Echocardiographer

Job description

Job summary

Welcome to FCMS!

We are looking for a HighlySpecialised Cardiac Physiologist (Echocardiographer) to join our Diagnostics service covering the South Warwickshire area.

Pay: £26.88 -£32.91 per hour, depending on experience

Hours:Bank

Base:South Warwickshirebut may be asked to cover other areas occasionally

*Pleasenote that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time*

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a fully independent practitioner performing and reporting a full range of adult Echocardiograms in a community setting to BSE standards. They will demonstrate clinical leadership and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health andwellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure thatpatients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled withexcellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremelyeffective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the abilityto strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we havea core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of ourpatients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the servicedelivery and user experience due to their considerable experience andcommitment to what they do.

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinicaland Technical

To independently perform and report adult transthoracic Echocardiogramsto current BSE standards.

Organise and prioritise own daily workload based on clinical urgency.

Provide a clinical report in a timely manner and inform the referringclinician of any findings that would necessitate a change in clinicalmanagement.

To analyse and interpret complex information using best practice and makeautonomous decisions based on the information provided.

Maintain own CPD and BSE / EACVI accreditation.

Keep up to date with current developments and advances inEchocardiography and general Cardiology.

Respond promptly to emergencies.

To deliver appropriate patient care at all times.

To establish and maintain good working relationships with all members ofthe organisation.

To actively take part in the training and development of staff /trainees.

To maintain patient confidentiality in line with corporate policy at alltimes.

Actively participate in MDT meetings providing specialist knowledge toother echocardiographers and medical staff.

To ensure that all equipment is in working order and report faultswithout delay.

To evaluate and assess new equipment prior to purchase in collaborationwith the Echo lead.

Be aware of and comply with all health and safety protocols as set out bythe organization.

To be aware of the health and safety implications for Echocardiographersin relation to ergonomics whilst scanning and take all necessary steps tominimise injury to oneself.

Ensure stock levels are adequate to meet service needs.

The postholder may be required to travel to remote clinical locations(Full UK Driving license is preferable with access to their own vehicle)

Managerial

Support the Echocardiography lead to ensure delivery of a high-qualityand efficient Echocardiography service by proposing and implementing changes todevelop and improve service provision.

To ensure all accidents, incidents and complaints are recorded /escalated appropriately.

Professional

To work within the standards set by the British Society Echocardiography

To attend and participate in departmental and Echo service deliverymeetings

Ensure professional regulatory and accreditation requirements aremaintained.

Maintain personal performance and quality standards as agreed in thestaff appraisal review.

Actively maintain own professional development, identifying educationaland clinical training needs in conjunction with the head of department.

Maintain status on either the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS)register or Health and Care Professions Council register (HCPC)

Educational

Ensure personal mandatory training is up to date.

Actively participate in educational echo meetings

Attend and actively participate in MDT meetings

Provide clinical leadership and assist with the educational developmentof all members within the echo department to ensure delivery of a high-qualityechocardiography service.

To attend Regional and National professional meetings and to feed backany relevant information to staff.

Attend annual personal appraisal review

Maintain involvement with professional bodies

Continue to develop skills and knowledge in Echocardiography, maintainingthe accreditation acquired through accredited courses in line with currentclinical practice and techniques.

Participate in resuscitation training to maintain the BLS resuscitationcouncil qualification.

Communicationand Administration

Excellent communication skills

Have excellent interpersonal skills to manage patient/relative contactswhere there may be hostility (e.g. anxious, confused or aggressive patient), orpoor understanding (e.g. language, impaired vision or hearing).

Maintain dignity and respect to all stakeholders

Respect cultural differences.

Regularly keep colleagues informed of any occurrences that may impact onservice delivery.

Communicate complicated information effectively within themulti-disciplinary team.

Excellent IT skills

Maintain up to date computerised data collection

To ensure the accuracy and legibility of all collected data.

Completion of test reports in a timely manner following each patientcontact.

All report filing is distributed at the end of each session.

Plan workload by making best use of resources available to ensure thatwaiting times are minimised.

