About this role
Job summary
Cardiology at Northampton General Hospital has seen exponential growth over the last 5 years. We are therefore looking for an intuitive 7 Echo Physiologist to join our young and dynamic team. The position is also offered with a recruitment and retention bonus in line with the UHN.
There are exciting opportunities here for the right candidate and we would love to hear from those who have their FULL BSE accreditation and are looking for the next step in their career.
We are a forward thinking and friendly department which rewards our staff for their work. We offer flexible working, investment in training and equipment as well as exposure to advanced imaging.
We have all the facilities of a tertiary-equivalent Centre, including a modern digital echo lab performing the full range of complex scans including DSE and TOE, regular paediatric clinics.
We are proud to also be part of Satellite clinics for the community Diagnostic Hubs so there will be an expectation to rotate round these clinics.
We are very proud of our Physiologist-led stress echo and contrast / bubble service.. We also see large numbers of Paediatric and ACHD patients.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will involve performing routine and urgent scans in and in-patient and out-patient setting, including working in the new CDC hubs.
Dependent on experience you will also be performing DSE, TOE and paediatric Scans.
We are looking to expand the services to include Physiologist led Valve clinics, TOE clinics and DSE clinics
We offer Echo's in community hubs so there is the expectation to work outside of the trust occasionally.
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) was formed through the grouping of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As one group, we are on a journey to improve services for our communities by working collaboratively, modernising the way we deliver care and continually striving for excellence.
Working together allows us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities . There may be a requirement to work across our hospital sites depending on service needs.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Training and experience Essential
Educated to BSc Hons degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent. RCCP Registration BSE Accreditation
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Previous practical experience in a broad range of basic and advanced Cardiac investigations. At least 2 years post graduate experience in Echo Experience in DSE and complex Echo Staff management and team working skills
Desirable
Previous experience in the NHS
Skills Essential
sound knowledge of invasive and non-invasive cardiology and able to demonstrate competence in performing a range of techniques Able to perform and report unsupervised on a range of electrocardiographic investigations
Desirable
Able to organise own workload and that of other staff within specialised area
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 Northampton General Hospital
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)