About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a patient focussed, experienced and highly skilled individual to join our ambitious, and supportive team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. As part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, we are part of a BSE accredited department for transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography, stress echocardiography, and training. We focus on delivering timely, high-quality patient centred services to all; whilst providing a positive environment for innovation, service development and ongoing personal development for our team members including a number of physiologist-led services.
The successful candidate will act as a positive role model within the team to work autonomously and independently to perform and report adult echocardiograms to local and international standards, demonstrating a high level of competence and workload management. You will contribute to wider cardiac physiology services, and support training / competency development across the team. You will work in conjunction with service leads to support the effective day-to-day running of the Cardiology service, participate in a broad range of cardiology activities, play an active role in supporting the department in maintaining BSE accreditation standards, as well as contributing to the training, supervision, competency and professional development of colleagues across the team.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
*Practising with a high level of competence in echocardiography, working with the autonomy appropriate to Band 7 level
*Supporting the delivery of a range of cardiac physiology procedures, and maintaining competency across core areas by undertaking these as required
*Assisting in the day-to-day coordination and leadership of the echocardiography service, and / or department as required.
*Contributing to the training and development of multidisciplinary staff, supporting both practical and theoretical learning
*Participating in service development and quality improvement initiatives, including audit and research activity
*Supporting competency assessment and training within echocardiography and the wider department.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent) or Masters in Cardiac Science or equivalent Highly specialist knowledge of Clinical Physiology in at least one area to Masters level or equivalent. Adult TTE BSE Accreditation RCCP /AHCS Registered or able to register.
Desirable
Training/Assessor's qualification ASCST/MSCST
Experience Essential
Experience and scientific knowledge through formal study, training and practice in highly complex and specialized Cardiac investigations. (E) Supervisory experience. Experience in the use of PCs and data entry. Experience of Cardiology IT storage systems.
Desirable
Health and Safety knowledge and experience. Research experience
Additional Criteria Essential
Confident to train medical personnel and technical colleagues. Confident and competent to write accurate clinical and technical reports. Confident and competent to act appropriately in emergencies and in the event of significant clinical findings. Capable of supervising staff, delegating and prioritising. Confident at liaison with medical staff / technical / nursing staff and managers. Able to deal with conflicts. Capable of prioritisation. Confident to liaise with other staff groups ( Consultant staff, Medical staff, Nursing staff and peer groups ) Must be able to work as a team member Good interpersonal skills Motivation Flexibility & Adaptability Maintains confidentiality Ability to work in a challenging and busy environment to tight deadlines To be able to relate and respond to complex and sensitive issues Awareness and understanding of issues around confidentiality and the handling of clinical information. Able to deal appropriately with urgent clinical issues. Able to meet deadlines. Familiar with the collection of statistical information and audit. Awareness and understanding of issues facing the NHS and those impacting on Cardiac Physiology either directly or indirectly. Flexible and reliable Possible 7 day working Ability to work cross site / in community diagnostic hubs Ability to work on call (essential when required)
Desirable
Experience in staff side matters and HR issues.
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)