Specialist Invasive Cardiac Physiologist

Job summary

Undertakes a range of cardiac diagnostic tests and procedures including specialist tests. Interprets test results and provides accurate factual reports for clinicians. Provides clinical supervision and training for junior staff and other healthcare professionals. Participates in an out of hours on-call rota for emergency cardiac intervention

Main duties of the job

• Undertakes a wide range of cardiac diagnostic tests, including specialist cardiac clinical physiological tests and procedures performed in a tertiary cardiac center.
• Conducts pacemaker and ICD follow up clinics, analysing function, assessing battery status and making safe and appropriate changes to optimise the function and longevity of the device. Refers patient to a clinician when appropriate.
• Analyzes complex intra cardiac pressures during invasive procedures, informing clinicians of any changes or abnormalities.
• Undertakes physiologist lead exercise tolerance testing, following established national and local policies/procedures. Interprets test results and provides an accurate factual report

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person specification

Application Completion

Essential

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Healthcare Science or Clinical Physiology
• Has or is working towards BHRS /IBHRE accreditation

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Assists with monitoring, recording and analysis of many complex waveforms during Electro Physiology Studies and Radio Frequency Ablation
• Theoretical and practical training to Cardiac Clinical Physiology degree level or equivalent with appropriate work experience.
• Training and experience to a level approved by the RCCP for State Registration of Cardiac Physiologists.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of specialist procedures gained from recognized courses and appropriate clinical experience of specialist cardiac testing.
• Holds a current ILS certificate and is able to defibrillate and resuscitate patients without supervision.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Cardiac Physiologist

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Receives and communicates complex and sensitive information during cardiac procedures/clinics and responds appropriately.
• Has highly developed communication skills, explaining test procedures in detail to patients and relatives.
• Communicates complex and sensitive information to patients, particularly in pacemaker/ICD clinics where tact, reassurance and empathy are necessary.

Special Attributes and other

Essential

• Shows motivation in developing new skills
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

Essential

• Good timekeeper
• Ability to work flexibly as required to meet the demands of the service