PhysicalDemands of the Post

The postholder should be:

Physically capable of maintaining correct posture for long periods oftime whilst scanning, moving and positioning of patients and equipment often ina restricted environment.

Able to deal with distressing and emotionally challenging incidents on aregular basis.

Concentrating for long periods of time.

Extended periods of working in a darkened environment.

Frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions and prolonged periods ofconcentration.

Close contact with infectious patients, contact with bodily fluids, vomitand poor hygiene.

Contact with verbally and physically aggressive patients.

VDU equipment is used daily for data acquisition, data entry and reportwriting.

Safely move and handle patients and/or equipment as required for therole.

Confidentiality

Allemployees of FCMS NW Ltd must comply with the requirements of the DataProtection Act 2018 and are required to maintain complete confidentiality inrelation to patients and other staff members at all times.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability-Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivitywith a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosityof spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Abilityto have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why:To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruptionso this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation,and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very importantto us, so it is vital that the successful candidate livesand breathes complimentaryvalues and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values whichform part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see howimportant we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobsdone

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do withenergy, ideas, and positivity

DisabilityConfident Employer

Asusers of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview alldisabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to theRehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will benecessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure andBarring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminalconvictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced andverified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Healthcheck, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (withthe requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). For Driver positions you will also berequired to undertake a Driver check.

The organisation is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerableadults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will beexpected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicableto this role.

We reserve theright to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for therole. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as earlyas possible.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinicaland Technical

To independently perform and report adult transthoracic Echocardiogramsto current BSE standards.

Organise and prioritise own daily workload based on clinical urgency.

Provide a clinical report in a timely manner and inform the referringclinician of any findings that would necessitate a change in clinicalmanagement.

To analyse and interpret complex information using best practice and makeautonomous decisions based on the information provided.

Maintain own CPD and BSE / EACVI accreditation.

Keep up to date with current developments and advances inEchocardiography and general Cardiology.

Respond promptly to emergencies.

To deliver appropriate patient care at all times.

To establish and maintain good working relationships with all members ofthe organisation.

To actively take part in the training and development of staff /trainees.

To maintain patient confidentiality in line with corporate policy at alltimes.

Actively participate in MDT meetings providing specialist knowledge toother echocardiographers and medical staff.

To ensure that all equipment is in working order and report faultswithout delay.

To evaluate and assess new equipment prior to purchase in collaborationwith the Echo lead.

Be aware of and comply with all health and safety protocols as set out bythe organization.

To be aware of the health and safety implications for Echocardiographersin relation to ergonomics whilst scanning and take all necessary steps tominimise injury to oneself.

Ensure stock levels are adequate to meet service needs.

The postholder may be required to travel to remote clinical locations(Full UK Driving license is preferable with access to their own vehicle)

Managerial

Support the Echocardiography lead to ensure delivery of a high-qualityand efficient Echocardiography service by proposing and implementing changes todevelop and improve service provision.

To ensure all accidents, incidents and complaints are recorded /escalated appropriately.

Professional

To work within the standards set by the British Society Echocardiography

To attend and participate in departmental and Echo service deliverymeetings

Ensure professional regulatory and accreditation requirements aremaintained.

Maintain personal performance and quality standards as agreed in thestaff appraisal review.

Actively maintain own professional development, identifying educationaland clinical training needs in conjunction with the head of department.

Maintain status on either the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS)register or Health and Care Professions Council register (HCPC)

Educational

Ensure personal mandatory training is up to date.

Actively participate in educational echo meetings

Attend and actively participate in MDT meetings

Provide clinical leadership and assist with the educational developmentof all members within the echo department to ensure delivery of a high-qualityechocardiography service.

To attend Regional and National professional meetings and to feed backany relevant information to staff.

Attend annual personal appraisal review

Maintain involvement with professional bodies

Continue to develop skills and knowledge in Echocardiography, maintainingthe accreditation acquired through accredited courses in line with currentclinical practice and techniques.

Participate in resuscitation training to maintain the BLS resuscitationcouncil qualification.

