Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist - Echocardiography
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About the Role
The candidate will participate in delivering the echo service with the cardiology department at North Middlesex hospital. The successful candidate is expected to have relevant NHS experience in cardiac physiology and hold a BSE or equivalent accreditation in TTE. The individual will work alongside the team of 6 other BSE accredited echocardiographers, ETP and registrar trainees, 3 imaging consultants, and with the wider cardiac physiology team to perform transthoracic echocardiograms as well as assist with stress and transoesophageal echocardiograms. As a teaching hospital, the successful candidate will be expected to support our trainee echocardiographers to achieve their BSE accreditation.
The echo service is open 8am to 6pm on weekdays and also provides inpatient/outpatient weekend service. The individual will be expected to participate in this comprehensive service and flexible working pattern will be considered.
Key Responsibilities
- Personally perform and report echocardiograms to a high standard, meeting BSE guidelines and departmental local standards.
- Work alongside the lead cardiac physiologist to provide structured training to junior cardiac physiologists and doctors with a view to their subsequent BSE accreditation.
- Maintain own BSE accreditation by ensuring appropriate CPD is up to date and course requests highlighted to the Head of Department in a timely manner.
- To provide an efficient running of the technical service by prioritising daily workloads.
- To maintain standards of technical competency in the provision of non-invasive, technical cardiac procedures.
- Remain up to date with current evidence in echocardiography.
- Ensures that all echo studies are accurately recorded in our reporting system and outcome appropriately on the patient electronic record.
- Ensure smooth running of outpatient echo clinics so that patients are seen on time and receive a high quality of care.
- To jointly oversee the day to day running of the echo service, ensuring that all equipment is operational, clean, and that stock levels are adequate.
- Support inpatient ward echo service including portable echoes and urgent/emergency service to intensive and acute care units.
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About the Trust
We are part of the world class values Royal Free NHS foundation Trust.
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey, and beyond.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Antonis Tipper
- Job title: Lead cardiac physiologist
- Email address: antonis.tipper1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02088872855
If you would like an informal visit or a discussion about this post, please contact Antonis Tipper on antonis.tipper1@nhs.net.
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