Detailed job description and main responsibilities

§  Lead Cardiac Clinical Physiologist in devices and Electrophysiology with an excellent and advanced knowledge of products and procedures working closely with device cardiology lead.

 §  The administrator of the local CRM database (Mediconnect) and responsible for ensuring the national cardiac audit is correctly reported. Audit and monitor data to ensure all patients are correctly captured and under active care.

§  To be the lead administrator for the remote device services to ensure information and clinical governance is adhered. Audit and monitor device alerts, transmissions and disconnected monitors.

§  To ensure patients with implanted cardiac devices are reviewed and assessed as per protocols. Working with admin and physiology teams this is regularly reviewed to ensure capacity meets demand.

§  Delivery quarterly audit of the device implantation procedures and complication. Produce annual reports to include operator procedure numbers, complication, and action plans.

§  Responsible implementation of communications and actions on all implanted cardiac device manufacturers safety alerts and Medical Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Reports. Requires all devices to be tracked and the patient to be informed of the potential problems with their implanted device.

 §  To be the expert lead Cardiac physiologist in device clinics, which includes making clinical devices decisions and programming device therapies to directly impact on patient care and wellbeing.

§  Responsible for the overall supervision and training of cardiac physiologists training in the CRM service. Support the ongoing development of staff across CIU to ensure access out of hours for advice on programming and troubleshooting device problems.

§  The lead technical contact for LSC for CRM to support patient pathways and protocols are shared and implemented.

§  Responsible for technical implementation of service developments working with Consultant leads, CIU Manager, Directorate Management and LSC cardiac network.

§  Collaborates with the NHS & LSC procurement teams, lead devices Cardiologist and cardiology managements team for the tender of all products associated with the CRM service. Responsible for maintaining CRM stocks, ordering, storage and invoice payment authorisation.

§  Working with the cardiac directorate to provide an annual forecast of CRM procedures and costing for the services. Also collaborate to provide robust business cases for service developments.

§  Provide monthly stock control and activity report for the finance and audit department. To include current PBR implanted device list, to ensure income is sought for the high value devices.

§  Maintain relationships with manufacturers’ representatives to ensure BTH has access to up-to-date innovations and technologies, and shared with CRM operators and CP.

§  Attend meetings with physicians, health professionals and management to highlight device patient issues and future requirements of the services.

§  Supports staff and operators to develop research and audits within CRM speciality at Lancashire Cardiac centre.

§  Responsible for communicating complex device information to patients, their relatives and medical professionals concerning the hazards of the environment and medical procedures in a reassuring manner. This may require informing the patient they will require a further operation or unable to drive a vehicle for a period.

§  To deliver education and update presentations to patients and other health professionals around the LSC Network to enable a better understanding of implantable cardiac devices.

§  Work with wider device service, and device nurse team to create service information, leaflets and support group meetings for patients and relatives with living with devices.

§  Ensure weekly Device MDT meetings have input from physiology support and regular reports available for quarterly audit updates.