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.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust, we’re always on the hunt for skilled staff who want to work flexibly. Our in-house bank provides cover for fluctuating workloads, staffing shortfalls or when there is need for extra support.
Whilst regular work is not guaranteed, applicants can give as much or as little availability as they wish. Please note Bank workers are asked to work 45 hours in a rolling 6 month period to maintain an active bank post.
Benefits that the Bank offers:
• Flexible working
• Work within a variety of clinical areas
• Enhanced pay: 41% nights and Saturday 83% Sundays and Public Holidays
• 12.07% annual leave premium for each shift worked
• You can book your own Bank shifts online from the comfort of your own home
• No start up costs, the Trust will pay for DBS, uniforms and all required training
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.
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
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSE
Experience
Essential criteria
2. Experience of working independently performing transthoracic echocardiograms
Desirable criteria
3. Experience of working as a band 7 HSCP in the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Ability to perform complex echocardiography investigations