Bank - Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echo

Job overview

JOB SUMMARY

• Works 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
• Specialist in Echocardiography.
• Takes responsibility for medical staff training in Echocardiography.
• Provide managerial support to the Principal Cardiac Physiologist.
• Takes responsibility for junior staff in the absence of senior staff.
• Provides clinical expertise in a broad range of investigations/procedures
• Takes an active role in the education, training and development of all junior staff, working closely with the training lead. Ensures training continues in absence of training lead.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Highly skilled communicator.
• Management & supervision of junior staff.
• Teaching staff of all levels, including consultants.
• Very high level of clinical skills and knowledge.

Communication

• Ensures effective communication is maintained within the multidisciplinary team
• Effective communication with patients and service users.
• Communicates and discusses highly technical diagnostic information and echocardiographic findings with Senior members of staff including consultant as appropriate

Analytical and Planning

• Performs extensive range of cardiac investigations and procedures including echocardiography and stress echocardiography with interpretation and comprehensive report writing.
• Communicates and discusses highly technical diagnostic information and echocardiographic findings with Senior members of staff including consultant as appropriate.

Staff Management

• Management & supervision of junior staff.
• Provide mentorship to the clinicians
• Assist in training and supervision of junior staff, medics and other healthcare workers, working closely with the head of Training and development to ensure continuity of training.
• Identifies training needs for self and junior members of staff
• Performs assessments as a work based assessor for students undertaking the Clinical Physiology Degree

• Provide managerial support to the Principal Cardiac Physiologist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to your application.

Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.