Cardiac Physiologist

• 1- Deliver Specialist Echocardiography Services

• What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and What do we stand for?o 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.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential

• Relevant BSc or equivalent level of knowledge
• British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) full accreditation (Level 2) in transthoracic echocardiography or equivalent International accreditation (e.g. EACVI)
• Intermediate Life support Certificate

Essential

• Practical experience in technical cardiology for a minimum of 4 years with at least 1 year at a specialist level of independent practice including investigation, interpretation, reporting, altering therapy and recommending alternative investigations.
• To be able to identify when emergency medical intervention is required and take appropriate action

Essential

• Broad knowledge of technical cardiology, including practice with a wide array of complex technical equipment
• Highly specialist knowledge of medical devices, investigation, diagnosis and interpretation in all aspects of specialist field of devices
• Able to prioritise and manage own work and those of junior members of the team
• In depth understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and local guidelines, eg, Health and Safety daily contact with body fluids and blood, COSHH, British Cardiac Society guidelines
• Able to use specialised computer software and other programs such as Excel, Word etc and be able to set up documents and spreadsheet and extract information
• Use of fine tools using a high degree of manual dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for patient investigation, e.g. pacemaker programming
• Occasional requirement to move heavy equipment using safe manual handling technique
• Highly self motivated conscientious in approach and pays attention to detail, able to concentrate frequently for investigation and reporting
• Able to sustain periods of intense concentration for long periods often over 4 hours in duration
• Able to cope with frequently distressing circumstances in the clinical area, eg, investigates and liases with patients/relatives in life threatening conditions in high pressure environments and cope with patient fatality during investigation and treatment
• Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions