Cardiac Physiologist

UnitingCare Hospital; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Employee discounts

Paid parental leave

Diversity and inclusive leave

Job summary

UnitingCare Hospital is seeking a Cardiac Physiologist/Scientist for a Permanent Part Time role at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital in Spring Hill, QLD. The position offers 2–3 days per week in a busy Cardiac Cath Lab, with opportunities across a range of procedures and a focus on haemodynamic monitoring.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor of Applied Science with strong physiology, plus clinical experience in diagnostic cardiac catheterisation, coronary angiography and PCI.

Qualifications

• This opportunity suits a Cardiac Physiologist/Scientist with haemodynamic monitoring experience.
• Postgraduate clinical experience within a cardiovascular suite is desirable.
• Experience with CIED and electrophysiology procedures is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary Cardiac Cath Lab team.
• Manage workload effectively in a busy clinical environment.
• Perform procedures including cardiac catheterisation, coronary angiography and PCI with IVUS/OCT.
• Contribute to haemodynamic monitoring and rhythm device therapy.

Skills

Haemodynamic monitoring

Cardiac electrophysiology

CIED & EP experience

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science with strong human physiology component

Tools

Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation equipment

Job description

Cardiac Physiologist / Scientist | St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital

Employment Term: Permanent Part Time, 2-3 days per week

Location: St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill QLD, opposite Roma Street Parkland and a short walk to Brisbane CBD

Remuneration: $47.70 - $68.01 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay) + Penalties & Allowances

Responsibilities

Working collaboratively within our multidisciplinary Cardiac Cath Lab team, you’ll use your clinical knowledge and expertise while effectively managing and prioritising your workload in a busy clinical environment. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a range of procedures, including:

• Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography
• Percutaneous coronary intervention, including coronary lithotripsy, IVUS and OCT
• Haemodynamic monitoring
• Electrophysiology Cardiac rhythm device therapy and CIED procedures
• Cardiac mapping and ablation

Qualifications and Experience

This opportunity would suit a Cardiac Physiologist / Scientist with experience in haemodynamic monitoring, with CIED and electrophysiology experience highly regarded.

• A Bachelor of Applied Science with a strong human physiology component, or equivalent qualification
• Experience in diagnostic cardiac catheterisation, coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures
• Postgraduate clinical experience within a cardiovascular suite, including haemodynamic monitoring
• Knowledge of and ability to apply the basic principles of cardiac pacing
• Postgraduate clinical experience in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm device therapy implant procedures will be highly regarded

Benefits

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

Company Culture & Values

By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly. UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children, implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur, abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.

Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety. Commitment to Safeguarding: We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.