Senior Cardiac Physiologist

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The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:

• Putting patients first
• Aiming to get it right
• Recognising that everybody counts
• Doing everything openly and honestly

'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Job overview

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Cardiac Physiologist to rotate between the Clinical Measurements Department and the newly built CDCs, one located in Great Yarmouth and the other on the JPUH site.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated Senior Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly team, supporting our ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing services.

You will need to have excellent communication skills with the ability to work both as part of a team and independently, along with a sound knowledge of cardiac anatomy.

The department offers a comprehensive range of non-invasive investigations including adult and paediatric ECGS, ambulatory monitoring and Physiologist led exercise tolerance tests. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery and organisation of these services.

Within the department there is small Echocardiography team providing a full inpatient and outpatient transthoracic echo service including ACHD clinics. As well as TTE we run Physiologist led valve clinics, bubble studies and DSE clinics as well as supporting TOE lists.

Suitable applicants will have completed a BSc in Clinical Physiology (or equivalent) and be RCCP or AHCS registered and have current experience in ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing as well as meeting the requirements detailed in the person specification and job description.

Main duties of the job

• Plan and implement cardiac non-invasive diagnostic procedures without direct supervision, including the setting and monitoring of standards
• Support the management responsibility of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the Clinical Measurement Department with specific responsibility for providing professional support and specialist cardiac physiologist advice as necessary
• Provide specialist ECG and ambulatory monitoring training and act as departmental clinical educator to support the development of junior staff
• Take charge of the Clinical Measurement Department as required

The cardiac physiologist shall, at all times, act in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence to safeguard the interest of individual patients.

Working for our organisation

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Technical / Clinical Procedures

1. Provide preparation and data collection, at an optimum level in the following areas:

• Electrocardiography
• Exercise Testing (doctor supervised and physiologist led)
• Ambulatory monitoring (24 hour cardiac tapes, blood pressure monitoring and event recording)

1. Undertake analysis of diagnostic results and provide concise reports to support a clinical diagnosis.
2. Ensure results are appropriately dealt with and acted upon with appropriate urgency.
3. Provide oversight of the ambulatory monitoring service as a whole, reporting any issues promptly.
4. Responsible for overseeing and verifying the technical work, including analysis and reports for Cardiac Physiologist Apprentice's, Assistant Practitioners and Cardiographers.
5. Effective decision making and responsibility for effective clinical management plans as required.
6. Undertake routine equipment maintenance including fault reporting, calibration testing and maintain servicing intervals.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RCCP / ACHS registration

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to independently analyse and report ambulatory monitoring

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'

Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Please check your account regularly under "My Applications" to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.

Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 6 Senior Cardiac Physiologist JD & PS (PDF, 651.1KB)
• Hospital Site Map (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Recruitment of Ex-offenders (PDF, 90.9KB)
• Working At The James Paget (PDF, 22.7MB)
• Recruitment Brochure (PDF, 7.7MB)
• Princes Trust Support (JPG, 422.2KB)