Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Cardiac Physiologist / Healthcare Science Practitioner to work as part of our Diagnostic Cardiology team. This post is an ideal opportunity for an individual who has recently qualified or is due to qualify at the end of this academic year.
The post holder will be required to cover procedures in non-invasive areas of Cardiac Physiology. The post holder will perform the following procedures within the non-invasive service; 12 Lead ECG, ambulatory ECG/BP analysis, ETT, autonomic function testing, and Tilt Table testing. Opportunities will be given to consolidate their knowledge and develop their skills and experience in invasive cardiology or echocardiography after a period of consolidation.
Main duties of the job
- Perform ECG recordings on a variety of patients in an in-patient and out-patient setting..
- Interpret 12 lead ECG recordings for any acute changes or abnormalities and take appropriate action in line with departmental protocols.
- To provide factual reports on G.P. 12 lead ECG recording referrals
- To fit ambulatory ECG monitors
- To fit, analyse and interpret Event recorders.
- To fit ambulatory Blood pressure recorders
- To analyse 24 hour Holter monitor data using digital technology and a computer software programme installed on a PC.
About us
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UKs busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshires best known teaching hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Be able to communication through a variety of media to patient colleague and the wider public
- Convey complex explanation of testing procedures to patient and colleague.
- Communication effectively with individual who may have difficulty understanding.
- Be involved with teaching and training within own work activity in the department and satellite hospitals.
- To provide good communication skills with clinical, paramedical and the public, both adults and children.
- Liaise with other health care professionals and maintain good relations
- Provide complex analysis and interpretation of patients diagnostic test results.
- Assimilate multiple factors that affect the interpretation and outcome of an investigation.
- To correlate data and make decisions based on own interpretation and information within appropriate professional and clinical guidelines.
- To provide a factual report and take appropriate action to ensure patient safety and treatment are maintained, in accordance with professional and clinical guidelines.
- To assess referrals and direct to appropriate exercise treadmill test list based on the clinical information provided by the requesting doctor.
- To act independently and make decisions based on own interpretation and information, within appropriate professional and clinical guidelines.
- It is the post holders responsibility to assess the patients condition, blood pressure, ECG and any other relevant information for contra-indications prior to the test before the test can proceed.
- It is the post holders responsibility to terminate the test if any acute changes occur or any end-points are achieved in accordance with protocols
Planning and organisational
- Undertake task as per departmental rota
- Plan own workload within the confines of designated tasks.
- Manage own workload of reporting and administration tasks
Physical
- Occasional time spent in uncomfortable conditions
- Movement of patient bed, trolley and large equipment with the use of supportive measures.
- Movement of supplies, sometime large to other locations within the department
Patient Care
- The post holder will be suitably qualified to a high standard in order to carry out duties, as the content of this work has a high direct impact on patient treatment and safety.
- Awareness of obligations in relation to clinical governance.
- To maintain a valid up to date registration with professional body and comply with guidelines to professional issues.
- To engage in continuing professional development.
Service Development
- To be involved in the implementation of changes to working practices and procedures within own area.
- Suggest changes and improvement to senior colleagues
Financial and Physical Resources
- To review, assess and evaluate new equipment as appropriate prior to purchase under direction from line manager
- Ensure trust equipment and resources are used appropriately
Human Resources
- Comply with trusts HR policies and procedure.
- Demonstrate working practices to new members of the team within own work area
Information Resources
- To be proficient in Microsoft Office Application
- Accurate record data and results from clinical investigations
- To maintain patient confidentiality
Research and Development
- To participate in regular clinical audit as directed by line manager
- Regular tests equipment to ensure correct function
- ECG machine
- External defibrillator
Freedom to act
- Independently undertake investigation in line with current departmental guideline.
- Seek direction of senior member of the team when present with an unfamiliar scenario
Physical, Mental and Emotional effort
- Manual dexterity and ability to work in physically demanding environments with precision speed and high levels of hand, eye and sensory co-ordination.
- To participate in the transferring of patients e.g. from wheelchair to couch.
- Occasional indirect expose to distressing or emotional situations
- Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration during unpredictable working patterns
- Prolonged concentration required while analysing test results
- Frequent periods of sitting or standing in a restricted position.
- Standing while performing non-invasive tests
Working conditions
- Occasional expose to unpleasant conditions, include expose to blood fluids
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- Be able to communication through a variety of media to patient colleague and the wider public
- Convey complex explanation of testing procedures to patient and colleague.
- Communication effectively with individual who may have difficulty understanding.
- Be involved with teaching and training within own work activity in the department and satellite hospitals.
