Bank Cardiac Physiologist

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Free DBS

Free uniform

Spire Healthcare pension

Job summary

Spire Cardiff Hospital is seeking an experienced Bank Cardiac Physiologist to join the Cardiology Department and work alongside leading consultants. You will perform complex cardiac investigations and contribute to improving patient care, ensuring high-quality service across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role involves teamwork with physiologists, consultants and nursing staff; mandatory training and ongoing professional development are provided.

Qualifications

• Degree in clinical physiology cardiology or equivalent.
• 2 years post graduate experience.
• Echocardiography or electrophysiology experienced desired.
• Hold BSE and/or BHRS accreditation.
• Registered with AHCS or RCCP.
• Must have basic and complex Cardiac Physiology experience.
• Immediate Life Support Qualification.
• Advanced Life Support Qualification desirable.
• Evidence of continual professional development in relevant short courses desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform cardiac investigations, which are complex and non-routine.
• Detail oriented thinking, interpersonal skills and technological aptitude.
• Assess patients health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate care to meet individuals health and wellbeing needs.
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information.

Skills

Cardiac physiology

Echocardiography

AHCS/RCCP registration

BSE accreditation

Postgraduate experience

Life Support - ILS

Life Support - ALS

CPD evidence

Education

Degree in clinical physiology cardiology or equivalent

Tools

Echocardiography equipment

Electrophysiology equipment

Job description

Bank Cardiac Physiologist | Cardiff | Competitive hourly rates | Free on site Parking

Spire Cardiff Hospital is looking for an experienced Cardiac Physiologist to join their Cardiology Department and work alongside the best consultants in the region.

The hospital provides cardiac procedures for both inpatient and outpatients. In this role you will be working very closely with your team of cardiac physiologists, cardiac consultants and nursing staff. You will contribute to the implementation of cardiac services and apply patient technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment. You will promote excellent care and always strive for quality improvement. You will provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information and this will develop your own knowledge and skills and those of your team.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform cardiac investigations, which are complex and non-routine
• Detail oriented thinking, interpersonal skills and technological aptitude
• Assess patients health and wellbeing across a complex and changing caseload
• Plan deliver and evaluate care to meet individuals health and wellbeing needs
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information

About us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

• Degree in clinical physiology cardiology or equivalent
• 2 years post graduate experience
• Echocardiography or electrophysiology experienced desired
• Hold BSE and or BHRS accreditation
• Registered with AHCS or RCCP
• Must have basic and complex Cardiac Physiology experience
• Immediate Life Support Qualification
• Advanced Life Support Qualification is desirable
• Evidence of continual professional development in relevant short courses is desirable
• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist resourcing team.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on [e-mail]

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

About Us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please see above

Experience

• Please see above

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.