Ambulatory Cardiology Clinical Team Leader

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Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an Ambulatory Cardiology Clinical Team Leader to manage the cardiology service team and ensure high standards of patient care. The role involves planning and executing specialized cardiac investigations and overseeing HR management within the department. Candidates must be qualified in cardiac diagnostics and capable of clinical mentorship. This position is crucial for maintaining service quality throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Qualified to perform ambulatory cardiac diagnostics.
• Experience in managing HR tasks, including recruitment and staff management.
• Ability to conduct clinical teaching and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the ambulatory cardiology service team.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care within the service.
• Perform specialized cardiac ambulatory investigations.

Job description

Ambulatory Cardiology Clinical Team Leader

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MANAGERIAL (HR)

1. To line manage the ambulatory cardiology service team including sickness absence, performance, annual leave, and rota management (all aspects of HR management).
2. Continually review the skill mix to be appropriate to service requirements and professional standards.
3. To ensure the department is appropriately staffed to provide quality comprehensive services year-round through constructive and rationale leave management.
4. Responsible for the deployment of staff to ensure the most effective level of service/patient care and delivery.
5. Responsible for standards of care delivered by the ambulatory team and will conduct audits and relevant checks to ensure standards are consistently high and meet professional standards.
6. Ensure all staff within the service have adequate clinical supervision and mentorship, and consider all opportunities for the teams and individuals' professional development.
7. To drive the implementation of Trust procedures and policies within the department.
8. Responsible for recruitment and retention within the department. Ensuring any vacancies or resignations are acted on as soon as possible to prevent gaps in the rota which could impact service delivery.

CLINICAL

1. Be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care within the ambulatory service, maintaining agreed standards and ensuring patient satisfaction.
2. To perform a range of specialised cardiac ambulatory investigations including but not limited to Exercise Treadmill Tests, ECGs, telemetry/tapes, analysis, and reporting on results. The post holder will be qualified and able to provide all relevant ambulatory cardiac diagnostics provided by the department, allowing them to work clinically across all areas.
3. To respond to requirements to cover clinical lists at short notice, this could be inpatients or outpatients, and there may be occasions where the post holder needs to cover these lists themselves.
4. To report and analyse own and others' clinical work.
5. To provide clinical teaching and mentorship to support the professional development of the workforce.
6. Monitor the quality and accuracy of patient investigations.
7. To regularly perform quality checks & audits which measure the standard to which clinicians in the department are working. To provide assurance to the Technical Cardiology Manager, as well as the Senior Triumvirate, regarding the standard of the services provided, and to manage and support improvement in performance/practice where required, in line with Trust policy.