Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

☞ South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 16-05-2024

Location: Warwick West Midlands

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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South Warwickshire Foundation Trust (Warwick Hospital) are recruiting for a band 6 Cardiac Physiologist. Are you looking for a new challenge or the next step in your career progression?

We are a friendly department that is part of the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust with an “OUTSTANDING” rating from the Care Quality Commission.

The Cardiac Investigations unit covers a wide range of invasive and non-invasive cardiology procedures. The service works over several sites including our newly developed diagnostic hub at Stratford. We encourage innovative ways of working including working from home and flexible working hours. With the installation of our new cath lab suite and the planned new Cardiac Investigations department, this is an exciting time to join our expanding service.

The successful candidate will perform routine cardiac investigations, including diagnostic angiograms & device implants, ETTs, holter monitoring and analysis and device follow up. Training in echocardiography and devices, with a view to accreditation in either or both specialties would be encouraged. There will be the opportunity to develop training and leadership skills for the motivated and engaged candidate.

The organisation and control of the service is the responsibility of the Cardiology service manager in conjunction with the department manager. The post holder must report principally to the Lead Clinical Physiologist in charge of the section for the performance of the duties outlined below.

To deliver Cardiac Investigation services to the Trust and as necessary, services to other SWFT trust sites or other appropriate healthcare sites. To be an effective member of the Cardiology Department by providing a high standard of Cardiac physiological service and patient care. It is understood that the post holder may be required to participate in a flexible working hours system.

The Post holder will undertake and report physiological investigations on adult (minimal paediatric) patients in non-invasive, Echocardiography (with supervision), invasive and CRM (Cardiac Rhythm Management).

The role also involves supervision and training of junior members of the team, other internal staff on a daily basis.

Continually develop and update knowledge and highly specialist skills in specialist area of competence and delivery of evidence based care.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Farley Job title: Lead Cardiac Physiologist Email address: Hannah.farley@swft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01926 495321

Ext. 4127
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Deadline: 30-06-2024

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