Cardiac Physiologist

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 January 2025

Job summary

To work efficiently within a multi-disciplinary team providing a service of basic and more complex investigations within the Trust and services offered by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Perform a variety of diagnostic tests for the cardiac assessment unit following a daily workload schedule as instructed.

To provide written reports for all investigations.

Communicate effectively with other staff members.

Organisation of departmental diaries and day to day service provision.

Assist with writing and development of department protocols

Support education, training and personal development of other team members.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-6855480-MED

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Rd

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

  • Cardiac physiologist degree or equivalent
  • BSE accreditation or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of echo experience

Desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience of a broad range of cardiac diagnostic tests inc ECG, ETT, holters and analysis, pacemakers and angiography
  • Previous experience of specialist echo incl TOE, LVO, bubble, DSE
Person Specification

essential

Essential

  • Cardiac physiologist degree or equivalent
  • BSE accreditation or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of echo experience

Desirable

Desirable

  • Previous experience of a broad range of cardiac diagnostic tests inc ECG, ETT, holters and analysis, pacemakers and angiography
  • Previous experience of specialist echo incl TOE, LVO, bubble, DSE

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Rd

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Rd

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Physiologist

Jo Everitt

joanneeveritt@nhs.net

01279978341

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-6855480-MED

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Rd

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Supporting documents

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