Job summary
This role will be to support the Head of Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology Services, General Manager for Medical Specialties and the Clinical Physiologist Service Leads within the Cardio-Respiratory Department in the operational management and delivery of the Advanced Echocardiography Service, being an integral part of the core team for the department.
The post holder will develop, lead, and manage the Advanced Echocardiography service. They will directly oversee and clinically lead physiologists and trainee physiologists working in Advanced Echocardiography and will develop the CHD Echocardiography service. The post will include staff PDR, CPD, and will be responsible for leading, delivering, developing, and evaluating these services.
We have ever expanding services including, specialist Oncology, Valve clinics, Heart Failure clinics, Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, Transoesophageal Echo, Bubble and LV contrast sessions, with scope to further develop services in particular CHD.
The post holder will work across Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust at Calderdale Royal Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and community hubs if required. The post-holder is expected to maintain post-graduate accreditation in BSE and to be present at departmental, Trust-wide meetings, meetings regionally, and nationally as required. The post-holder will also perform CHD echocardiography to assist the CHD service.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for delivery of a high quality and efficient Advanced Echocardiography service for all users including patients, staff, clinicians within and external to the Trust and GPs.
- To work independently at a highly specialist level in Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography and must have BSE Accreditation.
- To take a leading role in the development of Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography services.
- In conjunction with the Head of Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology Services, General Manager of Medical Specialties and Clinical Physiologist Service Leads demonstrate clear leadership of the department, implementing comprehensible policies and protocols to support this.
- To ensure Advanced Echocardiography performance targets are maintained and that performance reports are delivered on a monthly basis.
- To keep up to date with on-going national and international developments and implement service redesign to ensure that the Trust is at the forefront of clinical developments.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for details of main responsibilities. Some of these include:
- Responsible for overseeing the management of the Advanced Echocardiography service and to provide leadership and direction.
- To ensure that high quality Cardiac Physiology services are delivered in line with national BSE standards and ensure that guidelines and protocols are in place to ensure evidence-based practice is performed and maintained.
- Responsible for strategic development of the Advanced Echocardiography service in line with Trust and regionally agreed priorities, working closely with the Head of Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology Services regarding waiting times, capacity issues, and service developments.
- To ensure professional regulatory and accreditation requirements are maintained including
- Responsible for staff development in Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography.
- Responsible for staff development; student and trainee teaching and assessments including provision of relevant training to junior doctors. To motivate and inspire senior staff and junior staff to develop their skills and qualifications, and to maintain BSE accreditation.
- To work clinically for a minimum of 50% of the time, including CHD Echocardiography and to maintain recognised BSE accreditation and maintain CPD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for details of main responsibilities. Some of these include:
- Responsible for overseeing the management of the Advanced Echocardiography service and to provide leadership and direction.
- To ensure that high quality Cardiac Physiology services are delivered in line with national BSE standards and ensure that guidelines and protocols are in place to ensure evidence-based practice is performed and maintained.
- Responsible for strategic development of the Advanced Echocardiography service in line with Trust and regionally agreed priorities, working closely with the Head of Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology Services regarding waiting times, capacity issues, and service developments.
- To ensure professional regulatory and accreditation requirements are maintained including
- Responsible for staff development in Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography.
- Responsible for staff development; student and trainee teaching and assessments including provision of relevant training to junior doctors. To motivate and inspire senior staff and junior staff to develop their skills and qualifications, and to maintain BSE accreditation.
- To work clinically for a minimum of 50% of the time, including CHD Echocardiography and to maintain recognised BSE accreditation and maintain CPD.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Accreditation at highly specialist level (BSE)
- Voluntary professional registration with AHCS or RCCP as appropriate
- EACVI Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography or BSE Congenital (CHD) Accreditation or a willingness to work towards CHD Accreditation once in post
- Post graduate qualification and/or Masters Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- HCPC Registration as a clinical scientist via STP programme or scientists certification of equivalence (will be essential within 18 months of appointment)
- Training and/or Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Proven substantial practical experience of Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Wide thorough and up-to date knowledge of Advanced Echocardiography, (TTE, TOE, Contrast and Stress Echo.) including performing, reporting and advising (Will be essential within 12 months of appointment)
- Wide, thorough and up to date specialist knowledge of a more Advanced Echocardiography procedures and clinics (E.g. Valve clinics, Arrhythmia clinics)
- Leads the learning and development of physiologists within the Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography service and contributes to training within the departmental service as a whole
- Substantive experience of maintaining equipment and assets
- Proven substantial experience of leading the learning and development of physiologists within Advanced Echocardiography
- To continue personal development and keep abreast of evidence-based practice within the Advanced Echocardiography service
- Knowledge of professional standards in keeping with professional registration (HCPC/AHCS)
- Knowledge of NHS policies, practices, and procedures including clinical governance
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of CHD Echocardiography
- Knowledge and proven experience of leading significant change to services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- Demonstrable experience of managing a Clinical Service with responsibility for departmental budget(s)
- Evidence of experience in conducting departmental research/audit, and demonstrable experience of developing clinical practice
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Excellent presentational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Act as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Able to communicate effectively through verbal and written presentations in a clear, articulate manner
- Tenacity to pursue goals energetically, enthusiastically and succeed despite resistance
- Strong, professional leadership qualities, assertive and self-confident individual
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility
- Ability to show empathy to patients' relatives and colleagues in difficult circumstances
- Ability to be creative and flexible to identify innovative solutions to problems
- Willing to work flexibly to deliver the needs of the service
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Accreditation at highly specialist level (BSE)
- Voluntary professional registration with AHCS or RCCP as appropriate
- EACVI Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography or BSE Congenital (CHD) Accreditation or a willingness to work towards CHD Accreditation once in post
- Post graduate qualification and/or Masters Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- HCPC Registration as a clinical scientist via STP programme or scientists certification of equivalence (will be essential within 18 months of appointment)
- Training and/or Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Proven substantial practical experience of Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Wide thorough and up-to date knowledge of Advanced Echocardiography, (TTE, TOE, Contrast and Stress Echo.) including performing, reporting and advising (Will be essential within 12 months of appointment)
- Wide, thorough and up to date specialist knowledge of a more Advanced Echocardiography procedures and clinics (E.g. Valve clinics, Arrhythmia clinics)
- Leads the learning and development of physiologists within the Advanced Echocardiography and CHD Echocardiography service and contributes to training within the departmental service as a whole
- Substantive experience of maintaining equipment and assets
- Proven substantial experience of leading the learning and development of physiologists within Advanced Echocardiography
- To continue personal development and keep abreast of evidence-based practice within the Advanced Echocardiography service
- Knowledge of professional standards in keeping with professional registration (HCPC/AHCS)
- Knowledge of NHS policies, practices, and procedures including clinical governance
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of CHD Echocardiography
- Knowledge and proven experience of leading significant change to services, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- Demonstrable experience of managing a Clinical Service with responsibility for departmental budget(s)
- Evidence of experience in conducting departmental research/audit, and demonstrable experience of developing clinical practice
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Excellent presentational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Act as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Able to communicate effectively through verbal and written presentations in a clear, articulate manner
- Tenacity to pursue goals energetically, enthusiastically and succeed despite resistance
- Strong, professional leadership qualities, assertive and self-confident individual
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility
- Ability to show empathy to patients' relatives and colleagues in difficult circumstances
- Ability to be creative and flexible to identify innovative solutions to problems
- Willing to work flexibly to deliver the needs of the service
- A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale Royal Hospital, Salterhebble
Halifax and Huddersfield
HX3 0PW
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
