Job overview

The role of the Principle Cardiac Physiologist  specialising in Echocardiography will have the  responsibility for all clinical and  operational management primarily of the Echo Physiology team and cardiographers within the Cardiac Investigation team; including demand and capacity management, budget planning, staff management and departmental development within the Cardiology service.  You will be responsible for the safe delivery of cardiology investigations  performed throughout the trust. The department is undergoing rapid growth and transformation in the next few years and is ready to further develop. Workforce planning initiatives have identified staff training and development needs which dovetail into the Cardiology 5 year plan.

The Cardiology department consists of inpatient, outpatient and community services and provides 24/7 primary PCI with a Cath Lab on the Basingstoke site.

An R&R bonus (subject to annual review) is available for the successful candidates.

Main duties of the job

Recent experience in management of RTT and diagnostic wait targets

The opportunity to lead the service through BSE accreditation

The opportunity to lead a great team of physiologists and support the growth of the cardiac physiology service

The opportunity to be part of the development of new  Cardiac Cath Lab facilities for the population of North and West Hampshire

The chance to be part of a friendly, forward thinking team

Who we are:  

Cardiac Physiology is an ambitious and enthusiastic team supported by an equally ambitious and enthusiastic team of Cardiology Consultants. Together we strive to deliver high quality care to all our patients. As Physiologists, we support and provide a wide range of investigations, including; all aspects of ambulatory monitoring, transthoracic, 3D TOE, Stress, DSE, 24/7 PPCI, Cath lab, IVUS, FFR, brady and complex CRM service. The department are currently experiencing some exciting changes, with the build of two new cath labs, and the development of an EP service.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust