University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in a brand new purpose-built Community Diagnostic Centre based in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
The Community Diagnostic Hub will have a dedicated cardiorespiratory department which will perform and report on diagnostic tests such as echocardiography, BP and Holter Monitors and lung function tests.
As a Band 7 Highly Specialized Physiologist, your predominant role will be to independently perform and report echocardiograms according to the BSE guidelines, providing high-level technical reports to the requesting medical teams. There will also be a requirement to act as a senior physiologist to other physiologists and cardiographers within the department.
All applicants will be expected to have BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent. HCPC registration or RCCP registration (or eligibility to join) is essential. Full BSE accreditation (or European equivalent) and evidence of greater than 6 months independent practice is also an essential criterion.
Main duties of the job
The Hinckley CDC is an extension of the Cardiac Investigations and Respiratory Departments of the University Hospitals of Leicester, and will be managed from these departments. As such, there will be a requirement to attend the UHL sites for training and audit purposes. Opportunities to maintain CPD will also be provided.
The Echo department of UHL is BSE accredited - an extension will be applied to include the CDC. The echo suite is purpose-built with ergonomic equipment and a full spec echo machine.
The cardiac physiology service at UHL performs over 20,000 cardiac investigations and procedures per year, including 15,000 echocardiograms. You will be joining a team comprised of cardiac physiologists, administration, and support staff who work together to support a team of highly skilled, world-class cardiology consultants.
Job responsibilities
* To promote and develop the equality of opportunity in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy
* To protect the confidentiality of information relating to the Trust, Patient and Staff or other agencies
* To provide a high-quality service to internal and external agencies and participate in developing clinical governance within the sphere of responsibility.
* Communicates when necessary patients' test results and other inquiries to Consultants, Colleagues, and Co-Workers as well as other Trust departments
* Explains the procedures to patients, clients, carers, and their families
* To deal with patients' queries
* Communities and Community Representatives: The booking of interpreters.
Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
* Postgraduate professional accreditation e.g. Full BSE TTE accreditation
* Evidence of independent practice at B7
* RCCP/AHCS/HCPC registration (or eligibility to join)
Trust Values
* Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Training
* Adult Basic Life Support
Experience
* Experience of contrast/stress/TOE/3D echocardiography
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.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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