Specialist Clinical Physiologist (Cardio Respiratory)
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to help develop and provide services in a new Community Diagnostic Centre? Would weekend working be beneficial for your lifestyle?
We have an opportunity to work at Selby Hospital during the week to support the new CDC service. The weekend work will be to support the Inpatient Echocardiography service at York Hospital. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 7 Cardiac Physiologist, specialising in Echocardiography. The candidate should have BSE accreditation and experience performing transthoracic echocardiography. The department is committed to continuing professional development, with many staff undertaking post graduate and professional qualifications.
This role would be ideal for a Physiologist looking to take the next step in their career or who is already established at this level but would like a new challenge and to work in the community. We require the successful candidate to be confident in working independently and autonomously.
The department has departmental BSE accreditation.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will be expected to perform TTE unassisted for outpatients in the community that have been referred from primary care through specific pathways. They will also be required to perform TTE on inpatients during their time in secondary care. They will need to triage effectively and support the development of GP pathways.
At this level, you will also be expected to participate in aspects of service management, including quality assurance, service planning, workforce planning, appraisal, and student supervision.
We are a teaching hospital with students at all levels training in echocardiography within the department. These include STP, ETP, and SpR's.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent formal specialist training, plus knowledge of specialist procedures acquired through specialist courses or training/experience to advance level.
* BSE TTE adult accreditation (holds or has previously held with CPD).
Experience
* Appropriate post qualification experience and familiarity with the range of basic and advanced Cardiac and Respiratory investigations.
* Supervisory experience.
* Managerial experience.
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.
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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