Chief Cardiac Physiologist – Echocardiography

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a part-time Chief Cardiac Physiologist. The role involves performing echocardiography, mentoring staff, and requires full BSE/EACVI accreditation. This is an opportunity to advance skills within an innovative healthcare environment focused on high standards of patient care and professional development. Weekend work expected.

Qualifications

• Well versed in basic diagnostic skills expected of a band 6 cardiac physiologist or higher.
• Experience on Hands-on Transthoracic echo.
• Experience in delegating tasks and mentorship of junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Perform unsupervised complex-level tasks in the Echocardiography Department.
• Supervise, train, guide, and support staff.
• Rotating between St Bartholomew's Hospital and another hospital site.

Skills

Transthoracic echocardiography

Effective verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Heavy workload management

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology (or international equivalent)

Full BSE/EACVI accreditation

Immediate Life Support certification

Tools

patient electronic system (CRS)

Job description

Band 7 Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography (Part time - 33.75 hours per week including weekend cover).

We are seeking a part time (33.75 hours per week including weekend cover) dynamic and conscientious Echocardiographer to work at Barts Health NHS Trust. The successful candidate will work at the Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital located in The City of London, with rotation to one of the other sites within the Trust network. This will provide the successful candidate exposure to a variety of cardiac pathologies and clinical situations.

We are the first department in the country to hold accreditation with both the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), so this is an exciting opportunity to develop your career as a competent Echocardiographer with opportunities to progress to training in advanced specialist areas i.e. Cardio-oncology, cardiomyopathy and/or adult congenital.

The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, motivated and forward-thinking individual who will contribute to the cardiac physiology team and echo service.

We are looking for an accredited transthoracic echocardiographer, independently performing and reporting to BSE standards or equivalent. Applicants must hold full accreditation with a recognised national/international body and have relevant experience at a senior cardiac physiologist level and be ready to embark on the next step of their career.

Main duties of the job

An experienced Chief Cardiac Physiologist/Highly Specialized Echocardiographer/Cardiac Scientist must work competently in a busy Echocardiography Department. The post-holder will be required to perform unsupervised complex-level tasks and assist senior staff as needed. The post holder must be able to rotate between St Bartholomew's Hospital and one other hospital site within the Trust network. They also required weekend rotation for delivering a 7-day NHS service (Every weekend over 45 weeks per year). Staff will be job planned to cover 3 days during weekdays and 2 days on weekends. We will accept and consider part-time arrangements if necessary. The post-holder will be required to work autonomously as a senior staff member within the non-invasive Cardiac Diagnostics department, assisting senior staff with managerial tasks. In addition, the post-holder will be required to supervise, train, guide, and support staff in performing their roles and support senior staff members.

Furthermore, you will be supported to develop your leadership skills as you supervise and train staff in the performance of their individual roles and give support to senior staff members

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which we have Our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology (or international equivalent)
• Full BSE/EACVI accreditation
• Immediate Life Support

Experience

• Well versed in basic diagnostic skills expected of a band 6 cardiac physiologist or higher
• Experience on Hands on Transthoracic echo
• Experience in delegating tasks
• Experience in mentorship of junior colleagues

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of transthoracic echocardiography, image acquisition and reporting

Skills

• Ability to work in and contribute to a team environment
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to cope with a heavy workload
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and demonstrate initiative
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to use Microsoft (Word & Excel) applications
• Knowledge of current professional issues
• Knowledge of a CRS(patient electronic system)or similar system

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.