Bank - Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Echo
The closing date is 12 August 2025
Job summary
JOB SUMMARY
o Works as part of a multidisciplinary team assisting the Senior Chief and Principal Cardiac Physiologists to ensure the provision of high quality cardiac services and assisting with the day to day supervision of staff
o Specialist in Echocardiography.
o Takes responsibility for medical staff training in Echocardiography.
o Provide managerial support to the Principal Cardiac Physiologist.
o Takes responsibility for junior staff in the absence of senior staff.
o Provides clinical expertise in a broad range of investigations/procedures
o Takes an active role in the education, training and development of all junior staff, working closely with the training lead. Ensures training continues in absence of training lead.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Highly skilled communicator.
- Management & supervision of junior staff.
- Teaching staff of all levels, including consultants.
- Very high level of clinical skills and knowledge.
Communication
- Ensures effective communication is maintained within the multidisciplinary team
- Effective communication with patients and service users.
- Communicates and discusses highly technical diagnostic information and echocardiographic findings with Senior members of staff including consultant as appropriate
Analytical and Planning
- Performs extensive range of cardiac investigations and procedures including echocardiography and stress echocardiography with interpretation and comprehensive report writing.
- Communicates and discusses highly technical diagnostic information and echocardiographic findings with Senior members of staff including consultant as appropriate.
Staff Management
Provide managerial support to the Principal Cardiac Physiologist
- Management & supervision of junior staff.
- Provide mentorship to the clinicians
- Assist in training and supervision of junior staff, medics and other healthcare workers, working closely with the head of Training and development to ensure continuity of training.
- Identifies training needs for self and junior members of staff
- Performs assessments as a work based assessor for students undertaking the Clinical Physiology Degree
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Details
Date posted
29 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£26.83 an hour Per Hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
Bank Cardiac Physiologist
Job locations
Basildon Hospital
Court Road
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Basildon Hospital
Court Road
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer's website
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