Lead for General Cardiac Physiology Services and Deputy Manager

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Birmingham is looking for a Senior Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join their specialist team. The role involves providing clinical supervision and leadership in cardiac physiology, ensuring high standards of care. Candidates should have extensive experience and specialist qualifications in pacing. This position offers a chance to work in a top paediatric centre focused on innovative treatments and research.

Benefits

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist.
• Specialist accreditation in Pacing approved by BHRS / IBHRE.
• Demonstrable leadership and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide organisational leadership and clinical supervision of General Cardiac Physiology Services.
• Ensure continuity of the service across clinical areas.
• Develop General Services and create strategy and vision for the future.

Skills

Strong underpinning knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology

Ability to prioritise in a complex and fast moving environment

Clear and precise written communication skills

Demonstrable leadership and organisational skills

Experience in budget management

Education

BSc in Clinical Physiology (with Cardiology specialist option)

Masters in Clinical Physiology (with Cardiology specialist option)

Registered Cardiac Physiologist / Clinical Scientist

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our small but specialist team of Cardiac Physiologists in the Heart Investigations Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The post is based at our city centre Children's Hospital, a leading UK specialist paediatric centre, offering expert care to 90,000 children and young people from across the country every year. We are a world leader in advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development.

The post is for 37.5 hrs/week, worked over 4 days on an 8am to 6pm pattern (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). The post holder is expected to participate in an out of hours on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide organisational leadership and clinical and professional supervision of General Cardiac Physiology Services (Except Echo) to the multi-disciplinary team. Based at Birmingham Children's Hospital, ensure continuity of the service across clinical areas and that policies, protocols and clinical practices are maintained. Develop General Services and create strategy and vision for the future in line with other Paediatric Cardiac Investigation departments in the UK. Manage resources efficiently with delegated financial responsibilities as part of the Trust\'s standard financial instructions.

The post holder will demonstrate proficiency in a wide range of cardiac physiology techniques including ECG, ambulatory ECG and BP recording and interpretation, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Cardiac Rhythm devices implantation and follow up, provision of hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women\'s Hospital is one of two dedicated women\'s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We promote inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please evidence how you met the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Clinical Physiology (with Cardiology specialist option) from RCCP / SCST / AHCS approved educational provider; or equivalent
• Masters in Clinical Physiology (with Cardiology specialist option) from RCCP / SCST / AHCS approved educational provider; or equivalent
• Specialist accreditation in Pacing approved by BHRS / IBHRE (adult/paediatric) or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development in Pacing
• Registered Cardiac Physiologist / Clinical Scientist with RCCP / HCPC. If not held already, must be willing to work towards that within given timeframe

Knowledge & Experience

• Strong underpinning knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology including congenital cardiac defects
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist in Pacing
• Experience of identifying and undertaking research or innovative development projects
• Experience of identifying and undertaking clinical audit projects and using this information to drive quality improvements
• Knowledge of Modernising Scientific Careers training programmes and opportunities for integrated staff development with other healthcare scientific specialisms
• Experience as a Manager/Head / Deputy Head of a Cardiac Physiology department

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Ability to prioritise in a complex and fast moving environment
• Clear and precise written communication skills
• Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy where required within the department

Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge

• Demonstrable leadership and organisational skills
• Strategic thinking with the ability to implement major service changes upon agreement with the cardiac physiology manager
• Ability to train other staff and manage a programme of in service training across a team
• Shows willingness to accept accountability for highly complex decision-making
• Clear awareness of clinical governance
• Previous experience of service development / planning within a department or team
• Good IT skills to include competency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in budget management

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.

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