Communicationand Administration

Excellent communication skills

Have excellent interpersonal skills to manage patient/relative contactswhere there may be hostility (e.g. anxious, confused or aggressive patient), orpoor understanding (e.g. language, impaired vision or hearing).

Maintain dignity and respect to all stakeholders

Respect cultural differences.

Regularly keep colleagues informed of any occurrences that may impact onservice delivery.

Communicate complicated information effectively within themulti-disciplinary team.

Excellent IT skills

Maintain up to date computerised data collection

To ensure the accuracy and legibility of all collected data.

Completion of test reports in a timely manner following each patientcontact.

All report filing is distributed at the end of each session.

Plan workload by making best use of resources available to ensure thatwaiting times are minimised.

PhysicalDemands of the Post

The postholder should be:

Physically capable of maintaining correct posture for long periods oftime whilst scanning, moving and positioning of patients and equipment often ina restricted environment.

Able to deal with distressing and emotionally challenging incidents on aregular basis.

Concentrating for long periods of time.

Extended periods of working in a darkened environment.

Frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions and prolonged periods ofconcentration.

Close contact with infectious patients, contact with bodily fluids, vomitand poor hygiene.

Contact with verbally and physically aggressive patients.

VDU equipment is used daily for data acquisition, data entry and reportwriting.

Safely move and handle patients and/or equipment as required for therole.

Confidentiality

Allemployees of FCMS NW Ltd must comply with the requirements of the DataProtection Act 2018 and are required to maintain complete confidentiality inrelation to patients and other staff members at all times.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability-Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivitywith a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosityof spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Abilityto have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why:To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruptionso this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation,and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very importantto us, so it is vital that the successful candidate livesand breathes complimentaryvalues and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values whichform part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see howimportant we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobsdone

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do withenergy, ideas, and positivity

DisabilityConfident Employer

Asusers of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview alldisabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to theRehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will benecessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure andBarring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminalconvictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced andverified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Healthcheck, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (withthe requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence). For Driver positions you will also berequired to undertake a Driver check.

The organisation is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerableadults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will beexpected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicableto this role.

We reserve theright to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for therole. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as earlyas possible.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Hold a valid Full UK Driving license with access to their own vehicle.
• Have adequate means of transport in order to get to clinical locations. This may include last minute changes to site location.
• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Healthcare Science /Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or equivalent.
• BSE/EACVI TTE Adult Accredited.
• AHCS or HCPC Registered.

Experience

Essential

• Will be fully competent in carrying out full study BSE echocardiograms including strain assessments.
• To possess advanced sensory skills, dexterity and co-ordination when using advanced diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to obtain all cardiac ultrasound views as both described in the BSE minimum dataset on both technically easy and challenging patients, utilising optimal patient positioning and technical skills.
• Able to manage the need for changes to service and personal workload in order to accommodate urgent / emergency patient care.
• Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to work duties.

Desirable

• Experience in a community-based Echocardiography service.
• Experience in training.
• Experience in audit.
• Have knowledge of CIMAR PACS and System One

Person Specification
Other

Essential

• Hold a valid Full UK Driving license with access to their own vehicle.
• Have adequate means of transport in order to get to clinical locations. This may include last minute changes to site location.
• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Healthcare Science /Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or equivalent.
• BSE/EACVI TTE Adult Accredited.
• AHCS or HCPC Registered.

Experience

Essential

• Will be fully competent in carrying out full study BSE echocardiograms including strain assessments.
• To possess advanced sensory skills, dexterity and co-ordination when using advanced diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to obtain all cardiac ultrasound views as both described in the BSE minimum dataset on both technically easy and challenging patients, utilising optimal patient positioning and technical skills.
• Able to manage the need for changes to service and personal workload in order to accommodate urgent / emergency patient care.
• Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to work duties.

Desirable

• Experience in a community-based Echocardiography service.
• Experience in training.
• Experience in audit.
• Have knowledge of CIMAR PACS and System One

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

FCMS
Address

Newfield House

Vicarage Lane

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4EW

United Kingdom

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