Site Southampton General Hospital / Royal South Hants Hospital
Town Southampton
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (PA) Pro rata
Closing 20/02/2025 23:59
Interview date 07/03/2025
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join our echocardiography and non-invasive physiology team. This role will provide valuable opportunities to develop skills in stress testing, ECG analysis and transthoracic echocardiography, and once BSE-accredited, further development in areas such as contrast echocardiography and physiologist-led services.
We are a vibrant and diverse BSE-accredited department, collectively performing around 30,000 echocardiograms each year on all ages. Our team are involved in a wide range of specialist services including congenital and paediatric stress testing and echocardiography, TOE, stress echo, and physiologist-led clinics. We pride ourselves on actively supporting continual professional development through educational and mentoring sessions.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our department operates Monday to Saturday. Full time staff work 4 days per week. You will be asked to participate in Saturday and bank holiday working on a rotational basis with a compensatory day off during the week. Although Southampton General is our main site, there may be a requirement to work across multiple sites.
Part-time applicants will be accepted with a minimum of 19hrs per week.
Your key responsibilities will include:
1. Performing and reporting adult transthoracic echocardiograms to a high level.
2. Working towards local sign off to scan and report adult transthoracic echocardiograms.
3. Working towards BSE accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography.
4. ECG/Holter analysis, Stress testing (including Treadmill, CPET, Stress echo and Tilt testing).
A full list of your roles and responsibilities can be found within the Job Description document.
There are 3 key attributes we are looking for:
1. Strong foundational knowledge of echocardiography.
2. Takes ownership of professional development in addition to support given.
3. Excellent team player with an intrinsic desire for collective success.
In addition to these attributes, you must hold a suitable qualification (BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent) with at least 1 year post qualification experience in echocardiography. BSE accreditation in adult transthoracic echocardiography is desirable but not essential. We would expect you to be working towards BSE accreditation.
RCCP/HCPC/AHCS registration is desirable.
Applicants should be highly self-motivated and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
Applicants must be able to attend for face-to-face interview and practical assessment.
Person specification
Trust Values
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Qualifications / training required
* BSc in Clinical Physiology
* Working towards relevant professional accreditation
* Working toward or having RCCP voluntary registration
Previous or relevant experience necessary
* Broad knowledge of a wide range of tests and techniques performed by Cardiac Physiologists
* Consolidated post qualification experience in a technical role within a cardiology department (providing evidence of competency achievement)
* Good understanding of the overall service requirements and of own role in the maintenance of an efficient service
* Good IT skills – able to record results into a range of databases
* Some experience in teaching and training
Aptitudes and skills required
* Excellent communication skills at all levels internal and external to the department
* Able to prioritise own workload and that of junior staff
* Able to act on own initiative and work independently with consideration to the team working efficiently
* Self-motivated and effective when working under pressure
* Able to motivate others
* Excellent patient manner and communication, to create a relaxed environment in order to obtain the best quality results from any test performed
* To perform tests with an appreciation of individual patient needs, age, clinical condition, emotional state and cultural differences
* Able to analyse tests, assessing test results against acceptability criteria
* Able to competently perform role in emergency situations and to maintain concentration and composure in highly stressful situations
* Awareness of the boundaries in which to operate with an appreciation of own limitations
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
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