Band 8a Senior Chief Clinical Cardiac Physiologist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6413767/391-RFL-5996914-B |
Summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic senior chief clinical cardiac physiologist to join and lead our cardiac physiology team based at the Royal Free Hospital.
The post-holder will lead the physiology team in support of our 2 catheter labs and the on-call service that is in place for the Heart Attack Centre [HAC]. We also have a large cardiac rhythm management [CRM] and non-invasive service supporting patient referrals and treatment plans to our specialist clinics within the hospital and more widely across the NCL sector.
• To lead the cardiac physiologist rhythm and catheter lab service at Royal Free Hospital site.
• To manage the operation and staff of the cardiac rhythm management team.
• With a high level of autonomy and skill independently practice as a senior chief cardiac Physiologist in advance cardiac rhythm management and electrophysiology studies.
• Line manager for the cardiac physiology rhythm team, managing staff performance, attendance, personal development and their wellbeing. Ensure to abide with the Trust guidelines and policies.
• Provide educational support to the CRM team and be responsible for the development and growth of the cardiac physiologist clinical development. Encourage staff to be part of the clinical research and support in clinical educational.
• Ensure strong clinical and corporate governance of the Cardiac Physiology elements of the CRM service, including compliance to robust procurement processes, in line with the trust standing financial instructions.
• Demonstrate continuous service development, providing specialist input to the clinical service delivery and actively contributing to the smooth running of quality service.
• Actively support all CRM and cath lab patient pathways, support the cath lab clinical lead and the cardiology research fellow. Active insight into cardiac rhythm new service development, lead the service in tender and be an ambassador for the trust rhythm service.
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free. This larger scale organization provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organization.
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This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jul 2024