Main area Cardiology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working pattern will be required, part time applicants will be considered)
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Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Conquest Hospital
Town Hastings
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata | plus £5500 RRP
Salary period Yearly
Closing 10/04/2025 23:59
Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist (Echo)
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
Come and join us on an exciting journey of modern development, enthusiastically embracing physiology-led services, facing challenges with originality and building a team that's committed to supporting you and your career.
We place high value on the right team-member - we want energy, enthusiasm, teamwork, flexibility and innovation to underpin all we do.
We are looking for physiologists with strong clinical skills and a commitment to team contribution and development. Our Echo service includes adult transthoracic studies, a grown-up congenital heart disease service, a physiology led valve surveillance service, physiology led stress echo, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and transoesophageal studies. Imminent service redesign will create more opportunities for early intervention studies in A+E/AAU, as well as a significant increase in our community diagnostic hubs in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield.
Main duties of the job
Why work for Cardiology at ESHT?
* We have a commitment to using Physiology-led services as a core part of our Cardiology service.
* We are committed to a training and development pathway built around you and your career.
* We support further development of physiologists, including study at Masters and HSST level for physiology, training and management.
* We support HSST, STP, PTP, apprentice and ETP trainees, as well as management training.
* We are an accredited teaching site for the Scientist Training Programme.
You can be from any Cardiology specialist background, suitable qualifications and experience in Echocardiography (BSE accreditation) or IBHRE as appropriate are desirable, but we will consider those with recent accreditation, or those looking to retrain. You will have BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent relevant experience as a qualified band 6.
Voluntary Registration with the RCCP or HCPC is desirable and encouraged.
This post will allow for clinical time in other Cardiology disciplines if required.
It is desirable that you have a range of Cardiac Physiology skills.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective.
In 2022 East Sussex Cardiology is undergoing service transformation in order to exceed national targets and guidelines, as well as to deliver an environment that supports modern cardiac physiology career pathways.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications/training
* BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent (eg. HTEC in MPPM plus specialist courses).
* Adult Echocardiography BSE Accreditation.
* Voluntary registration with RCCP.
* Proven continuous professional development to Masters level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
* IBHRE or BHRS accreditation.
Experience
* Experienced in performing Exercise Stress Tests, Holter monitoring and analysis.
* Experience in adult echocardiography.
* Experience of supervision and training of junior staff.
* Experience in special adult echocardiography: dyssynchrony, bubble, contrast, complex adult congenital and valve assessments.
* Experience in invasive procedures.
* Experience of training staff of other disciplines.
Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our vision is to be:
* The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
* Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
* Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
* Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
* Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
* Safe
* Effective
* Caring
* Responsive
* Well led
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Martin Layzell Job title Head of Cardiac Physiology Services Email address martin.layzell1@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 1314500 Additional information
Telephone enquiries are welcomed, please contact Martin Layzell DD: 0300 1314500 ext 35035 or message martin.layzell1@nhs.net
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