Chief Cardiac Physiologist | Bedfordshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

To take shared responsibility for non-invasive cardiac investigations to ensure all the investigation are performed to the highest standards possible with full patient safety and to provide expert advice on findings. To liaise with cardiology doctors as and when necessary.
To take responsibility of performing echocardiogram on in and out patients and generate their own reports to BSE standards. Ensuring service is supported by the appropriate guidelines, protocols and clinic capacity. To deputise for the head of department in his absence. To participate in the training and development of junior staff within the department along with the remit to train appropriate others as required by the service. The post holder will be required to participate in other non-invasive areas of cardiac investigations, exercise-tolerance testing, Holter monitoring and analysis and tilt-testing.
Job Title: Chief Cardiac Physiologist
Band: 7 + 10% recruitment and retentions
Hours 37.5 Hours per Week
We are very passionate about furthering your potential by creating different pathways, whether providing varied experience via Rotation or even a specialist provision dependent upon the position, the choice is yours!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Cardiac Physiologist specialised in echocardiography to join our friendly team. The Department provides a wide range of diagnostic and invasive cardiac investigations. Also provide pacemaker implantation and follow-up clinics. Applicant should hold BSc in Clinical Physiology degree or equivalent and also have been accredited in BSE/EACVI Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography. The department is currently awarding 10% recruitment and retention (R&R) to all fully BSE accredited staff.
Only fully accredited applicants in adult echocardiography will be considered for this post
This post has been designed to help with the expansion of the Echo department with the introduction of the new stress echo service, along with the plans to start a physiologist led valve clinic with the final aim being BSE Departmental Accredited.
The department is planning towards 7 day working, the successful applicant would expected to participate in this.
For further information or for informal visit please contact Huseyin Ahmet on 01234 792047 (Huseyin.ahmet@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk)
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
1 To undertake and carry out competently a full range of non-invasive investigations:
Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography - To perform study and provide clinical reports to aid diagnosis or any on-going treatment. To make clinical decisions as to when to expedite clinic follow-up as required. Supervision of junior staff members. To also assist the physician in Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiography and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography with regard to obtaining optimal images and measurements during the procedure. To be responsible for relevant equipment and drugs used in procedure.
• Tilt testing - To be aware of dangerous arrhythmia associated with test. To be able to respond correctly to any such arrhythmia. To be able to explain test and to reassure patient. To accurately monitor haemodynamic measurements during test. Supervision of junior staff members.
• Exercise Tolerance Testing (technician led) - to be aware of contraindications for exercise testing. To be able to recognise dangerous arrhythmia associated with test. Be able to provide first line resuscitation and defibrillation while awaiting crash team. Know when to stop test either due to patient symptoms or using information derived from on-screen ECG recordings.
• 24 hour tape analysis - Analyse and provide a clinical report to aid diagnosis, to be aware of significant arrhythmia and make clinical decisions on referrals. To know when to expedite reports to cardiologist, supervision and advice for junior staff members.
• Blood pressure monitoring - to provide clinical information with regard to patients ambulatory blood pressure to aid diagnosis or on-going treatment.
• To maintain stock levels within department.
• Work in collaboration with the nominated lead Cardiologist.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jan 2024