Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Due to expansion in our service, we seek a dynamic, highly skilled, and experienced Cardiac Physiologist / Healthcare Scientist to lead our invasive physiology team. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to build upon recent successes and develop an outstanding invasive physiology service for the future. The successful candidate would work closely with the Lead clinical Scientist/Physiologist in CRM and EP with an initial focus on implementing a fully remote monitored service for all cardiac devices patients, developing clinical scientist led services, and expanding the region approach to complex device implantation and follow-up.

The candidate would be a Cardiac Physiologist / Healthcare Scientists) with the BHRS / IBHRE accreditation in cardiac devices or electrophysiology and possess either a BSc in Clinical Physiology, MSc Clinical Science (Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences) or BTEC / HNC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurements.
  • Accountable for the day-to-day operational and service delivery of the Invasive Cardiac Physiology Service
  • To provide operational leadership for the Invasive Cardiac Physiology Service and deputise for the Head of Cardiac Physiology and DCU Operational Manager as required.
  • Support the Head of Cardiac Physiology and DCU Operational Manager with the responsibility for the delivery of key performance targets in line with local and national agreements.
  • To exercise delegated responsibility on behalf of the Head of Cardiac Physiology to resolve day-to-day management issues within Diagnostic Cardiology.
  • Perform clinical duties within the Invasive Cardiac Physiology Service (70:30 split non-clinical v clinical)
  • Provide line management responsibilities to the invasive physiology team
  • Holds RCCP / AHCS / HCPC registration.
The Diagnostic Cardiology Unit provides an extensive range of non-invasive, invasive and specialist cardiac investigation to the South Yorkshire region. The investigation provided by the department include
  • 12 Lead ECG
  • Ambulatory ECG Monitoring
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure
  • Tilt Table Testing
  • Signal Average ECG
  • Exercise Tolerance Testing
  • Simplex and complex cardiac device follow up including CRT optimisation and His Bundle Pacing
  • Physiologist led ILR implantation and extraction
  • Trans-thoracic Echocardiography including 3 Dimensional assessment, Valve assessment, Stress and Congenital heart disease.
  • Tran-oesophageal Echocardiography including 3 Dimensional assessment
  • Cardiac catheter Laboratory support for:-
    • Left and Right Heart Catheterisation including PCI / PPCI, FFR, IVUS, PVR, IABP
    • TAVI
    • Simplex and Complex device implantation
    • Cardiac Device Extraction
    • Simple and Complex electrophysiology procedures including SVT, AT, VT, 3D Mapping
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Greg Smith Job title: Head of Cardiac Physiology Email address: greg.smith7@nhs.net Telephone number: 0114 2714457
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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