Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echo; BSE accredited)

Band 7

37.5 per week

Permanent

The cardio-respiratory investigations (CRI) unit within Tameside General Hospital provides a range of diagnostic services to the Tameside and Glossop areas. A rare opportunity has arisen for a fully qualified BSE accredited cardiac physiologist to join our existing team. The successful candidate will primarily perform and interpret transthoracic echocardiography independently, including both in-patient and outpatient studies. The physiologist will also support the cardiology team with other echo modalities and assist with training and departmental development. Experience of assisting in myocardial perfusion scan (MPS) would also be a distinct advantage as would experience of holter monitor analysis.

• Deliver a high quality Transthoracic Echo service by performing routine and advanced cardiac ultrasound examinations and formulating a full clinical report for the service user.
• Providing comprehensive Echo reports to BSE standards for Transthoracic Echo based on findings and clinical history of the patient.
• Work towards and then maintain BSE departmental accreditation
• Perform the technical role in TOE. To optimise images of cardiac anatomy. To be responsible for high level decontamination of the TOE probe before and after patient contact. To ensure all decontamination procedures are documented for traceability.
• Perform/ assist in stress echocardiography. To obtain high quality images of cardiac anatomy to ensure optimal Echo study.
• Perform echocardiography in acute/urgent setting e.g. during pericardial drain.
• Adapt studies according to initial findings, clinical indication and physical condition of patients
• Provide clinical advice and highly specialist professional direction regarding criteria for Echocardiography.
• React appropriately when echo results require urgent medical advice.

Deal with clinically high risk patients.

Please refer to Job Description for more comprehensive list of duties

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
  
  

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea Stead Job title: CRI manager Email address: andrea.stead@tgh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 9226314