Job summary
Employer heading
Cardiac Physiologist 5/6 dependant on experience
Band 5
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
We have an exciting development opportunity for a qualified Cardiac Physiologist to join our non-invasive team. You will work across three sites. Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General and the new Hinckley hospital.
We are keen to recruit a physiologist who wishes to develop within our non-invasive team. You will be encouraged to develop, and training is supported.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
Holter analysis
Exercise tolerance testing
Training junior staff in ECG recognition
Senior lead for our very busy ECG clinic at Glenfield. (> 120 patients a day routinely)
Senior physiologist at Hinckley CDC
Alivecor service
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Perform the procedures/investigations listed below on a routine basis: -
- Electrocardiography (ECG)
- Application/issue of ambulatory cardiac monitors on adult and paediatric patients
- Analyse and produce accurate clinical reports of ambulatory ECG recordings, which requires a high level of concentration over a period
- Assist with exercise tolerance tests
- Perform manual blood pressure measurements both at rest and during exercise testing
2. To assist senior cardiac physiologists: -
Day to day running of the ECG clinics
To provide cover for junior staff members at the Hinckley CDC and Leicester
General CDC.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- BSC in Healthcare science (Cardiac Physiology) or BSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology)
Desirable criteria
- ILS
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years of a combination of academic and practical experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team and on an individual basis
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Desirable criteria
- Diplomatic
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational Skills
- Able to prioritise and manage own time
Desirable criteria
- Confident manner
Non specific skills
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working
- Enthusiastic
Desirable criteria
- Remain calm under pressure
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Groves
- Job title
- Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01162502907
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Paget house, 2 West street
Leicester
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LE1 6XP
- Telephone
- 0116 502 7298
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