Echocardiography Lead Cardiac Physiologist

Job overview

This role will be responsible for providing expert clinical investigations in addition to specific area management. Direct line management of the echocardiographers and the echocardiography service.

This post will primarily be based at the Heart Centre at Darent Valley Hospital. This may include cross-cover at the North Kent Community Diagnostic Centre. To work as a highly specialist practitioner across the range of Echocardiography imaging procedures performed in the Heart Centre, and to provide operational managerial support to the cardiology general manager.

To provide nationally accredited, highly specialist expertise for clinical practice, ensuring that all procedures and data produced meet the required standard and are documented in accordance with Operational Procedures/BSE national guidelines. Supporting the department to achieve BSE accreditation.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for managing capacity and demand of the echo service, avoiding 6 week breaches whilst also ensuring a timely inpatient service.

Able to prioritise and manage own work and that of the team.

Able to exercise initiative when dealing with issues from own specialist area. To monitor waiting list times for echo studies, ensuring waiting times are minimised.

To support the implementation of Trust initiatives and strategies within the caregroup.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the  attached job description.