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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious individual to join our team of cardiac physiologists. The post will be split between echocardiography and non-invasive cardiology. Your focus in adult transthoracic echocardiography will be in acquiring the skills to perform the standard minimum dataset to a high level, while your non-invasive cardiology commitment will give you an opportunity to strengthen your core skills as a cardiac physiologist in areas such as Holter analysis, exercise and pharmacological stress testing, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and stress echocardiography. You will be a part of making a measurable difference to echocardiography delivery across the organisation and for our cardiology patients.

We are a friendly, vibrant and diverse BSE-accredited department, collectively performing around 40,000 echocardiograms each year on all ages. Our team are involved in a wide range of specialist services including congenital and paediatric echocardiography, TOE, stress echo, and physiologist-led clinics. We pride ourselves on actively supporting continual professional development through educational and mentoring sessions, regular MDT-style teaching meetings, and supporting external course attendance.

Our department operates Monday to Saturday. Full time staff work 5 days per week. You may be involved in Saturday and bank holiday working on a rotational basis. You will be required to work at some of our satellite clinics on occasion, such as at our Community Diagnostic Centre at the Royal South Hants Hospital.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training Required

Essential criteria

• BSc in Clinical Physiology
• Immediate Life Support qualified

Desirable criteria

• Working toward or having RCCP voluntary registration

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential criteria

• Broad knowledge of a wide range of tests and techniques performed by Cardiac Physiologists
• 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 criteria

• Some experience in teaching and training

Aptitudes And Skills Required

Essential criteria

• 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 efficiently
• Self-motivated and effective when working under pressure
• 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

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together