Senior Cardiac Physiologist

  • Carshalton
  • Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals Nhs Trust

Band 6 : Main area

  • Cardiology
  • Grade
  • Band 6
  • Contract
  • Permanent: N/A
  • Hours
  • Full time - 37.5 hours per week
  • Job ref
  • 343-5464113-FM-NP-Z Site
  • St Helier Hospital
  • Town
  • Carshalton
  • Salary
  • £40,701 - £48,054 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)
  • Salary period
  • Yearly
  • Closing
  • 28/07/2023 23:59
  • Interview date
  • 14/08/2023" At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
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At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview : We are looking to recruit a dynamic band 6 Cardiac Physiologist for advanced non-invasive cardiology diagnostics.

We are a British Society of Echocardiography accredited department and offer a full echo service including routine transthoracic studies, contrast, 3D, transoesophageal echo and stress echo (both Dobutamine and Exercise) on both sites and physiologist led stress echo and valve clinic service.

Our Unit offers a full range of cardiac services such as device implants, pacing and ICD follow up, remote monitoring, non-medically supervised exercise tolerance tests, Ambulatory ECG monitoring, non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and head-up tilt testing.

The Cardiology Department at Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has expanded in the last 2 years, to include 2/3 weekly pacing implants sessions and cath lab at Epsom site. The Cardiology Investigations Unit currently supports 8 Cardiologists and 1 visiting Cardiologist.

We have close working links with Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton, St George’s and St Peter’s NHS Trusts.

At band 6 level - BSc Cardiac Physiology degree (or equivalent) is essential, and be keen to work towards accreditation in Echocardiography and cross site work is mandatory.

Main duties of the job : The post holder should be proficient at ECG interpretation, holter analysis and be able to lead exercise tolerance testing. Rotation around a broad range of technical areas will be necessary to maintain competencies for state registration.

The post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills in the following areas: head up tilt testing and Echocardiography if desired. This post is not dedicated to any specialised area within Cardiology Services.

Working for our organisation : Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities : Person specification : Essential : Essential criteria :

  • BSc in Cardiac Physiology or equivalent

Desirable criteria :

  • ILS certificate

Essential : Essential criteria :

  • Experience in Cardiology non-invasive diagnostics

Desirable criteria :

  • Previous NHS experience

Essential : Essential criteria : Desirable criteria :

  • Desire to progress and train in Echocardiography

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’ : There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer st