Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Cardiac Rhythm Management

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Chief Cardiac Physiologist to lead a dedicated team at a renowned hospital. This role offers the opportunity to mentor colleagues and enhance cardiac services while ensuring high standards of patient care. You will be at the forefront of innovative practices, overseeing a busy pacing clinic and collaborating on complex procedures. The position provides a supportive environment for professional development, including opportunities for training and conferences. Join a mission-driven team committed to delivering exceptional cardiac care and making a real difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Patterns

Supportive Work Environment

In-house Training

Conference Attendance

Qualifications

• Significant experience in cardiology and technical procedures.
• Registered with relevant professional bodies and management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a busy pacing clinic managing numerous appointments monthly.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for PCI procedures.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Team Building

Quality Control

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology

Postgraduate Qualification (IHBRE or HRUK/BSE)

MSc Cardiology or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Cardiology Patient Databases (Lorenzo, CRIS PACS)

GE ETT Equipment Systems

Holter Monitoring Systems

Job description

We are recruiting for a Chief Cardiac Physiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Our Cardiac Physiology team at Lister Hospital is committed to delivering high-quality diagnostic testing with the utmost patient care. We are a close-knit team, comprising four accredited physiologists and seven more working towards accreditation, including apprentices, associates, and senior physiologists. We cover all aspects of invasive cardiology including conduction pacing and Bi-Ventricular pacing.

As Chief Cardiac Physiologist, you will play a crucial role in both supporting the development of our team and enhancing our services. Every day brings new challenges, and you will be responsible for mentoring and guiding your colleagues while ensuring our services evolve to meet the highest standards of care.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and supporting a busy pacing clinic, managing approximately 300 face-to-face appointments and 1,000 remote follow-ups each month for loops, brady, and complex devices.
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to perform 700 PCI procedures and 250 Primary PCI procedures annually.
• Supporting the implantation of around 300 devices each year.

Our Commitment to You:

• We prioritize professional development, with opportunities to attend conferences and regular in-house training.
• You will be part of a supportive environment where your contributions will directly influence the quality of care we provide.
• Working as a cardiac physiologist at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage is both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. The advanced cardiac care services we provide offer a dynamic and challenging environment that fosters continuous learning and skill enhancement.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening to and considering all requests.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• BSc Clinical Physiology or Health Professions Council registration or recognised precursor
• Postgraduate profession related qualification, eg. IHBRE or HRUK/BSE
• Substantial post qualification experience within cardiology
• Member of Heart Rhythm Society UK/BSE
• RCCP registered ILS
• Accredited Member of the Society of Cardiological Science and Technology or equivalent
• Management Diploma
• MSc Cardiology or equivalent experience
• Immediate Life Support

Previous Experience

• Excellent organisation and time management skills, able to deliver objectives within an agreed time frame
• Able to apply a fair, consistent and objective approach
• Proactive approach to quality control and making improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of service
• Understanding of management in relation to finance and management

Skills

• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions
• Ability to overcome language barriers
• Experience of and demonstrable skills in the first line management
• Evidence of good communication skills. Good written and spoken communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Knowledge

• Extensive post graduate experience in technical cardiology
• Competent to perform a range of highly specialised invasive procedures
• Competent to perform complex device implant and device follow-up
• Experience and competence maintained in all routine noninvasive procedures e.g. exercise tolerance testing, and ECG rhythm analysis.
• Experience of day to day organisation/ management
• Understanding of issues pertinent to education of technical cardiology and fully conversant with current curricula
• Teaching & presentation skills
• Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of CHD services and recent initiatives
• Utilisation of teaching skills
• Ability to direct and work within a team
• High level of co-ordination and manual dexterity
• Good team worker. Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Leadership and motivational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Prioritise and manage self and other staff
• Deal effectively with unexpected changes of schedule
• Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
• Previous supervisory responsibilities
• Leadership and motivational skills
• Experience of cardiology patient databases, Lorenzo, CRIS PACS
• Experience of GE ETT equipment's systems, spacelabs pathfinder, and holter. QMAPP Heamodynamic systems
• Teaching & presentation skills
• Previously involved in delivering formal training

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.

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus 12.5% Recruitment and Retention package.