Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Band 7

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a fully qualified BSE-accredited echocardiographer to perform both routine and complex adult echocardiography at Lincoln County Hospital.

The Lincolnshire Heart Centre, part of ULHT, provides extensive cardiac services and 24/7 PCI support across Lincolnshire. You will join a busy, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality cardiac imaging across three acute sites.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified echocardiographer with BSE accreditation.
• Experience in adult echocardiography, routine and complex studies.
• Eligible to work in the UK and registered with the appropriate body.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex adult echocardiography according to protocol.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary cardiac imaging services at Lincoln County Hospital.
• Support the Lincolnshire Heart Centre in providing high-quality investigations.

Skills

BSE Accredited echocardiography

Job description

We are looking for a full qualified (BSE Accredited) echocardiography to perform both routine and complex adult echocardiography at Lincoln County Hospital.

Linconshire Heart Centre

United Lincolnshire Hospital hosts the Lincolnshire Heart Centre (located on our Lincoln County Hospital site) which opened in 2013 as a regional heart attack centre to provide 24/7 primary PCI to the population of Lincolnshire. We offer a full complement of invasive coronary procedures including left heart catheterisation, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), rotational atherectomy (rotablation) and ELCA (laser). We perform in the region of 400 Primary PCIs (PPCI), 1000 PCI, 1500 Coronary Angiograms and 300 device implantations per year (pacemaker, ICD and CRT).

Cardiac Physiology

We provide cardiac physiology services to 3 acute hospital sites: Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital (Boston) and Grantham District Hospital. All 3 sites have busy and comprehensive echocardiography services (including DSE/TOE/GUCH) and you will find all the typical cardiac investigations such as ETT, Tilt Table Testing, We provide pacemaker follow-up clinics on all 3 acute sites and complex device follow-up on 2 of our larger acute sites., Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).