Job summary An opportunity has arisen at Broomfield Hospital for someone to join our friendly team as a Chief Cardiac Physiologist in our Cardiac Department that undertakes a variety of Cardiac diagnostic tests providing both an inpatient and outpatient service in which you will be based in our PFI wing where we have the latest, most up to date equipment and facilities.
We are looking for a highly specialist Physiologist who is able to undertake Echocardiography, BSE qualification is essential.
We are as BSE accredited department, we perform a range of Echocardiography services including Physiology led stress echocardiography and Physiology led valves clinics.
This is fixed term post for 12 months, full time, hours per week.
Main duties of the job Your role will be to work as part of a multidisciplinary team assisting the Senior Chief and Principal Cardiac Physiologists to ensure the provision of high quality cardiac services and assisting with the day to day supervision of staff and be a specialist in Echocardiography.You will take responsibility for junior staff in the absence of senior staff, the medical staff training in Echocardiography, provide managerial support to the Principal Cardiac Physiologist and provides clinical expertise in a broad range of investigations/procedures.You will take an active role in the education, training and development of all junior staff, working closely with the training lead and ensure training continues in absence of the training lead.
About us Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.
Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description Job responsibilities Are you a highly specialist Physiologist who is able to undertake Echocardiography, then we want to hear from you?Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc in Healthcare Science or equivalent RCCP registration BSE Accreditation Desirable ALS qualification BSE assessor Experience Essential Significant experience as a Cardiac Physiologist in all areas of Cardiac Physiology, with further experience as specialist echocardiographer Experience within a band 6 position for at least three years Experience of training staff in echocardiography.
Able to perform Cardiology tests unsupervised