essential
Desirable
- British Society of Echocardiogaphy (BSE) Accreditation
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
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).
