Chief Cardiac Physiologist | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB1 3HW |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6170653/337-NP-7628MM |
Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen at London North West for an enthusiastic Cardiac Physiologist to join our team at the new Ealing CDC, on a full-time permanent basis.
As a Cardiac Physiologist you will be proficient in performing and scanning standard and complex echo pathology and providing reports according to the BSE guidelines, in a safe and welcoming clinical environment for patients.
Applications are invited from patient focused individuals who would like the opportunity to work in a busy department performing highly specialist cardiac diagnostic investigations.
The successful applicant requires a BSc Healthcare Science or BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology level, or equivalent for this post. They require a minimum of two years' experience as a Band 6 Senior Cardiac Physiologist and be highly specialized in skills within Echocardiography. BSE qualification is a necessity.
Experience of cardiac catheterization (diagnostic and PCI's), permanent pacemaker implants and follow up's, physiologist led Exercise tolerance tests and Holter analysis is desirable.
• For the new CDC at Ealing, Band 7 Cardiac physiologists post primarily is to perform and report adult trans-thoracic echocardiograms in line with the BSE minimum data set and local reporting guidelines.
• Ensure quality assurance checks on equipment and action as appropriate.
• Submit reports and archive study images in accordance with contractual requirements and local SOPs. Support GP practices and urgent clinical referrals.
• Responsibility for the day to day management of a section of the Cardiac Diagnostic Services department, ensuring provision of a quality service.
• Train and support other staff.
• To have worked and assisted in the Cath lab, pacing clinics, remote pacing analysis, stress echo's, TOE's and Holter analysis.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024