Job summary
Here at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust we have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist in Echocardiography to join our team. Delivering cardiac and respiratory diagnostics across Calderdale Royal Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the new Community Diagnostic Spoke and Hub in the heart of the Halifax and Huddersfield communities.
Calderdale & Huddersfield is a large District General Hospital with an ever growing cardiology diagnostic department which is invested in developing the future workforce for Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Scientists.
The post holder will work as a key member of the Cardio-Respiratory Service, by competently carrying out various diagnostic procedures in various health care settings.
Main duties of the job
- To work independently performing and reporting adult transthoracic echocardiograms on both inpatients and outpatients across the Trust.
- To provide training and training support to clinical physiologists and Speciality Doctors
- To provide clinical support and reporting supervision with reporting support/feedback to all disciplines in training within the team including unaccredited clinical physiologists and Speciality Doctors.
- To work in partnership with Cardiology Consultants and Registrars performing Stress Echocardiography, Transoesophageal Echocardiography and Contrast Studies.
- In partnership with the appropriate Team Lead, is responsible for and maximises clinic capacity with regularly monitoring and auditing of the IP/OP requirements
- Alongside the appropriate Team Lead and in conjunction with the Oncology Research leads, provide clinical and technical support to the Oncology Trial teams to provide a high quality cardiac monitoring service for all trial participants
- Participate in departmental audits as required by the Clinical Leads.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Performing and reporting transthoracic echo to BSE standards.
- Performing / assisting in Dobutamine Stress Echo, Transoesophageal Echo, 3D and Contrast Studies as required.
- Working at all Trust sites as required.
- Providing Immediate Life Support within the department and throughout the Trust premises as required.
- Responsible for the care, maintenance and safety checks for all equipment ensure daily checks are run on all equipment and report/repair when necessary in line with the department protocols.
- Adhering to departmental protocols and procedures following Trust and national guidelines.
- Is competent in manual handling skills for patients and equipment.
- The ability to recognize and act upon significant abnormalities.
- Prioritization of their own workload /caseload and all junior staff.
- Reporting to and liaising with medical colleagues about patients requiring medical review.
- Training and development of student physiologists, specialty doctors and those undertaking echo training and observation within the department.
- Is able to carry out, without supervision, and produce a factual report on the following:
Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography
Advanced Echocardiography
Routine ECG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Performing and reporting transthoracic echo to BSE standards.
- Performing / assisting in Dobutamine Stress Echo, Transoesophageal Echo, 3D and Contrast Studies as required.
- Working at all Trust sites as required.
- Providing Immediate Life Support within the department and throughout the Trust premises as required.
- Responsible for the care, maintenance and safety checks for all equipment ensure daily checks are run on all equipment and report/repair when necessary in line with the department protocols.
- Adhering to departmental protocols and procedures following Trust and national guidelines.
- Is competent in manual handling skills for patients and equipment.
- The ability to recognize and act upon significant abnormalities.
- Prioritization of their own workload /caseload and all junior staff.
- Reporting to and liaising with medical colleagues about patients requiring medical review.
- Training and development of student physiologists, specialty doctors and those undertaking echo training and observation within the department.
- Is able to carry out, without supervision, and produce a factual report on the following:
Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography
Advanced Echocardiography
Routine ECG
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
- State registration with RCCP/AHCS
- BSE Accreditation
- ILS/ ALS Current
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Cardiology
- SLIP Course
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Proven experience of adult transthoracic echocardiography/ Non-Invasive cardiology
- Acts as an independent practitioner in all areas on job specification.
- Excellent ECG analysis skills
- Able to use audit tools
- Well-developed IT skills
- Evidence of CPD in specialist procedures ANTT trained
- Experience of advanced techniques
- Experience of specific cardiac monitoring techniques in trial work
- The ability to evaluate and act appropriately in emergency situations
- Is able to act as trainer to more junior staff and students
Desirable
- Physiologist led stress testing.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Consistency / high quality / safety -of practice
- Excellent organisational skills
- The ability to prioritise and plan
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent)
- State registration with RCCP/AHCS
- BSE Accreditation
- ILS/ ALS Current
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Cardiology
- SLIP Course
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Proven experience of adult transthoracic echocardiography/ Non-Invasive cardiology
- Acts as an independent practitioner in all areas on job specification.
- Excellent ECG analysis skills
- Able to use audit tools
- Well-developed IT skills
- Evidence of CPD in specialist procedures ANTT trained
- Experience of advanced techniques
- Experience of specific cardiac monitoring techniques in trial work
- The ability to evaluate and act appropriately in emergency situations
- Is able to act as trainer to more junior staff and students
Desirable
- Physiologist led stress testing.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Consistency / high quality / safety -of practice
- Excellent organisational skills
- The ability to prioritise and plan
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).
