Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography

Bupa; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description:

Job: Highly Specialised Clinical Cardiac Physiologist - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Department: Cardiac Services

Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, SW5 0TU

Permanent / Contract: Permanent

Salary range: £ Competitive

Full time/part time: Full-Time, 37.50 hours per week, with a flexible working shift pattern plus additional on-call commitments

As the Highly Specialised Clinical Cardiac Physiologist at Bupa, our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

We are looking to appoint an exceptionally driven individual who will lead the team providing Cardiac Physiology Services within the Clinical Investigation Centre specialising in the field of Complex Diagnostics.

Ideally, you will have a proven specialist background in Echocardiology and Non-Invasive Cardiac Physiology Diagnostics. You’ll report to the Lead Cardiac Physiologist while working closely with other department leaders within Cardiac Services.

This position will attract an opportunity for training in our CathLabs or extend skills in the area of syncope assessment.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

The HS Clinical Cardiac Physiologist specialising in Echocardiography will plan and implement overall standard operational policies and procedures and assist in extending the services provided with Cardiac Physiology.

In conjunction with the Head of Cardiac Services, you’ll support specialised consultants with service delivery and resources within a multidisciplinary department, managing the day-to-day performance of their line reporting, creating and maintaining KPIs and ensuring that project milestones and goals are met and adhered to.

You’ll perform a range of highly specialised cardiac ultrasound investigations, including adult transthoracic, contrast (for left ventricular opacification) and bubble study echocardiograms, 3D echocardiograms, dobutamine stress echocardiograms, assisting with transoesophageal echocardiograms, performing accurate and reproducible measurements and quantification, interpreting findings and independently issuing final clinically diagnostic reports to a competent, highly specialised professional standard.

You should be an independent practitioner, able to perform and report resting transthoracic scans and rhythm analysis to permanent (CRM), temporary (Holter), rest (ECG) and exercise (ETT) modalities.

Lead quality assurance in attaining clinical governance standards for Cardiac Physiology. Manage Cardiac Physiology audit programmes, providing monthly data as requested by the Head of Cardiac Services and internal and external governance bodies.

You’ll also carry out some administrative, environmental and housekeeping tasks as well as having professional responsibility and involvement in organisational and supervisory issues, as appropriate to the grade/level, in addition to the clinical duties detailed above.

What you'll do:

• To undertake echocardiographic investigations including adult, contrast (for left ventricular opacification) echocardiograms, bubble studies echocardiograms, dobutamine echocardiograms and assist with transoesophageal echocardiograms utilising a range of techniques including pulsed and continuous wave Doppler, colour flow mapping and tissue Doppler imaging.
• To recognise the significance of investigative findings and act on them accordingly, to prioritise the performance of echocardiographic investigations according to clinical need and provide professional guidance in echocardiographic matters when appropriate.
• To perform and interpret 12 lead ECGs; Fit, removal and analysis of 24-hour Holter/BP monitors; To perform and interpret Exercise Treadmill Tests, both technically and medically led.
• To assist in Syncope assessment including the following tests: Tilt Table Testing, Autonomic Function Testing, Signal Average ECG.
• To perform CRM Device interrogations in clinic, inpatients or in a pre-assessment setting.
• To assist in maintaining an ordered filing and retrieval system and electronic computer database of patients' recordings, measurements, reports and attendance details and helping to provide the necessary statistical returns of activity etc.
• To help with the maintenance of consumable stocks and replenishment of the same as necessary, working within the department's budgetary and logistic constraints.
• To be trained and accredited under the auspices of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and to partake in providing Immediate Life Support (ILS) cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as and when necessary.
• To be self-motivated and resourceful, developing one's knowledge, skills, professionalism, demonstrating evidence of continuous professional development.

What you’ll bring:

• BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology or BSc in Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) or PTP equivalence.
• Transthoracic (TTE) Level 2 accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography or Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography Certification by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).
• Knowledge and experience of advanced and highly specialised procedures acquired through accredited courses.
• Able to perform a range of specialist diagnostic investigations on patients in a variety of clinical settings.
• Devices (Desirable).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Payment of Professional Registration fees (if applicable).
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.
• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work.
• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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At Bupa we strive to ensure all our customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London