Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist / Clinical Scientist

Job overview

Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work with in the community diagnostic centres of Selby and Askham Bar performing transthoracic echocardiography and supporting junior staff.

The CDC provides free parking and excellent facilities in this community setting.

Main duties of the job

Provides highly complex, specialist Cardio-Respiratory service to patients from a range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders.

Responsible for the provision, audit and quality of a specialist area of Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, Cardiac Ultrasound.

Responsible for the development and training of Clinical Physiologists (Cardio-Respiratory) within the cardiac ultrasound area.

Undertakes interpretation of results and provision of reports.

Works collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to ensure that service needs are met.

Provides advice to clinicians.

Performs transthoracic echocardiography.

Supervises junior staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE 1. Provides highly complex, specialist Cardio-Respiratory service to patients from a range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders. 2. Responsible for the provision, audit and quality of a specialist area of Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, Cardiac Ultrasound. 3. Responsible for the development and training of Clinical Physiologists (Cardio-Respiratory) within the cardiac ultrasound area. 4. Undertakes interpretation of results and provision of reports. 5. Works collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to ensure that service needs are met. 6. Responsible for the service delivery of an area and/or responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Cardio-Respiratory service in the absence of the Head of Department. 7. Provides advice to clinicians