Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist
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Job Summary
This is a temporary contract ending 31-Mar-2027
This position will be to enable the Trust to provide investigations including at an external site at West Swindon with staff rotation into the department at the hospital.
The department undertakes a wide range of both invasive and non-invasive cardiac physiology investigations including stress echocardiography, toe, physiology led valve and bubble clinics. We undertake CRT, ICD and Conduction system physiology device implantations and follow up. We have a well-established remote monitoring pacemaker service and are actively involved in research for both Echocardiography and pacing.
The post holder will independently perform and report on a range of investigations performed.
Main duties of the job
- To work in close partnership with the Cardiac Physiology Service Managers, other cardiac physiologists, and lead clinicians on a day-to-day basis.
- To help develop and facilitate the implementation of standard operating procedures and guidelines within the department, which will support the delivery of an effective service.
- To help undertake regular review of these guidelines and update them in line with current research, and national / local guidelines.
- To remain current in best practice guidelines within cardiac physiology. To use this information to work with the Cardiac Physiology Service Managers in service development.
- To maintain an extensive knowledge and expertise in cardiac physiology.
- Depending on Experience. To undertake, interpret and report on advanced cardiac diagnostic tests, such as cardiac ultrasound and cardiac rhythm management devices. To use this information to provide advice to patients, clinicians, and specialists.
- To train, develop and assess junior staff members, ensuring skill maintenance and service delivery requirements are met.
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Job Description
- Actively participate in the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of information and/or educational resources for all levels of medical and nursing staff, aiming to improve the understanding of advantages and limitations of investigations and therapy.
- Participate in audit by implementing, monitoring and collating research and/or audit data as required by an agreed audit framework.
- Clinical supervision and training where appropriate. Act as a work-based assessor for a specific area (or areas where applicable) of cardiac physiology.
- To work in close partnership with the Cardiac Physiology Service Managers, other cardiac physiologists, and lead clinicians on a day-to-day basis.
Please see attached JD for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Honours Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent.
- Able to demonstrate ongoing professional development and up-to-date clinical practice.
- Current postgraduate professional qualification: Current BSE accreditation and/or Cardiac Rhythm Management.
Desirable
- Able to work independently in other areas of cardiac physiology aside from your main interest, for example: Perform and/or assist in DSE, ESE and TOE; perform and report 3D echo and adult congenital heart disease scans; work in CRM or cardiac catheter laboratory services.
- Teaching and assessor qualification.
- Second professional postgraduate.
- Adult BSE accreditation.
- Able to perform and report on: Echocardiograms and/or cardiac rhythm management.
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Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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