Chief Cardiac Physiologist inChichester inChichester PUBLISHED
THU 31 OCT 2024
Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
PERMANENT GOOD SALARY
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The University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Chief Cardiac Physiologist to join the Cardiac Investigations team at St. Richard's Hospital in Chichester. The role emphasises providing a high-quality, patient-centered cardiac investigations service, particularly focusing on echocardiography. Responsibilities include performing and interpreting various echocardiogram types, patient monitoring, conducting tests in both clinical and challenging settings, and generating comprehensive reports. The Chief Cardiac Physiologist will also be involved in professional development, training staff, and fostering interdepartmental collaborations to enhance patient care.
Additionally, the position requires strong communication skills to effectively convey complex information to both medical personnel and patients, including those with diverse needs. The ideal candidate will be committed to continuous professional development, staying current with advancements in cardiac physiology, and promoting a culture of teamwork within the department.
Additionally, the position requires strong communication skills to effectively convey complex information to both medical personnel and patients, including those with diverse needs. The ideal candidate will be committed to continuous professional development, staying current with advancements in cardiac physiology, and promoting a culture of teamwork within the department.
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
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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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