Lead Cardiac Scientist/Physiologist-Cardiac Devices

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Clinical Physiology, MSc Clinical Science (Cardiac, Vascular, Respiratory and Sleep Sciences) or equivalent
• SCST parts I & II (if applicable to qualification route)
• BHRS/IBHRE/EHRA accreditation in cardiac devices or electrophysiology
• Active Registration with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC
• Intermediate Life Support

Desirable

• Postgraduate diploma in management or equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through a combination of postgraduate study and/or experience plus relevant short courses.
• Registered as a clinical scientist with HCPC

Experience

Essential

• High level of competency in all non-invasive diagnostic cardiology procedure
• Experience in cardiac device follow up and implantation including PPM, ICD and CRT
• Experience in invasive cardiac investigations
• Experience in research and Audit
• Experience working at Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist level
• Experience of operationally managing clinical services.
• Experience of building effective working relationships with both immediate management and wider clinical teams.
• Ability to negotiate and influence staff at all levels of seniority. Ability to access, analyse and translate to clinical teams, complex data and information, in order to facilitate service improvement.
• Evidence of report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office for the preparation of reports and presentations, particularly Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Experience of developing and implementing strategic service plans.
• Experience of managing within a complex organisation.
• Experience of First line management.
• Wide experience of providing cardiac physiological services over a number of years.
• Management of staff in either a small department or a sub-section of a larger department.

Desirable

• Experience providing a physiologist led implantable cardiac monitoring service
• Experience of capacity planning in a clinical directorate
• Management of stock
• Capacity and demand planning
• Asset management
• Experience of leading and delivering service improvement or modernisation initiatives.
• Experience of the development of business cases/ proposals for investment.
• Staff management experience, including the setting of objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues.
• Experience of managing rotas
• Experience of working in NHS

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to prepare high quality reports.
• Ability to interpret and explain financial information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work proactively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff.
• A detailed understanding of clinical and corporate governance.
• A detailed knowledge of 18 week, capacity and activity targets for clinical services.
• Good skills in the use of spreadsheets, manipulation of data, Office packages.
• A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matters relating to staff and patients.
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty, integrity, fairness and tenacity.
• A commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
• Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and resolve problems in order to improve patient care including an appetite to challenge the status quo.
• Ability to cope with working in a changing and uncertain environment.

Desirable

• Ability to develop clinical capacity plans.
• Experience of database use.

Further Training

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development, proactively seeking out new learning opportunities
• Evidence of further specialist training.

Other Factors

Essential

• Team player
• Persuasive
• Lateral thinker
• Good communicator

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).