Chief Cardiac Physiologist inChichester inChichester PUBLISHED 31 OCT 2024
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The Cardiac Investigations team at St.Richard's Hospital are looking for an enthusiastic full-time Chief Cardiac Physiologist with a specialist interest in Echo to assist in providing a high quality, patient centred, Cardiac Investigations service.
We are a forward thinking department offering a range of invasive and non-invasive investigations and therapies including Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Ambulatory Monitoring, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Pacemaker, ICD and Complex device implantation and follow up and diagnostic angiography. We are striving to set up Physiologist led services and aim to provide and assist staff in Continuing Professional Development.
- Performing echocardiograms
- Providing comprehensive echo reports
- Recording images of cardiac structures in both 2D and M Mode
- Performing and recognising the implications of Pulse Wave and Continuous Wave Doppler Studies
- Being fully conversant with all structural abnormalities to enable appropriate views to be recorded
- Being able to interpret test results
- Performing studies in the department as well as portable studies on the Wards, including I.T.U, H.D.U, Theatres, theatre Recovery and A&E when required
- Being able to perform studies under difficult conditions
- Being able to recognise and act upon abnormal findings
- Being aware of patient condition and when to call for Physician assistance
- Communicating results as and when necessary
- Keeping up to date with new technologies and techniques
- Attending training courses when staffing levels allow
- Planning and organising own workload
- Supporting and training colleagues and other members of staff
- Being responsible for own continuing personal and professional development
- Promoting a culture of collaborative working to improve patient quality of care
Main duties by factor:
Communications and Relationship skills
- To communicate complex information to staff both medical and non-medical
- To be able to provide comprehensive reports on all tests undertaken
- To communicate effectively with patients, to obtain their consent and cooperation, including patients with physical/learning disabilities, children of confused patients
- To communicate effectively with relatives of patients
- To develop good working relationships with other departments within the Trust.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
The Cardiac Investigations team at St.Richard's Hospital are looking for an enthusiastic full-time Chief Cardiac Physiologist with a specialist interest in Echo to assist in providing a high quality, patient centred, Cardiac Investigations service.
We are a forward thinking department offering a range of invasive and non-invasive investigations and therapies including Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Ambulatory Monitoring, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Pacemaker, ICD and Complex device implantation and follow up and diagnostic angiography. We are striving to set up Physiologist led services and aim to provide and assist staff in Continuing Professional Development.
- Performing echocardiograms
- Providing comprehensive echo reports
- Recording images of cardiac structures in both 2D and M Mode
- Performing and recognising the implications of Pulse Wave and Continuous Wave Doppler Studies
- Being fully conversant with all structural abnormalities to enable appropriate views to be recorded
- Being able to interpret test results
- Performing studies in the department as well as portable studies on the Wards, including I.T.U, H.D.U, Theatres, theatre Recovery and A&E when required
- Being able to perform studies under difficult conditions
- Being able to recognise and act upon abnormal findings
- Being aware of patient condition and when to call for Physician assistance
- Communicating results as and when necessary
- Keeping up to date with new technologies and techniques
- Attending training courses when staffing levels allow
- Planning and organising own workload
- Supporting and training colleagues and other members of staff
- Being responsible for own continuing personal and professional development
- Promoting a culture of collaborative working to improve patient quality of care
About us
Main duties by factor:
Communications and Relationship skills
- To communicate complex information to staff both medical and non-medical
- To be able to provide comprehensive reports on all tests undertaken
- To communicate effectively with patients, to obtain their consent and cooperation, including patients with physical/learning disabilities, children of confused patients
- To communicate effectively with relatives of patients
- To develop good working relationships with other departments within the Trust.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
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