Job summary
We are recruiting for a Lead Chief Cardiac Physiologistwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Department includes ACU , 2 Cathlabs within the Lister Hospital site. Providing 2 Diagnostic units at Lister and QE2 Hospital sites, one of which is a Echocardiogram Community Diagnostic Hub.
The department is multi-disciplinary and involves every aspect of a patient's journey with a clearly defined management and nursing structure.
The Echocardiography service offers adult trans-thoracic echocardiography 7 days a week. We support routine outpatient and inpatient TTE's and a Consultant led TOE, Exercise and Pharmacological Stress echo service. We have recently developed a Herceptin clinic for Oncology patients and are looking to set up a Valve clinic working alongside the Specialist Nurses and Physicians.
The Echo team are heavily involved in staff training with a strong development program in place for both Physiologist's and Cardiology Registrars which has resulted in a high success rate for Accreditation.
Candidates from all disciplines are welcome to apply for this management role but ideally should have ECHO accreditation.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the operational management of the Cardiac Physiologists services for the department of Cardiology, a regional service that sits within the unplanned division
Provide visible, inclusive and approachable leadership for the individual specialist teams patients and families in the Clinical Physiology service.
You will inspire and motivate others, enabling the individual specialist teams to have the skills, authority, and autonomy they need to continuously improve the services, patient safety and experience.
Monitor activity related to their service area, ensuring that the key performance indicators, including improving quality and experience of care, increasing productivity and efficiency in line with best practice standards are met
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree in clinical physiology or equivalent and evidence of registration with professional body.
- Appropriate post registration training.
- ILS
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Advanced life support
- Relevant degree level studies
- Management qualification
- Leadership and motivational skills
Previous Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in invasive/non-invasive cardiology at an appropriate level
- Strong leadership and team building skills.
- Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels from different professions.
- Experience of and demonstrate skills in the first line management.
- Evidence of good communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Experience of financial and resource management.
- Experience of research/audit and experience of developing clinical practice.
Skills
Essential
- Problem solving, ability to adapt and respond positively to unexpected issues.
- Ability to direct and work in a team.
- Conscientious approach and attention to detail, measures progress against target
- Highly self-motivate with willingness to attend course/conferences and to keep abreast of new developments.
- Proactive approach to quality control and making improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of service.
- Able to apply a fair, consistent and objective approach.
- Excellent organization and time management skills, able to deliver objectives within an agreed time frame.
- Ability to utilize research in clinical research, applying evidence based practice approach.
- Assertiveness
- Utilization of teaching skills
Desirable
- Understanding of management in relation to finance and man power.
- Able to think laterally to identify innovative solutions to problems.
- Conceptual flexibility-holds different options in focus simultaneously and evaluates their pros and cons
- Demonstrate ability to lead, manage and sustain change in a clinical environment.
- An understanding of HR processes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate expertise in the full range of skills within technical cardiology.
- Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree in clinical physiology or equivalent and evidence of registration with professional body.
- Appropriate post registration training.
- ILS
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Advanced life support
- Relevant degree level studies
- Management qualification
- Leadership and motivational skills
Previous Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in invasive/non-invasive cardiology at an appropriate level
- Strong leadership and team building skills.
- Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels from different professions.
- Experience of and demonstrate skills in the first line management.
- Evidence of good communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Experience of financial and resource management.
- Experience of research/audit and experience of developing clinical practice.
Skills
Essential
- Problem solving, ability to adapt and respond positively to unexpected issues.
- Ability to direct and work in a team.
- Conscientious approach and attention to detail, measures progress against target
- Highly self-motivate with willingness to attend course/conferences and to keep abreast of new developments.
- Proactive approach to quality control and making improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of service.
- Able to apply a fair, consistent and objective approach.
- Excellent organization and time management skills, able to deliver objectives within an agreed time frame.
- Ability to utilize research in clinical research, applying evidence based practice approach.
- Assertiveness
- Utilization of teaching skills
Desirable
- Understanding of management in relation to finance and man power.
- Able to think laterally to identify innovative solutions to problems.
- Conceptual flexibility-holds different options in focus simultaneously and evaluates their pros and cons
- Demonstrate ability to lead, manage and sustain change in a clinical environment.
- An understanding of HR processes.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate expertise in the full range of skills within technical cardiology.
- Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role model our Trust values every day
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
