About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity, we are looking to appoint a dynamic, motivated Band 7 Advanced Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiographer at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (C&V UHB). We are looking to expand and modernise our cardiology service for the rapidly expanding local population.
This is a 9 month, fixed term, full-time maternity cover, that will complement the present team of 'in-house' Cardiac Physiologists delivering tertiary cardiac services of the highest standard to a population of 1.3 million people.
This post provides an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and experienced advanced cardiac physiologist to join a motivated, cohesive, friendly, supportive and progressive echocardiography service at a leading tertiary centre, to support the delivery of high-quality echocardiography and service development.
Main duties of the job
The post is designed to offer candidates the opportunity to undertake sub-specialty interests such as Adult, Adult Congenital Echocardiography.
You will have the opportunity to be part of a successful Physiologist led valve clinic with over 1200 patients enrolled in the service, participate in echo guided optimisation clinics, physiology led simple ACHD lesion clinics, post TAVI and physiologist led stress echo clinics. We play an active role in the training and education of all medical staff performing echocardiography as well as routine audit and quality assurance projects.
In addition to their fundamental role in performing, reporting and supervising echocardiograms, successful applicants will be given dedicated time and support to undertake additional duties/specialist activities. These could include one or more of the following:
Quality Assurance/Improvement Advanced Echocardiography (e.g. Stress Echocardiography) Teaching & Training Advanced Practice in Structural Heart Disease (incl. TAVI)
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months due to maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Commitment to provide a high quality service Able to travel to other University Health Board (UHB) sites to in a timely manner
Personal Qualities Essential
Confident, conscientious, empathetic and enthusiastic Flexible approach to the service Ability to work effectively as part of a MDT
Skills Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Proven record of teaching and supervision of other staff. Proficient in echocardiography and report writing
Desirable
Presentation Skills Ability to use Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access etc
Experience Essential
Substantial experience in a senior clinical physiologist role in echocardiography
Desirable
Trained/prior experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Experience of sub-speciality echo such as valve disease, TOE, stress, and contrast echo. Experience of participation in research and audit
Qualifications Essential
British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Accreditation. BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
Desirable
Leadership / Management qualification ILS
Specialist Knowldge Essential
Extensive knowledge of the technical aspects of cardiac investigations Proficient ECG analysis skills
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 Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address Cardiac Physiology, University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)