Echocardiographer / Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist

Echocardiographer / Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Echocardiographer or Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist specialized in Echocardiography.

You will be predominantly based on the Royal Hospital site but will provide services to Broadgreen and Aintree Hospitals. Given the nature of the department, a flexible working pattern is available.

Applicants must be BSE accredited, have completed either a BSc in Healthcare Science or PGCert in Echocardiography. Applicants must have RCCP or be working towards RCCP registration If an ETP candidate .

Main Duties of the Job

We are a busy and dynamic department providing Cardiology services to Liverpool and the surrounding regions.

1. To provide Echocardiography to inpatients and outpatients.
2. To perform Echocardiography independently to BSE dataset guidelines.
3. To report and analyse Echo results in line with BSE guidance.
4. To successfully line manage staff within your team with the assistance of the department manager.
5. To perform advanced techniques such as TOE, Exercise/Dobutamine Echo, Bubble studies, Contrast studies, and more.

Job Responsibilities

1. Performs echocardiograms autonomously on outpatient and inpatients to a high standard.
2. Reports complex clinical data obtained by echocardiography in a timely manner and produces an accurate report to BSE standards.
3. Practises the standards as outlined by the British Society of Echocardiography in both image acquisition and reporting.
4. Highlights abnormalities to the referring medic/clinical team.
5. Organises work at the start of every session by assessing mode of patient transport and any infection control precautions.
6. Acts to the level of professional standards as outlined by the RCCP.
7. Aims to complete RCCP accreditation as soon as possible.
8. Willing to undertake training in other areas of clinical physiology as required to obtain RCCP accreditation.
9. Becomes compliant in advanced echocardiographic techniques including TOE, Bubble, Contrast, and stress echocardiography.
10. Is ILS trained.
11. Liaises with Lead Clinical Physiologist to maintain an appropriate level of resources.
12. Responsible for the safe use of all the equipment within the department and specific areas.
13. Recognises equipment faults and ensures details are documented and appropriate steps are taken for their correction.
14. Responsible for maintaining own Continuing Professional and Personal Development.
15. Ensures clean and tidy procedure environments are maintained.
16. Ensures up-to-date information bases for patient and other activities are maintained.
17. Self-motivated to ensure completion of individual and overall workloads.
18. Contributes to meetings with other staff relating to changes within the working area.
19. Assists with maintenance of local risk management policies.
20. Understands and uses Cardiac/Respiratory Information systems and their application within Cardiac/Respiratory Physiology.
21. Engages in audit, research, and development relevant to the Cardio-respiratory Department.
22. Complies with Trust and local policies.
23. Responsible for the care of patients when performing examinations.
24. Liaises with physiology, medical, technical, nursing, portering, domestic, clerical, administrative, and other staff as necessary within this Trust.
25. Maintains a responsible, professional relationship at all times.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Undergraduate honours degree 1st or 2.1 class in cardiac physiology or a relevant scientific subject.
• PG cert in Echocardiography or Clinical Physiology Degree.
• BSE accreditation.
• Will obtain RCCP accreditation as soon as possible.
• ILS.

Experience

• Able to work autonomously performing and reporting echocardiograms.
• Has an understanding of the role of an Echocardiographer in healthcare and disease and its application in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge

• Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors.
• Knowledge acquired through study and experience to formulate appropriate advice and judgments, including clinical judgments involving facts or situations that impact on patients.
• Good understanding of ethics and professional practice, the NHS constitution, and the importance of patient-centred care.

Skills

• Highly developed co-ordination skills with good dexterity and hand-eye coordination and those skills required for the performance of fine analytical techniques.
• Good IT skills and knowledge of common computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and databases.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken in English.
• Effective team worker.
• Good active listening skills to build rapport with the listener to encourage open discussion.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust