Cardiac Physiologist

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust's Royal Brompton Hospital is seeking a Cardiac Physiologist to contribute to the Cardiac Physiology Service. The post involves performing a range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations and working with senior colleagues.

The role supports trainee physiologists, participates in training, quality control and clinical governance, and requires the ability to work independently or in a team.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Performs and assists in non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations.
• Interprets data from patient investigations and prepares reports.
• Monitors ECG during procedures and provides life support when needed.
• Organises patient appointments and assists with department administration.
• Trains trainee Cardiac Physiologists and supports continuous development.

Job description

Participates and actively contributes to an efficient and effective Cardiac Physiology Service at Royal Brompton Hospital.

Performs and assists in a range of tests and procedures, encompassing all non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations (when appropriately trained) within the hospital.

Be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Assists with senior colleagues with department's continuing commitment to training and development of trainee STP/PTP and apprenticeship Cardiac Physiologists and associated practitioners.

Participates in external and in-house training programmes, providing education and training to other health service / allied professionals.

Assist in the running of designated sections of the Cardiology Department.

Participates in quality control and technical audit as part of the trusts clinical governance programme and the cardiology departments aim of clinical excellence.

Participates to a high level of competency and, when necessary, assists senior Cardiac Physiologists in the supervision of, all sections of the cardiac physiology department including all areas of mainly non-invasive cardiology.

Interprets technical information/data from patient investigations and prepares reports, bringing any clinically significant findings to the attention of a specialist registrar / consultant.

During all cardiac investigations where the patient is at immediate risk of arrhythmia or arrest, monitors patients ECG, reports immediately in the event of any rhythm change/arrest and responds immediately to rescue the patient (provides life support /external defibrillation).

During catheter laboratory procedures, assists in moving patients from examination couch to trolley/chair and moves patients whilst on trolley/chair. Assists in cleaning clinic/catheter laboratory at the end of each investigation/procedure. Moves heavy equipment.

Organises patient appointments for non-invasive tests / procedures and reschedules those who fail to attend and associated admin tasks.

Trained and participates in Immediate Life Support (ILS) and/or Advanced Life Support (ALS).

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rogelio Bensan Job title: senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 7352 7750