A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Echocardiographer or Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist specialised in Echocardiography.
You will be predominantly based on the Royal Hospital site but will provide services to Broadgreen and Aintree Hospitals. Given the nature of the department, a flexible working pattern is required.
Applicants must be BSE accredited, have completed either a BSc in Healthcare Science or PGCert in Echocardiography. Applicants must have RCCP or be working towards RCCP registration [If an ETP candidate].
We are a busy and dynamic department providing Cardiology services to Liverpool and the surrounding regions.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To provide Echocardiography to inpatients and outpatients.
2. To perform Echocardiography independently to BSE dataset guidelines.
3. To report and analyse Echo results in line with BSE guidance.
4. To successfully line manage staff within your team with the assistance of the department manager.
5. To perform advanced techniques such as TOE, Exercise/ Dobutamine Echo, Bubble studies, Contrast studies and more.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Additional Responsibilities:
1. Performs echocardiograms autonomously on outpatient and inpatients to a high standard.
2. Reports complex clinical data obtained by echocardiography in a timely manner and produces an accurate report to BSE standards.
3. Practises the standards as outlined by the British Society of Echocardiography in both image acquisition and reporting.
4. Highlights abnormalities to the referring medic/clinical team.
5. Organise work at the start of every session by assessing mode of patient transport and any infection control precautions.
6. Act to the level of professional standards as outlined by the RCCP.
7. Aims to complete RCCP accreditation as soon as possible.
8. In order to obtain RCCP accreditation, is willing to undertake training in other areas of clinical physiology as required.
9. Becomes compliant in advanced echocardiographic techniques including TOE, Bubble, Contrast and stress echocardiography.
10. Is ILS trained.
11. Liaise with Lead Clinical Physiologist to maintain appropriate level of resources.
12. Responsible for the safe use of all the equipment within the department and specific areas.
13. Recognise equipment faults and ensure details are documented and appropriate steps taken for their correction.
14. Responsible for maintaining own Continuing Professional and Personal development.
15. Ensure clean and tidy procedure environments are maintained.
16. Ensure up-to-date information bases for patient and other activities are maintained.
17. Self-motivation to ensure completion of individual and overall workloads.
18. Contribute to meetings with other staff relating to changes within the working area.
19. Assist with maintenance of local risk management policies.
20. Understands and uses Cardiac/Respiratory Information systems and their application within Cardiac/Respiratory Physiology.
21. Engage in audit, research and development relevant to the Cardio respiratory Department.
22. Comply with Trust and local policies.
23. To be responsible for the care of patients when performing examinations.
24. The post-holder will liaise with physiology, medical, technical, nursing, portering, domestic, clerical, administrative and other staff as necessary within this Trust.
25. The post involves direct contact with patients, relatives, and carers.
26. Communication with manufacturers is also necessary.
27. A responsible, professional relationship must be maintained at all times.
This advert closes on Friday 4 Apr 2025.
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