About this role
Job summary
Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Echo) Cardiology Department Lincoln Band 7 Part time considered 12 Months Fixed Term
Linconshire Heart Centre
United Lincolnshire Hospital hosts the Lincolnshire Heart Centre (located on our Lincoln County Hospital site) which opened in 2013 as a regional heart attack centre to provide 24/7 primary PCI to the population of Lincolnshire. We offer a full complement of invasive coronary procedures including left heart catheterisation, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), rotational atherectomy (rotablation) and ELCA (laser). We perform in the region of 400 Primary PCIs (PPCI), 1000 PCI, 1500 Coronary Angiograms and 300 device implantations per year (pacemaker, ICD and CRT).
Cardiac Physiology
We provide cardiac physiology services to 3 acute hospital sites: Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital (Boston) and Grantham District Hospital. All 3 sites have busy and comprehensive echocardiography services (including DSE/TOE/GUCH) and you will find all the typical cardiac investigations such as ETT, Tilt Table Testing, We provide pacemaker follow-up clinics on all 3 acute sites and complex device follow-up on 2 of our larger acute sites.
Main duties of the job
Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiography)
We are looking for a full qualified (BSE Accredited) echocardiography to perform both routine and complex adult echocardiography at Lincoln County Hospital.
Our band 7 staff are expected to work as independent clinicians and for the right candidates significant freedom to act and clinical autonomy will be granted.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description Job responsibilities
Perform Echocardiography Independently as per BSE standards
Support Specialist Echocardiography including TOE, bubble echo, contrast and DSE.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant degree in BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology / Healthcare Science RCCP/AHCS registration BSE accreditation or within 12 months of completion - band 6 paid until this point ILS Certificate
Desirable
MSc or STP equivalency certificate HCPC Registration ALS Certificate Teaching qualification
Previous Experience Essential
Experience as a senior physiologist in a relevant area Experience in training junior staff
Desirable
Experience in developing cardiology services NSHCS training officer experience
Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitude Essential
Ability to work within a team and on own initiative Good customer care skills Good written/verbal communication skills. Team leadership skills Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and that of others Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda. Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
Specific Requirements Essential
Excellent IT skills Flexible approach to work Ability to travel to other trust sites where needed (infrequent)
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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Employer details Employer name United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Lincoln
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)