Highly Specialised Physiologist

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting experienced cardiac sonographers for the Cardiac Investigations Unit. You will join a highly skilled team delivering advanced echocardiography services and research within a tertiary centre.

Candidates should hold BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent, AHCS registration, and ILSS/ALS; you will contribute to complex imaging, reporting, and service development in a busy NHS environment.

Qualifications

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support
• Register AHCS
• Member of BCS or SCST

Responsibilities

• Perform transoesophageal echo, stress echo, 3D echo, and inter-procedural TOE.
• Review echo studies and provide specialist interpretation advice.
• Produce structured clinical reports with clear conclusions.
• Troubleshoot imaging equipment and maintain department assets.
• Perform ECG and BP monitoring during imaging procedures.
• Assist in invasive cardiology procedures as needed for stress echocardiography.
• Participate in research and clinical trials within the department.
• Contribute data to departmental audit databases and analytics.
• Support service planning and development of echocardiography services.

Skills

Echocardiography expertise

Interpretation of investigations

Structured reporting

Leadership potential

NHS guidelines knowledge

Service planning experience

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent

Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support

Register with AHCS

Active membership: BCS or SCST

Job description

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire & Cumbria. The centre has well-established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and treatment including.

Cardiac intervention, Structural cardiac procedures including TAVI, Device implantation including ICD’s and CRT’s & Extraction, Electrophysiology & mapping procedures.

We are looking to recruit experienced cardiac sonographers in the Cardiac Investigations Unit. The successful candidates will work as part of a highly skilled team of sonographers alongside the Imaging consultants to deliver the busy service.

The specialised team perform over 13,000 TTE’s 650 Dobutamine & Exercise Stress Echocardiography each year as well as the advanced techniques within Cardiac Ultrasound such as, Transesophageal echo (TOE), 3D TTE/TOE & Contrast Echocardiography. As part of our tertiary centre work, we also provide Paediatric and Adult Congenital Echocardiography in partnership with Liverpool and Alder Hey.

You should be BSE accredited, possess BSc in clinical physiology or equivalent and be on the AHCS register.

Main duties of the job

• To perform routine and specialist, complex investigations such as transoesophageal echo, stress echo, 3D echo, contrast studies and inter-procedural TOE, interpreting the results and producing a clinical report by applying advanced theoretical knowledge.
• To review Echo studies and reports performed by others and provide highly specialised advice on interpretation and reporting.
• To provide specialist advice to clinicians regarding procedure results to enable development of individual care plans as appropriate.
• To undertake complex troubleshooting and maintenance of imaging equipment and any other equipment within the department.
• Perform and interpret a variety of non-invasive cardiology procedures such as ECG and blood pressure monitoring as may be required during various imaging procedures.
• Interpret a variety of invasive cardiology procedures such as left and right angiography for use in performing stress echocardiography.
• To participate and actively support research and development activities and clinical trials within the department.
• To provide input to the departmental databases for audit and analysis of procedures and results and ensure that these are updated by all users.
• Collaborate and actively assist the echo service manager when creating business plans for improvement and development of new services in echocardiography.

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire. We have unspoilt coastline, attractive towns, quiet villages and beautiful countryside.

Motorway and rail links mean the rest of the North West is within easy reach – from Blackpool Victoria Hospital it’s an 18-mile drive to Preston, 58 miles to Manchester Airport and 64 miles to Lake Windermere.

We provide health services across the Fylde coast, Lancashire and south Cumbria, area that is home to 1.6 million people. A range of hospital services is provided to the 352,000 people living on the Fylde coast and the estimated 18 million visitors who visit each year.

The Trust offers community health services to 445,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and north Lancashire. We also provide specialist regional care for cardiac and haematology patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To perform routine and specialist, complex investigations such as transoesophageal echo, stress echo, 3D echo, contrast studies and inter-procedural TOE, interpreting the results and producing a clinical report by applying advanced theoretical knowledge.
• To review Echo studies and reports performed by others and provide highly specialised advice on interpretation and reporting.
• To provide specialist advice to clinicians regarding procedure results to enable development of individual care plans as appropriate.
• To undertake complex troubleshooting and maintenance of imaging equipment and any other equipment within the department.
• Perform and interpret a variety of non-invasive cardiology procedures such as ECG and blood pressure monitoring as may be required during various imaging procedures.
• Interpret a variety of invasive cardiology procedures such as left and right angiography for use in performing stress echocardiography.
• To participate and actively support research and development activities and clinical trials within the department.
• To provide input to the departmental databases for audit and analysis of procedures and results and ensure that these are updated by all users.
• Collaborate and actively assist the echo service manager when creating business plans for improvement and development of new services in echocardiography.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
• Immediate Life Support or Advanced Life Support
• Register Academy of Health care Scientists (AHCS)
• Active Membership of at least one of the following:
  • British Cardiac Society(BCS)
  • Society of Cardiological Technicians (SCST)

Experience and Knowledge

• Evidence of ongoing personal development
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Interested in Research in the area of Echocardiography
• Proven expertise in advanced Echocardiography
• Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease Experience

Skills and Ability

• Dynamic & Enthusiastic
• Interpretation of investigations and findings
• Able to produce structured and relevant reports
• Extensive knowledge of national professional and NHS guidelines relating to service provision and quality.
• Personal development in areas of Leadership
• NHS management training/experience
• Knowledge of financial management, resource allocation and procurement.
• Experience in service planning and development.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessedhere .

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 Daniel Crook Job title Echocardiography Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01253 957741 Additional information

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact: The Echo Service Manager: Dan Crook [phone] or CIU Department Manager Angelic Goode [phone]