Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Portsmouth-Hospitals-University-Nhs-Trust-2; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Nursery

Wellness Centre and gym

Staff networks

Beach Hut access

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Cardiac Physiologist to undertake specialised clinical Cardiac Physiological tests on patients across two sites: Queen Alexandra Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre at St Marys Hospital, Portsmouth.

You will work independently within scope of practice, lead on projects, and contribute to self-directed learning. The role reports to the Cardiac Physiology leadership and supports 24/7 on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Degree in BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Working towards BSE/BHRS or accredited.
• Have or working towards professional accreditation.
• Experience as working as a Band 5 within a clinical cardiology environment.
• Experience in all routine clinical Cardiac physiological testing invasive and non-invasive Cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Performing 12 Lead ECG’s with ECG interpretation.
• Independently perform ECG’s and ambulatory monitoring with reporting for clinical decisions.
• Lead for Exercise ECG testing.
• Be familiar with emergency arrest procedures including defibrillation.
• Participate in Cardiac Cath labs and invasive procedures.
• Be part of the 24/7 on-call catheter lab team and weekend rota.
• Knowledge of Pacemaker implantation (VVI/DDD).
• Work towards reporting echocardiograms to BSE standards.
• Assist in TOE (Transoesophageal Echo).
• Follow up of Reveal devices and remote monitoring.
• Follow up of VVI and DDD pacemakers; remote follow up of bradycardia devices.
• Maintain professional registration.
• Supervise Band 5 Cardiac Physiologists and Assistant Technical Officer staff; leadership development.

Skills

Excellent communication

Flexible

Organisational skills

Prioritise workload

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

BSc Clinical Physiology

Working towards BSE/BHRS

Professional accreditation in progress

Job description

• Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5
• Salary Band: Band 6
• Staff Group: Healthcare Scientists
• Contract Type: Temporary
• Job Area: Scientists

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job Description

NHS Band 6: £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5hrs

Contract Type: Temporary 1 year

Job Summary:

Undertakes specialised clinical Cardiac Physiological tests on patients to inform clinical diagnosis and interprets results and provides a factual report for all routine investigations. Work independently within scope of practice across two sites (Queen Alexandra hospital and at the Community Diagnostic Centre at St Marys Hospital, Portsmouth).

Undertakes specialised clinical Cardiac physiological tests with indirect supervision, able to lead on specific projects

Responsible for self-directed learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing 12 Lead ECG’s and has a skilled knowledge of ECG interpretation.
• Independently and confidently perform ECG’s, ambulatory monitoring, analyses result and provides a comprehensive and accurate report to enable clinical decisions to be made regarding patient treatment.
• Responsible for acting as lead for Exercise ECG testing.
• To be fully conversant with emergency arrest procedures including defibrillation.
• To be part of the Cardiac Cath labs, be expert in routine invasive procedures, including diagnostic angiograms, PCI and primary PCI. Participate in training for EP cases and ablations.
• To be an active part of the 24/7 on call catheter lab team and part of a weekend rota for inpatient work.
• Skilled knowledge in Pacemaker implantation to include VVI and DDD implants.
• Working towards performing a transthoracic Echocardiogram to BSE minimum standards and producing a report to the BSE minimum dataset.
• Act as assistant in TOE (Transoesophageal Echo).
• Experience in the follow up of Reveal devices including remote monitoring and provides comprehensive and accurate report to enable clinical decisions to be made regarding patient treatment. .
• Be competent in the follow up of VVI and DDD pacemakers, working towards follow up of specialised devices.
• Perform remote follow up of Bradycardia pacemakers, working towards more complex devices.
• Have or working towards professional registration.

Management and leadership

• To supervise Band 5 Cardiac Physiologists and Assistant Technical officer staff groups.
• Work towards leadership development.

For further details and person specification please refer to enclosed job description.

Qualifications

• Degree in BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• Working towards BSE/BHRS or accredited.
• Have or working towards professional accreditation.

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Flexible
• Organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Experience

• Experience as working as a Band 5 within a clinical cardiology environment.
• Experience in all routine clinical Cardiac physiological testing invasive and non-invasive Cardiology.

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.