Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist / Clinical Scientist

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work within the Cardiorespiratory department of York Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) of Selby and Askham Bar.

The post holder will be expected to work at the Community Diagnostics Centres, with rotation through York Hospital performing transthoracic echocardiography, stress echocardiograms, transoesophageal echocardiography and supporting junior staff / training / mentoring. Managing the echocardiography service collaboratively with colleagues.

The department within York Hospital delivers inpatient and outpatient echocardiography, consultant led stress echocardiography, scientist led stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography and scientist led valve clinics.

The CDC provides free parking and excellent facilities in this community setting.

Provides highly complex, specialist Cardio-Respiratory service to patients from a range of specialties suffering from a wide variety of medical disorders.

Responsible for the provision, audit and quality of a specialist area of Cardio-Respiratory Physiology, Cardiac Ultrasound.

Responsible for the development and training of Clinical Physiologists (Cardio-Respiratory) within the cardiac ultrasound area.

Undertakes interpretation of results and provision of reports.

Works collaboratively on a day-to-day basis with others to ensure that service needs are met.

Provides advice to clinicians.

Performs transthoracic echocardiography.

Supervises junior staff.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service.)

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net .

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.