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Job overview
This is an exciting time to join the Cardiology Department at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Cardiology Investigations Unit offers a full range of non-invasive Cardiology investigations, pacemaker implants, echocardiography and a cath lab. The unit is rapidly expanding to support more Cardiologists and more invasive services.
The Department currently supports 9 Cardiologists across the 2 sites.
We are seeking a Junior Cardiac Physiologist to join our busy team.
It is expected that the successful candidate will have a broad experience in non-invasive cardiology. They should be motivated, dynamic, looking to expand their experience and develop their career. They should have a BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
Applications are encouraged from newly qualified Cardiac Physiologists.
The post involves rotation through all areas of the department; there will be opportunity to receive training in areas of non-invasive Cardiology and/or device implants.
Main duties of the job
To be part of a skilled team of Cardiac Physiologists, providing cardiac investigations for inpatients and outpatients.
The successful candidate will undertake routine clinical physiological tests on patients with direct supervision from senior colleagues.
Maintain discipline and standards of technical competency in the provision of non-invasive investigative services within the department.
To participate in advanced investigations with direct supervision from senior colleagues.
To provide factual report for all routine investigations under supervision to enable clinical decisions to be made by medical staff regarding patient treatment
The successful candidate will need to work in all areas of non-invasive diagnostic Cardiology Investigations across Epsom and St. Helier Hospitals
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively participate in a broad range of service provision following a period of training and assessment:
- To perform and interpret and the recording of electrocardiograms
- Application and removal of ambulatory equipment and confidently generating a comprehensive and accurate report.
- Lead exercise/treadmill testing with supervision from a senior colleague, by preparing patient, accurately recording data and monitoring blood pressure and ECG signals.
- To be fully conversant with the emergency cardiac arrest procedure including defibrillation and maintaining concentration and composure in highly stressful situations.
- Perform Signal Averaging ECG.
- Assist with Head-Up Tilt Testing
- Assist senior colleague with pacemaker follow-up checks/ implants.
- Competent to record patient diagnostic and management information using manual, and computer based, systems.
- Recognise technical/equipment faults and take steps to correct them following the departmental written guidelines.
- Ensure all equipment is operated safely, cleaned and stored according to department and Health board procedure.
- Provide training and support to undergraduate trainees, nursing staff and medical students.
- Develop skills in the interpretation of clinical information to enable prompt response when changes occur.
- Maintain accurate and legible patient records in line with Health board policy.
- Assist senior colleagues in the introduction and evaluation of new equipment and technology.
Personal Development
- Actively participate in the annual Performance review.
- Demonstrate a commitment to own development.
- Keep up to date with Clinical Practice issues and developments that affect cardiac physiology.
- Maintain own CPD, taking part in preceptorship training
- Attend mandatory training updates as per Trust requirement.
Communication
- Demonstrate and promote effective communication within the team, patients and outside agencies.
- To be sensitive to patients, respecting their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all time.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills when dealing with patients, relatives, colleagues and other healthcare staff.
- To maintain patient and departmental records in a timely and accurate fashion and ensure that confidentiality is respected.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BsC in Clinical Physiology or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience with non-invasive investigations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Proficient in information data management systems
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate understanding of the principles of all Cardiology diagnostics
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of computers and hospital computer systems
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
