Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield, Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Home electronics schemes

Working carers support

Carer-friendly policies

Job summary

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join the Echocardiography team across our sites. The role focuses on adult echocardiography including TTE, stress echo, contrast and bubble echo, and TOEs, with opportunities to contribute to a developing physiologist-led service.

You will be supported in developing practical expertise, CPD, audits, and service improvements, with a focus on high-quality care and patient safety across multiple sites in Wakefield

Qualifications

• Current RCCP/ AHCS/ equivalent registration.
• Educated to Degree Level Education or equivalent.
• Professional accreditation appropriate to role (BSE) or working towards this.

Responsibilities

• Act as a specialist practitioner within established Trust and departmental policies.
• Undertake clinical procedures with dexterity and accuracy and provide reports after data analysis.
• Routinely assess in-patients and out-patients prior to investigations and determine suitability.

Skills

Hand-eye coordination

Dexterity

Written and verbal skills

Effective communication

Manual handling of equipment

Patient transfer assistance

Ability to work in low light

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

BSE accreditation (or working towards)

Job description

The Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS trust is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly, supportive, and driven team.

Our busy cardiac service enjoys a strong reputation for commitment to the very highest standards of care, covering a wide range of invasive and non-invasive investigations.

The Echocardiography team provides a service for patients across our 4 sites (Dewsbury, Pinderfields, Pontefract and the Community Diagnostic Hub). The team delivers adult TTE, Stress Echo (ESE, DSE, bicycle ergometer), Contrast and Bubble echo, TOEs and is currently working to towards the implementation of Physiologist led; Valve clinic and Stress Echo service.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated and committed to developing their practical expertise and knowledge. Continuous professional development is a cornerstone of the team, where you will be encouraged and supported to achieve your full potential.

In addition to your professional development, you will participate in regular audits and provide valuable insights to contribute towards service development.

You will have proven competency in Adult Echocardiography and will preferably hold or be working towards BSE accreditation.

Main duties of the job

• Acts in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct
• Maintains a safe working environment
• Works as a specialist practitioner within established Trust and departmental policies
• Act as a source of expertise within their designated area
• Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required and performs a broad range of highly specialist and complex investigations providing accurate factual reports following analysis and interpretation of physiological data
• Routinely undertakes assessment of both in-patients and out-patients prior to a range of cardio-respiratory investigations and uses own discretion in order to ensure the patient is suitable for the investigation
• Supervises and assesses the work of others within the designated team
• Works within and towards national guidelines and directives, e.g. NICE, NSF

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

• NHS pension plan
• generous holiday allowance
• employee health and wellbeing services
• onsite nurseries
• childcare vouchers
• home electronics schemes
• working carers support
• carer-friendly policies

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

• Current RCCP/ AHCS/ equivalent registration
• Educated to Degree Level Education or equivalent
• Professional accreditation appropriate to role (BSE) or working towards this.

Experience

• Relevant post qualification experience with evidence of continuing professional development
• Audit & Standard setting
• Specialist knowledge in field of practice
• Current issues in healthcare
• In-depth experience and knowledge of highly specialist investigations and techniques within specialist area
• Willing to undergo training as necessary

Skills & Abilities

• Good hand/eye co-ordination skills and manual dexterity
• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods during acquisition of diagnostic data
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to manoeuvre often heavy/cumbersome medical equipment
• Able to provide physical support in assisting patients to transfer, with occasional requirement to manoeuvre patients full body weight in emergency situations
• Able to work in subdued lighting for prolonged periods

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.