Advanced Healthcare Scientist

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust; West Alvington; Vor Ort; GBP 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is expanding its Cardiac Physiology team and seeks an Advanced Healthcare Scientist with specialist echocardiography expertise. The role leads the Echocardiography service, collaborates with Imaging Cardiologists, and drives staff development and quality improvement.

Applicants should have a masters-level qualification in echocardiography or clinical physiology, be eligible for RCCP registration, and demonstrate a track record of teaching and service

Qualifikationen

• Post-graduate level qualification in echocardiography (e.g. BSE or equivalent)
• Relevant degree in cardiac physiology or related field
• Current ILS certification and RCCP eligibility
• Experience leading cardiac physiology / echocardiography services and education

Aufgaben

• Act as a specialist advanced reporting echocardiographer (sonographer)
• Lead development of Echocardiography services with Imaging Cardiologists and physiology colleagues
• Provide leadership with staff supervision, training and appraisals
• Develop local policies and guidelines to promote best clinical practice
• Deliver advanced clinical investigations and expert diagnostic reporting

Kenntnisse

Advanced echocardiography

Leadership

Teaching & mentorship

Organisation & admin

Ausbildung

Master's degree in echocardiography/clinical physiology

BSc (Hons) in clinical physiology

ILS certification

RCCP registration eligibility

Jobbeschreibung

Available as Annex 21 training role (if not BSE accredited applicants) for a suitable candidate.

This is a very exciting time for our Cardiology Department. We have been fortunate to secure and complete a full departmental rebuild and refurbishment. This is just part of a multi-million-pound investment in redevelopment across the whole hospital, to establish us as the largest and most modern NHS Hospital in the Southwest.

We are also part of the Plymouth Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) offering 4 echo rooms as well device follow-up, ECG/ambulatory monitoring and an array of other diagnostics . We are currently starting to work towards physiologist led valve service and looking to expand our echocardiography service with a focus on patient pathway improvement and are open to all forward thinking and innovative ideas/solutions.

We are a Centre of Excellence, looking to expand our cardiac physiology team with opportunities for specialists in electrophysiology, cardiac devices and echocardiography.

As the tertiary hospital and cardio-thoracic centre for the Southwest, we provide a full range of non-invasive and invasive procedures (including a large congenital non-invasive service). We work closely with surgical teams performing structural interventions and ablations. As a teaching hospital we have close links with the local university with PTP and PGCert students.

Main duties of the job

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

• To act as a specialist advanced reporting echocardiographer (sonographer).
• To develop the Echocardiography services with the Imaging Cardiologists, Lead Cardiac Physiologists and Service line manager with an emphasis on Physiologist led services.
• To provide a leadership role for the Echocardiography team performing staff supervision, training and appraisals.
• To update existing and create new local policies, procedures and guidelines promoting best clinical practice.
• To use their highly developed specialist knowledge and practical experience to provide complex clinical investigations for the provision of cardiac services.
• To act as a source of expert advice and knowledge for others involved in difficult diagnostic and treatment scenarios.
• To undertake routine and complex diagnostic cardiac investigations and interpret results to provide accurate clinical reports that can be clearly understood.
• To take an active part in promoting a culture of continuing CPD.

For further details please se the attached JD & PS

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job responsibilities

1 -To be highly competent in performing a broad range of routine and complex Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical procedures / techniques and be an advanced practitioner in at least one specialist field.

2 -As an advanced practitioner, to take a proactive role, together with the Lead Physiologists and other Cardiac Physiologists in the department, in developing and providing organised and efficient clinical-technical input to the diagnostic investigations and therapeutic services of the department.

3 -As a professional Advanced Healthcare Scientist, manage accordingly the maintenance of standards and quality in the clinical-technical Cardiac Physiology services, including responsibility for the training of trainees, junior staff and peers when they are rostered to the specialist areas in which the post-holder is highly competent.

4 -To foster and develop good working relationships through adequate, timely and appropriate communication with all other staff, and Patients, with whom the post-holder interacts during their work.

5 -To participate in providing the out-of-hours emergency Cardiac Physiology clinical-technical service to achieve 24-hour/7-day/365-days cover.

PRIMARY DUTIES

Echocardiography:

• Transthoracic Adult Echocardiography:Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
• Contrast Echocardiography:Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / preparing contrast agent / administering agent / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
• Physiological Stress Echocardiography:Patient preparation / ECG recording / BP measurements / supervising exercise / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography:Patient preparation / ECG recording / BP measurements / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
• Trans-Oesophogeal (endoscopic) Echocardiography [TOE]:Preparing Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / manipulation of probe / operating pulse oximetry equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Preparing and manipulating Patient / operating ultrasound scanning equipment / imaging / recording / measurements / analysis / interpretation / diagnostic reporting / signing-off.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

Qualifications

• oPost-graduate professional qualification (equivalent to masters level) in the specialist area of echocardiography (i.e BSE or equivalent professional accreditation)
• oRelevant BSc (Hons) or equivalent professional qualification (BTEC, ONC or HNC (MPPM), Dip HE in Clincal Physiology.
• oCurrent ILS certification.
• oEligibility for RCCP registration
• oTeaching qualification or work based assessor certification
• oBSE TOE or stress echo accreditation (or equivalent)

Knowledge & Experience

• oDemonstrable experience as a highly specialised practitioner in echocardiography.
• oDemonstrable experience in similar specialist lead or cardiac managerial role.
• oDemonstrable experience working in a centre with a range of complex echocardiography techniques/services including physiologist led services
• oProven record of teaching and mentorship in cardiac physiology
• oExcellent organisational and administrative skills with a proven ability to organise own time.
• oAbility to work well in a busy environment and endure long periods of concentration