Expert Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as an Expert Lead Cardiac Physiologist specializing in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. This role offers the opportunity to impact cardiac diagnostic services positively, providing strategic management leadership and high-quality care. You'll work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, utilizing your clinical expertise to guide physicians and enhance patient outcomes. With excellent developmental opportunities and a commitment to innovation, this position is perfect for those eager to drive change in a dynamic healthcare environment. Be part of a collaborative organization dedicated to improving health and wellbeing across the community.

Qualifications

• Must be an expert independent clinical practitioner.
• Requires experience in managing a cardiology department.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for all practitioners in the Clinical physiology department.
• Independently collate complex clinical information for optimal procedures.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Data analysis

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology

HCPC Registration

Tools

Medical equipment

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Expert Lead Cardiac Physiologist - Adult Congenital Heart Disease

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Cardiac Physiology

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours:

• Full time
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (7 days per week Cross site working)

Job ref: 349-WTWA-6841192*

Site: Wythenshawe Hospital

Town: Wythenshawe

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

Job overview

Expert Lead Cardiac Physiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, dynamic individual to join the department. The applicant must currently be working as an expert independent clinical practitioner who provides clinical expertise at an expert specialist level. Candidates will be required to assist the departmental management team in providing strategic management leadership. Applicants must have the ability to work under pressure and be able to prioritise their own workload, as well as work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality diagnostic service and educational at both undergraduate and post graduate level.

This position offers excellent developmental opportunities and requires the individual to be a positive driver for change within cardiac diagnostic services at Wythenshawe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership and development for all practitioners in the Clinical physiology department within the community Diagnostic Centre.
• As an expert in the field provide advice to external institutions, inclusive of primary care and all professional bodies within Cardiology.
• Exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems and making decisions that affect own areas of work recognising when there is a need to refer problems to Senior Management or Consultant staff.
• Independently collate complex clinical information from multiple sources to determine optimal procedure methodology.
• Independently select, set-up & operate complex medical equipment as indicated for each procedure.
• Independently obtain and analyse complex data, perform complex calculations, determine interpretation, and compile accurate written complex technical reports for case notes.
• Communicate independent interpretations of complex technical & physiological data to guide physicians throughout high risk provocative procedures (e.g. during complex device implantation, primary coronary angioplasty, cardiac imaging procedures).
• Regularly supervise individuals working/observing in the clinical environment including visitors from other trusts and organisations.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Meets Criteria

• BSc Clinical Physiology/ Healthcare Science or qualifying equivalent qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience of managing a cardiology department or an area of cardiology in a large tertiary centre including organisational and personal management
• ACHSC or HCPC Registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Janet Fallon

Job title: Principal Cardiac Physiologist

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0161 291 4639

Additional information:

Keith Pearce Principal Cardiac Physiologist

[e-mail]

Andrea Arnold Principal Cardiac Physiologist

[e-mail] 0161 291 4613

Janet Fallon Principal Cardiac Physiologist

[e-mail] 0161 291 4639