Job summary
Employer heading
Chief Cardiac Physiologist
Band 7
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Job overview
Chief Cardiac Physiologist
Division: Medicine & Emergency Care
Care Group: Specialist Medicine
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Wednesday 8th January 2025
We are recruiting for a Chief Cardiac Physiologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theÌýBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Specialise in echocardiography providing full technical analysis and interpretation of results for medical staff, contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Participate in specialist echo clinics including Physiologist led valve clinic, bubble and contrast studies. Rotate through the Community Diagnostic Centres at Rochester Healthy Living Centre and Sheppey Community Hospital.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theÌýBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ability to perform independently in echo clinics performing scans to the BSE Minimum DatasetÌý
Participate in specialist echo clinics including Physiologist led valve clinic, bubble and contrast studies and assisting in TOEÌý
Participate in the future development of other specialist echo servicesÌý
Opportunity to rotate through the cath lab and pacing clinics if able to work independently in these areas. Training can be provided in these areasÌý
Undertake all basic investigations to diagnose heart disease, and produce factual reports as requiredÌý
Make judgements on the severity of results, ensuring medical staff are informed immediately of any life threatening or urgent investigation resultsÌý
Undertake the range of highly complex investigations and produce full technical analysis and interpretation of results
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent
- BSE accreditation
- RCCP or equivalent
- ILS
- ASCST
Expert in Echocardiography
Essential criteria
- 2
- Able to use all internal IT systems
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years as a qualified physiologist
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to multitask
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare O'Brien
- Job title
- Principal Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 976617
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