Senior Cardiac Physiologist
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Job summary
Perform a comprehensive range of routine and complex non-invasive cardiac investigations primarily on adult patients.
To professionally develop, acquiring specialist technical skills in non-routine procedures, and adapt to the changing needs of the department.
Supervise less experienced staff in own area of work, so maintaining the service.
Train new and less experienced staff in own area of work, so developing staff.
Adhere to departmental policies and procedures, ensuring a quality service is maintained throughout all sections of the department across the three sites.
Main duties of the job
- Electrocardiography (ECG), including analysing ECG's recorded by others and advising when it is safe to send a patient home following ECG or when further medical opinion should be sought.
- Application/issuing of ambulatory monitors (ECG) on adult patients.
- Analyse and produce a clinical report of ambulatory recordings (which may be basic or complex), which requires a high level of concentration over a period of time.
- Manage exercise tolerance tests, which require a high degree of precision and sensory coordination, and interpret results, providing an accurate clinical report.
- Manage doctor led exercise tolerance tests for high risk cardiac patients, interpret results and compose an accurate clinical report.
- Application and issue of Event recorders on adult patients.
- Analyse and produce a clinical report of event recordings.
Perform emergency defibrillation, attending cardiac arrests if required
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.
Date posted
30 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year PA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
358-5311170-RRC
Job locations
Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9QP
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Glenfield Hospital
Groby Road
Leicester
LE3 9QP
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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