Job - Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Cath Labs/Pacing
Location - Harley Street Clinic - Cardiac Cath Labs
Contract Type - Permanent Contract, full time 37.5hrs
Salary Range - Competitive dependent upon skills and experience. This position is equivalent between a band 6 and 7 in the NHS
Other Info - We will be able to provide VISA sponsorships for those within the EU and outside the EU.
Job Summary
To provide specialist clinical knowledge and skills in a broad range of cardiac physiology investigations and deliver expert care for patients undergoing diagnosis and treatment in the Cardiac Catheter Lab Department.
To provide administrative support to the Lead Clinical Cardiac Physiologist and Cardiac Catheter Lab Manager and assist in the efficient and effective management of technical resources, ensuring quality invasive and non-invasive service to cardiac patients.
Duties & Responsibilities
Demonstrate highly developed knowledge and skills in a broad range of cardiology investigations.Perform a wide range of standard plex procedures on adults and paediatrics, as requested by the clinician, in all areas of Cardiac Physiology (e.g. Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Electrophysiology and non-invasive Cardiology) and be involved in patient preparation for these tests.Familiar with Electrophysiology mapping systems such as BARD, CARTO and Precision.Perform all procedures at independent practitioner level.Perform certain procedures in a number of settings and sometimes under difficult or stressful conditions.Analyse and interpret real time results, which may plex and either urgent or routine in nature, and municate these findings to other relevant team members and cardiologists.Monitor and respond to changes in the patients' clinical status in field of Cardiac Physiology.Respond to emergencies and carry out emergency defibrillation, resuscitation, temporary external and intra-cardiac pacing.Act autonomously to deliver appropriate and individualised patient care at all times e.g. anticipating the need for further investigations, plex diagnostic data from pacemakers and ICDs and carry out reprogramming to optimise pacing/therapeutic functions and clinical e.Provide expert and specialist advice to patients, colleagues and clinicians within this clinical area regarding es of clinical procedures and results to enable development of individual care plans.Provide Cardiac Physiology cover to all areas requiring a Cardiac Physiology service, within boundaries of petencies, as needs of department dictate including flexible working hours and on mitment.Identify, investigate and report any electro-medical equipment faults and resolve issues directly, or pass onto biomedical engineering department or external technical support
Skills and Experience
Degree educated in Physiology or similarSignificant post-Graduate experience of working in Cardiac/Cath Lab services
About The Facility
HCA Healthcare UK - The World's largest private hospital group; providing award winning acute plex care.
At The Harley Street Clinic, we provide a range plex care services, specialising in oncology, cardiology and neuroscience. From open heart surgery to pioneering techniques to treat cancer, our clinicians work together to provide the best possible care and treatments for our patients. Our staff always go the extra mile in caring for our patients which can be demonstrated by our recent outstanding rating awarded by the CQC.
If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.