Echo Cardiac Physiologist inHinckley inHinckley PUBLISHED
FRI 13 DEC 2024
The Echo department is part of a highly active cardiac physiology service that performs over 20,000 investigations annually, including 15,000 echocardiograms. The position supports a collaborative environment with a multidisciplinary team of cardiac physiologists, consultants, and administrative staff, and includes opportunities for continuous professional development. The role also emphasises communication with patients and healthcare professionals, ensuring high-quality service delivery while upholding the Trust's policies on equality and confidentiality.
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 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.
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.
About us
- To promote and develop the equality of opportunity in accordance with the Trusts 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 / develop clinical governance within 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
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