Job summary
Employer heading
Expert Cardiac Physiologist (Education Lead)
Band 8a
Job overview
The post holder will have direct responsibility for planning and provision of the education of Cardiac Physiologists/Scientists including those undertaking formal training programmes such as PTP/STP/Apprenticeship programmes.
The post holder will be a cardiac physiology specialist who has extensive experience in non invasive and invasive cardiac diagnostic testing. They will work as part of the wider Cardiac Physiology team to ensure high quality service delivery for patients and consistent, high quality education across the Cardiac Physiology department
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to oversee and manage the training scheme for:
- PTP Healthcare Science (Cardiac Science)
- STP Healthcare Science (Cardiac Science)
- Apprenticeships in Healthcare Science (Cardiac Science)
- Current substantive workforce training requirements
They will provide distance supervision, learning or support sessions to participants of any recognised Training Programme along with current substantive staff who require educational training opportunities
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Hons in Clinical Physiology or equivalence
Desirable criteria
- Leadership Qualification
- BSE/BHRS Accreditation
- Assessors award or equivalent teaching
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous highly specialised cardiac physiologist experience in a broad range of basic and advanced cardiac investigations
- Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience
- Understands the role of Cardiac Physiology/Healthcare Science within the NHS
- Ability to work autonomously
- Able to organize own workload
- Able to work under pressure and without peer support
- Ability to acquire & communicate highly complex knowledge in challenging environments
- Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
- Working knowledge of various IT systems
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gayle Pearce/Anna Stone
- Job title
- Lead Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 7782424
- Additional information
List jobs with Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Health Science Services or all sectors