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Cardiac Investigations
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days. Monday-Friday)
Job ref
358-6724326-RRC
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospitals Leicester-Glenfield Hospital
Town
Leicester
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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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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