Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 April 2025

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS WHO HAVE APPLIED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS NEED NOT APPLY

Looking for a friendly place to work ? If you would like a chance to develop and support a developing service with a young and dynamic team then this is the perfect opportunity. We have excellent transport links to both Central London and Kent.

With Seven Cardiology Consultants this is a busy service with have a young team of physiologists keen to learn and develop.

Our fields of expertise include interventional cardiology, complex device therapy and specialist echocardiography. We are keen to develop physiologist led services with Echo and to provide new Community echo services as well as continuing in Hospital services to include DSE, ESE, TOE .

We have recently been awarded the Eltham Community Diagnostic Centre and all new post at QEH with rotate to our CDC service.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

We invite applications from enthusiastic, self motivated Cardiac Physiologists. You will have a proven track record in the field of Clinical Echocardiography to both support and develop our services and promote training of our registrars and Junior staff .

Applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology RCCP registration and BSE accreditation as a minimum.

The successful applicant will be capable of providing an excellent level of clinic competence and knowledge. The post holder should also be highly team focused, a positive role model and possess good communication, organisational and assertiveness skills.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum + 15% RRP, plus HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

197-AO6446-A

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide leadership for the ECG service and the provision of cardiacinvestigations.

To hold the delegated responsibility for the analysis and interpretation of specific investigations and ensuring efficient distribution of such results.

To monitor and maintain quality standards of all investigations and staff within the Cardiac Department

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide leadership for the ECG service and the provision of cardiacinvestigations.

To hold the delegated responsibility for the analysis and interpretation of specific investigations and ensuring efficient distribution of such results.

To monitor and maintain quality standards of all investigations and staff within the Cardiac Department

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology with Cardiac Specialism
UK Resus Council Immediate Life Support
Demonstrated intention to achieve higher level qualification in a specific area of Cardiology

Desirable

IBHRE - Cardiac devices
BSE certification
UK Resus Council Advanced Life Support

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working in a Cardiac Department.
All non-invasive disciplines - supervising exercise stress tests, holter analysis.
Cardiac catheter lab - angiography, PCI, IVUS, pressure wire studies, IABP.
Cardiac rhythm management - Pacemaker implant and follow-up.

Desirable

Significant experience working as a band 6 Cardiac Physiologist
Echocardiography.
Complex pacing and ICD implant and follow up.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology with Cardiac Specialism
UK Resus Council Immediate Life Support
Demonstrated intention to achieve higher level qualification in a specific area of Cardiology

Desirable

IBHRE - Cardiac devices
BSE certification
UK Resus Council Advanced Life Support

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working in a Cardiac Department.
All non-invasive disciplines - supervising exercise stress tests, holter analysis.
Cardiac catheter lab - angiography, PCI, IVUS, pressure wire studies, IABP.
Cardiac rhythm management - Pacemaker implant and follow-up.

Desirable

Significant experience working as a band 6 Cardiac Physiologist
Echocardiography.
Complex pacing and ICD implant and follow up.

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.