Employer: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
Town: Kings Lynn
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Advanced Cardiac Scientist - Echocardiographer
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a qualified Cardiac Physiologist/Cardiac Scientist specialising in Echocardiography to join our friendly and established team.
This is an exciting time to join our busy Cardio-Respiratory Department. QEH has recently welcomed 2 additional cardiologists. We are looking for an enthusiastic and aspirational individual to help us develop echo services for West Norfolk.
We have a patient-centred attitude, striving to provide the best possible care for our patients in a positive and supportive environment within the Trust. Learning and development are encouraged and heavily supported within our department.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate extensive expertise within echocardiography, have excellent communication, time management, and interpersonal skills with a willingness to participate in teaching, training, and mentoring at all levels.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to be an independent practitioner in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography and to participate in specialised procedures such as TOE, Stress Echo, and Contrast/Bubble Studies, working closely with the Cardiologists.
Newly qualified staff will be supported to develop experience and gain additional competencies required. Professional and personal development are encouraged.
Continuation of professional development within the role is essential. The successful applicant will also be able to perform a variety of diagnostic tests provided by the department.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics, and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness, and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
* BSc/MSc in cardiac physiology/cardiac science
* BSE Accredited (equivalent qualifications may be considered)
* RCCP registered
* Qualifications in training/assessing/mentoring
Experience
* Will be fully competent in carrying out full study BSE echocardiograms
* Competent in performing all cardiac investigations provided by the department
* Experience in training and assessment of junior staff and other medical professionals
* Experience in physiologist-led specialist clinics
* Experience in assisting in TOE, and performing specialised Echocardiograms, i.e. 3D, Contrast, Bubble studies and stress echo
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* Ability to organise and analyse data with good critical thinking skills
* Ability to obtain all cardiac ultrasound views as described in the BSE minimum dataset on both technically easy and challenging patients utilising optimal patient positioning and technical skills
* Able to keep up with workload and deliver results in a timely manner
* Actively participates in teaching and training
* Knowledge of a wide range of cardiac physiology investigations and advanced specialist knowledge in Echocardiography
* History taking and general clinical examination
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and are also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
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.
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