Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Echo)

Staff Management: • Provide a supporting role in the management of junior staff within the department as required • Promote/assist in achieving high morale within the department based on fair and clear staff relationships Technical / Clinical Procedures: • Independently practice with a high level of skill and autonomy to British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) standards in Adult Echocardiography, providing a full and comprehensive report • Participate in a range of advanced Echo procedures: • Bubble Studies • Dobutamine Stress Echo • Exercise Stress Echo • ACHD Echo • TOE • Undertake a range of other cardiac procedures as an independent and solo practitioner, as per demands of the service: • Electrocardiography • Exercise testing • Ambulatory monitoring (24/48/72 hour cardiac monitoring, blood pressure monitoring and event recording) Professional Issues: • Maintain a safe clinical environment at all times and support the Manual Handling & Health and Safety Lead for the department • Be accountable for own clinical practice and address others clinical practice as required • Present a positive image of the department and Trust at all times • Maintain BSE accreditation and support others working towards their own accreditation • Take a role in the provision of clinical and professional advice, expertise and support the process of developing practice and monitoring performance in all technical procedures undertaken within the Department • Maintain registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) or the Academy for Health Care Sciences (AHCS) Education, Training and Development: • Act as an effective role model at all times • Partake in an ECG training programme for Student Clinical Physiologists, Cardiographers and other health care professionals as required • To be proactive in awareness of current issues/research and updating colleagues as appropriate • Provide training for other health care professionals as required • Undertake further / on-going training in Cardiac investigations and reporting as required • Commitment to ongoing personal development by solo study and identification of relevant courses • Undertake further Echo training in 3D Echo and other training as new technologies in Echo arise Quality management/assurance: • To ensure that the quality of clinical practice within the department is at an optimum level • To support the departments QA programme • To take a leading role in standard setting, monitoring and evaluation, taking corrective action when necessary Complaints/Untoward Incident: • To assist the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist in investigating complaints/untoward incidents and ensure appropriate action is taken • To, at all times, promote good practice • To ensure that all staff wear name badges or carry identity cards and adhere to the Trusts uniform policy Communication: • Ensure that necessary information is communicated to Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist and where appropriate within the team • Support and enhance good communications between members of the multi-disciplinary team • Liaise with other departments/agencies both within and outside the Trust to ensure the optimum delivery of service Resource Management: • To assist the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist in utilising all resources effectively and identifying areas for savings • To assist in effectively managing the levels of stock and equipment • To participate in department audits as required Job description Job responsibilities Staff Management: • Provide a supporting role in the management of junior staff within the department as required • Promote/assist in achieving high morale within the department based on fair and clear staff relationships Technical / Clinical Procedures: • Independently practice with a high level of skill and autonomy to British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) standards in Adult Echocardiography, providing a full and comprehensive report • Participate in a range of advanced Echo procedures: • Bubble Studies • Dobutamine Stress Echo • Exercise Stress Echo • ACHD Echo • TOE • Undertake a range of other cardiac procedures as an independent and solo practitioner, as per demands of the service: • Electrocardiography • Exercise testing • Ambulatory monitoring (24/48/72 hour cardiac monitoring, blood pressure monitoring and event recording) Professional Issues: • Maintain a safe clinical environment at all times and support the Manual Handling & Health and Safety Lead for the department • Be accountable for own clinical practice and address others clinical practice as required • Present a positive image of the department and Trust at all times • Maintain BSE accreditation and support others working towards their own accreditation • Take a role in the provision of clinical and professional advice, expertise and support the process of developing practice and monitoring performance in all technical procedures undertaken within the Department • Maintain registration with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) or the Academy for Health Care Sciences (AHCS) Education, Training and Development: • Act as an effective role model at all times • Partake in an ECG training programme for Student Clinical Physiologists, Cardiographers and other health care professionals as required • To be proactive in awareness of current issues/research and updating colleagues as appropriate • Provide training for other health care professionals as required • Undertake further / on-going training in Cardiac investigations and reporting as required • Commitment to ongoing personal development by solo study and identification of relevant courses • Undertake further Echo training in 3D Echo and other training as new technologies in Echo arise Quality management/assurance: • To ensure that the quality of clinical practice within the department is at an optimum level • To support the departments QA programme • To take a leading role in standard setting, monitoring and evaluation, taking corrective action when necessary Complaints/Untoward Incident: • To assist the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist in investigating complaints/untoward incidents and ensure appropriate action is taken • To, at all times, promote good practice • To ensure that all staff wear name badges or carry identity cards and adhere to the Trusts uniform policy Communication: • Ensure that necessary information is communicated to Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist and where appropriate within the team • Support and enhance good communications between members of the multi-disciplinary team • Liaise with other departments/agencies both within and outside the Trust to ensure the optimum delivery of service Resource Management: • To assist the Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist in utilising all resources effectively and identifying areas for savings • To assist in effectively managing the levels of stock and equipment • To participate in department audits as required