Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our team atWorcester Royal Hospital. We are lookingfor an experienced echocardiographer to join our expanding, friendly team. The role will include performing and reportingadult TTEs in a mixture of in-patient and out-patient settings includingsupporting the complex echo service with the DSE and TOE lists dependant onexperience. Duties will also include supporting head of department and serviceleads with developing services, supporting trainees, quality control andaudits. We are a supportive department who offer fantastic training anddevelopment opportunities to help our staff reach their full potential
For a full description of the main duties of the role pleasesee the Job Description attached.
Main duties of the job
To perform and report adult Echocardiograms. To work along side consultant Cardiologistsperforming TOE's, Stress echos and LVOs if suitably experienced although training can be given. To support juniormembers of staff, in accordance with the British Society of Echocardiographystandards, guidelines and departmental protocols and policies. Actingappropriately in the event of significant adverse findings, alerting physicianswhen immediate medical attention is required.
Responsibility to perform cardiopulmonaryresuscitation and defibrillation on patients in an emergency situation.
To perform a supervisory / lead role and providetechnical support in Technician Led Cardiac Exercise Tolerance tests (ETT).Without supervision, analyse and report the results of the procedure, inaccordance with National and Departmental protocols and procedures.
To prepare, hook up to patients, remove, downloadand analyse the recordings, then report without supervision 24-hour ambulatoryECG recorders, Blood pressure recorders and Cardiac event recorders, accordingto the departmental procedure and protocol.
Maybe required to work in the invasive CardiacCatheter Laboratory service, performing unsupervised monitoring of invasiveintra-cardiac pressures, ECG intracoronary imaging on clinically high-riskcardiac patients. Alerting Physician immediately of any changes in parameters.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
1. Best services for local people
2. Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
3. Best use of resources
4. Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an independentpractitioner of the Cardiology team.
To be BSE accredited to be able toperform and report own echocardiograms and to amend and validate juniorphysiologists echocardiogram reports.
To participate in the development ofthe complex echocardiography service (DSE and TOE)
To be fully competent andresponsible for performing a wide range of complex and highly specialised non-invasiveinvestigations, including analysis, reporting and clinical interpretation ofresults for their own patient workload and that of junior members of staff includingverifications of written reports from junior members of staff.
To provide high technical expertise,supervision, support and training to technical and medical staff.
To produce technically satisfactoryresults in accordance with national and departmental standards.
To communicate complex instructionsand clinical information effectively to all categories of patients, ensuringco-operation and compliance to obtain accurate technical and clinical data.
To analyses clinical information andclinical conditions during procedures, whereby judgement is required todetermine the appropriate course of action
To visual and verbal risk-assessevery patient prior to carrying out any clinical investigations.
To ensure patients are monitoredappropriately during investigations and ensuring swift and appropriate actionis taken to minimise life threatening or significant medical events.
To initiate Basic Life Support andImmediate Life Support when required.
To ensure safe use of specialist /expensive equipment used by self and others.
To report all untoward events oruncertainties to the Head of Department.
To work at all times in a safe andresponsible manner
To plan and prioritise personalworkloads according to daily staffing levels.
To advise junior medical staff onthe availability, selection and appropriateness of test procedures
This post has no budgetaryresponsibility.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
5. Significant experience as a specialised Cardiac Physiologist and advanced
6. knowledge of Echocardiography.
Desirable
7. Supervision of staff
8. Assist with the day to day
9. running of the department.
10. Teaching and development of
11. staff
Qualifications
Essential
12. Degree in Clinical Physiology or
13. equivalent.
14. British Society of Echocardiography
15. accreditation (BSE) or equivalent.
16. ILS
Desirable
17. ALS.
18. A1 Assessors award.
19. Registration for RCCP.
20. ASCST (parts 1 & 2) or equivalent.