- To provide good communication skills with clinical, paramedical and the public, both adults and children.
- Liaise with other health care professionals and maintain good relations
- Provide complex analysis and interpretation of patients diagnostic test results.
- Assimilate multiple factors that affect the interpretation and outcome of an investigation.
- To correlate data and make decisions based on own interpretation and information within appropriate professional and clinical guidelines.
- To provide a factual report and take appropriate action to ensure patient safety and treatment are maintained, in accordance with professional and clinical guidelines.
- To assess referrals and direct to appropriate exercise treadmill test list based on the clinical information provided by the requesting doctor.
- To act independently and make decisions based on own interpretation and information, within appropriate professional and clinical guidelines.
- It is the post holders responsibility to assess the patients condition, blood pressure, ECG and any other relevant information for contra-indications prior to the test before the test can proceed.
- It is the post holders responsibility to terminate the test if any acute changes occur or any end-points are achieved in accordance with protocols
Planning and organisational
- Undertake task as per departmental rota
- Plan own workload within the confines of designated tasks.
- Manage own workload of reporting and administration tasks
Physical
- Occasional time spent in uncomfortable conditions
- Movement of patient bed, trolley and large equipment with the use of supportive measures.
- Movement of supplies, sometime large to other locations within the department
Patient Care
- The post holder will be suitably qualified to a high standard in order to carry out duties, as the content of this work has a high direct impact on patient treatment and safety.
- Awareness of obligations in relation to clinical governance.
- To maintain a valid up to date registration with professional body and comply with guidelines to professional issues.
- To engage in continuing professional development.
Service Development
- To be involved in the implementation of changes to working practices and procedures within own area.
- Suggest changes and improvement to senior colleagues
Financial and Physical Resources
- To review, assess and evaluate new equipment as appropriate prior to purchase under direction from line manager
- Ensure trust equipment and resources are used appropriately
Human Resources
- Comply with trusts HR policies and procedure.
- Demonstrate working practices to new members of the team within own work area
Information Resources
- To be proficient in Microsoft Office Application
- Accurate record data and results from clinical investigations
- To maintain patient confidentiality
Research and Development
- To participate in regular clinical audit as directed by line manager
- Regular tests equipment to ensure correct function
- ECG machine
- External defibrillator
Freedom to act
- Independently undertake investigation in line with current departmental guideline.
- Seek direction of senior member of the team when present with an unfamiliar scenario
Physical, Mental and Emotional effort
- Manual dexterity and ability to work in physically demanding environments with precision speed and high levels of hand, eye and sensory co-ordination.
- To participate in the transferring of patients e.g. from wheelchair to couch.
- Occasional indirect expose to distressing or emotional situations
- Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration during unpredictable working patterns
- Prolonged concentration required while analysing test results
- Frequent periods of sitting or standing in a restricted position.
- Standing while performing non-invasive tests
Working conditions
- Occasional expose to unpleasant conditions, include expose to blood fluids
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved or due to achieve BSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) / Healthcare Science (Cardiology) or equivalent qualification
- Registration with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a cardiac physiologist/ trainee cardiac physiologist
- Experience undertaking non-invasive cardiac investigations
Desirable
- Experience undertaking invasive cardiac investigations
- Experience working in a healthcare enviroment
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Good level of written and communication skills
- Recognise people's equality, diversity and rights when communicating complex instructions and clinical information to patients of all ages and their relatives, ensuring cooperation and compliance.
- Computer literate
- Ability and willingness to accept
- Able to act on own initiative
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Conscientious and polite
- Good time management
- Flexible approach to work
- Able to work well as part of a team
- Able to work under pressure
Desirable
- Ability to train junior staff
Other Factors
Essential
- Able to commute to different working sites within STH
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved or due to achieve BSc Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) / Healthcare Science (Cardiology) or equivalent qualification
- Registration with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a cardiac physiologist/ trainee cardiac physiologist
- Experience undertaking non-invasive cardiac investigations
Desirable
- Experience undertaking invasive cardiac investigations
- Experience working in a healthcare enviroment
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Good level of written and communication skills
- Recognise people's equality, diversity and rights when communicating complex instructions and clinical information to patients of all ages and their relatives, ensuring cooperation and compliance.
- Computer literate
- Ability and willingness to accept
- Able to act on own initiative
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Conscientious and polite
- Good time management
- Flexible approach to work
- Able to work well as part of a team
- Able to work under pressure
Desirable
- Ability to train junior staff
Other Factors
Essential
- Able to commute to different working sites within STH
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
