University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The echocardiography team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic cardiac physiologist who specialises in Echocardiography to join us. The successful candidate will need to be working towards Level 2 British Society of Echocardiography(BSE) accreditation with the support of our experienced education and mentoring team.

We are a vibrant and diverse BSE-accredited department, collectively performing around 30,000 echocardiograms each year on all ages. UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Our specialised echocardiographers are involved in physiologist led valve, heart failure and contrast clinics, paediatric and adult congenital echocardiography, trans-oesophageal and stress echocardiography.

Our department operates Monday to Saturday. Full time staff work 4 days per week. You will be asked to participate in Saturday and bank holiday working on a rotational basis with a compensatory day off during the week. Although Southampton General is our main site, there may be a requirement to work across multiple sites. There is a �5000 recruitment and retention payment available following 2 years of service.

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities- Performing and reporting adult transthoracic echocardiograms on inpatients and outpatients- Working towards Level 2 BSE accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography- Supporting the non-invasive cardiology department with ambulatory ECG analysis, exercise and tilt testing and stress echocardiography

What experience/skills are needed- Able to perform and report transthoracic echocardiography on adult patients according to the BSE minimum dataset- Strong foundation knowledge of cardiac physiology, including ECG and Echocardiography- BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiac Science) with at least 1 year post qualification experience in echocardiography

Person Specification

Trust Values

Essential

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications / training required

Essential

• BSc in Clinical Physiology
• Immediate Life Support qualified

Desirable

• Working towards relevant professional accreditation
• Working toward or having RCCP voluntary registration

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

• Broad knowledge of a wide range of tests and techniques performed by Cardiac Physiologists
• Consolidated post qualification experience in a technical role within a cardiology department (providing evidence of competency achievement)
• Good understanding of the overall service requirements and of own role in the maintenance of an efficient service
• Good IT skills - able to record results into a range of databases

Desirable

• Some experience in teaching and training

Aptitudes and skills required

Essential

• Excellent communication skills at all levels internal and external to the department
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of junior staff
• Able to act on own initiative and work independently with consideration to the team working efficientlyInterview/applicationX
• Self-motivated and effective when working under pressureInterview/applicationX
• Able to motivate others
• Excellent patient manner and communication, to create a relaxed environment in order to obtain the best quality results from any test performed
• To perform tests with an appreciation of individual patient needs, age, clinical condition, emotional state and cultural differences
• Able to analyse tests, assessing test results against acceptability criteria
• Able to competently perform role in emergency situations and to maintain concentration and composure in highly stressful situations
• Awareness of the boundaries in which to operate with an appreciation of own limitations.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

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