Contact information
For all enquiries please contact:
Gareth Hepton (Echo Team leader)
* Email: gareth.hepton@nhs.net
Natasha Watchorn(Cardiac Physiology Service manager)
* Email: natasha.watchorn@nhs.net
* Call: 01924 541331
About the role
The Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a full time Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly, supportive, and driven team.
Our busy cardiac service enjoys a strong reputation for commitment to the very highest standards of care, covering a wide range of invasive and non-invasive investigations.
The Echocardiography team provides a service for patients across our 4 sites (Dewsbury, Pinderfields, Pontefract and the Community Diagnostic Hub). The team delivers adult Transthoracic, Stress (ESE, DSE, bicycle ergometer), Contrast/Bubble and Transoesophageal Echocardiograms. We are also currently developing physiologist led Valve and Stress Echo clinics.
The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated and committed to developing their practical expertise and knowledge. Continuous professional development is a cornerstone of the team, where you will be encouraged and supported to achieve your full potential.
In addition to your professional development, you will participate in regular audits and provide valuable insights to contribute towards service development. As proud member of a Teaching Trust you will be involved in training and developing others.
You will have proven competency in Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography and will preferably hold BSE accreditation.
Applicants working towards completion of the BSE logbook may be considered for the post at Band 6 to progress to Band 7. Banding of successful applicant/s will start at Band 6 until the necessary threshold of skills, experience and BSE accreditation is achieved for progression to Band 7.
Main duties
Leadership and management
* Provides leadership to the designated team
* Investigates and responds to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
* Ensures the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies within the team
* Takes responsibility for setting, monitoring and seeking to continuously improve standards and the quality of care delivered to patients
* Promotes evidence-based practice, wherever possible
* Implements policies and proposes change to practice for own specialist area
* Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist area
* Engages users on service delivery and development
Clinical skills
* Acts in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct
* Maintains a safe working environment
* Works as a specialist practitioner within established Trust and departmental policies
* Act as a source of expertise within their designated area
* Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required and performs a broad range of highly specialist and complex investigations providing accurate factual reports following analysis and interpretation of physiological data
* Routinely undertakes assessment of both in-patients and out-patients prior to a range of cardio-respiratory investigations and uses own discretion in order to ensure the patient is suitable for the investigation
* Supervises and assesses the work of others within the designated team
* Works within and towards national guidelines and directives, e.g. NICE, NSF
* Reports clinical incidents and adverse events to the Service Manager and external agencies as required
* Provides clinical leadership and acts as a role model to the designated clinical physiology team by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner. Giving lead specialist advice as required
* Apply and use technology consistent with evidence of good practice
* Prepare and maintain specialist equipment, ensuring overall functionality and comparing overall performance with standardisations
* Participate in Clinical Research Trials as directed by lead Physician
Key requirements
Qualifications
* Current HCPC, RCCP or AHCS registration
* Educated to Degree Level Education or equivalent
* Holds professional accreditation appropriate to role British Society of Echocardiography
Experience
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Audit & Standard setting
* Specialist knowledge in field of practice
* Current issues in healthcare
* In-depth experience and knowledge of highly specialist investigations and techniques within echocardiography
* Willing to undergo training as necessary
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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