Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the award winning research team as a cardiac physiologist, echocardiologist.
The team supports commercial and non commercial studies giving the residents of Buckinghamshire the opportunity to participate in national and international studies, offering new and novel treatments.
This role will enable the team to be able to offer studies that require echocardiograms. The successful candidate will be an expert in their field, performing echocardiograms and offering their knowledge and guidance to the wider research team and promoting research to our communities, patients and BHT colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Perform echocardiograms for research participants as per protocol
Advise on research protocols
Act as an ambassador for research, promoting studies to communities and colleagues
Scope new studies for participation at BHT
Complete relevant trial documentation
To provide teaching to colleagues in the team and other departments
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. ICH- GCP
2. Relevant BSc or equivalent level of knowledge. Professional membership of a relevant professional body obtained by examination eg, BSE
3. Advanced or intermediate life support certification
4. Evidence of continued professional development
5. Must hold or undertake Masters level postgraduate qualification (BSE accreditation)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Extensive practical experience in technical cardiology for a minimum of 3 years with at least 1 year at a specialist level of independent practice including investigation, interpretation and reporting
Desirable criteria
7. experience in clinical trials
Skills
Essential criteria
8. Ability to be able to prioritise and manage caseload of work
9. Experience of using internal IT systems
Desirable criteria
10. Line management experience
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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