Highly specialised Cardiac Physiologist (echo)
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, CB2 0AY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9175-24-0176 |
Summary
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role The main objective of this position is for the post holder to become a key and dynamic member of the non- invasive Cardiac Physiology Echocardiography Team. Using their expertise and developing knowledge to provide technical/scientific expertise in ECHO, the key activities that are expected of the post holder once training is complete are as follows; 1. Perform advanced TTE in accordance with BSE guidelines and department standards/protocol 2. Provide a comprehensive report for each study 3. Designated supervision and mentoring of junior colleagues within the department 4. Responsible for archiving of data to appropriate places as per trust policies 5. Ensure that personal knowledge is current, reflecting change in clinical echocardiography 6. Perform the role of highly specialised physiologist within transoesophageal and stress echo teams, including interpretation, record keeping and patient care/safety 7. To be part of the echo catheter lab team during TOE/TTE guided structural heart interventions (ASD/PFO/LAA /Paravalvular closures, EP procedures and TAVI) 8. To work towards performing agitated saline studies/contrast studies 9. To review, maintain and develop agreed standards of documentation in accordance with BSE guidelines and department minimum standards, in liaison with peer physiologist 10. The post holder will participate, as required, in clinical and non-clinical audit projects aimed at improving patient care and the effective and efficient delivery of services 11. Take on an area of managerial responsibility within echo such as recruitment, human resource matters, education, information technology, e-rostering, rotas, procurement, SOP and Datix incident issues 12. Is responsible for contributing to the development of policies within own function or service and supporting implementation For a full job description please see the role profile.