We are seeking a skilled cardiac physiologist to join our team keen to help develop our expanding services. You will have a range of skills that support interventional cardiology as a qualified cardiac healthcare science practitioner looking to further develop skills in adult and paediatric services.

We are committed to invest in the future of our cardiac physiology services and have undergone a review of our physiology workforce to acknowledge the unique and complex skills within our tertiary centre which offers both regional and national services.

• Interview Date: 5 September 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week (Various Hours/Week)
  
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Main duties of the job

Following a workforce review, we are proud to be able to offer a band 6 specialist cardiac physiology role for those who have experience working as a cardiac physiologist within a cardiology centre where you have honed your skills across a range of interventions and investigations to meet the essential requirements.

Within this role you will support the junior practitioners with your expertise and provide support for clinical training of junior staff as well being able to explore other speciality training opportunities within our friendly and dedicated specialist services.

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of �1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
• Participate in the on-call rota, providing a 24-hour emergency service for cardiac catheterisation labs for adult and paediatric patients.
• Rotate through sections of Cardiac Services department to build and maintain a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
• Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning and designated advanced course attendances in order to develop an understanding of a specialist area of practice.
• Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or Healthcare sciences (Cardiac Science Practitioner Training Programme (PTP)).
• RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent registration i.e., HCPC or AHCS
• Immediate Life Support certification

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Certificate
• Post graduate Mentorship qualification (Practice Assessor Training course (level 6), A1/CAVA, Training Assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA) or equivalent)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Post-qualification experience as a Cardiac Physiologist, Cardiac Healthcare Science Practitioner or a newly qualified Cardiac Scientist with evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable competency in: o Specialist interpretation of both Adult and Paediatric Electrocardiograms (ECG), analysis of data and ability to write a factual report of findings on all ambulatory ECG recordings including Paediatric / Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients and patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. o Ability to set up and use all haemodynamic recording and monitoring equipment in cardiac catheterisation laboratory, including IABP set up and operation. o Provide expert support for junior practitioners / physiologists in troubleshooting equipment faults and issues with pressure wire systems (FFR, IFR, RFR) and coronary vessel assessment tools (OCT and IVUS). o Ability to perform temporary pacing checks and rapid ventricular pacing in Trans aortic valve intervention (TAVI) procedures while maintaining accurate reporting throughout the procedure. o Ability to provide expert advice to medical team for optimisation of temporary pacing settings and to have flexibility to adapt to any urgent changes which may occur during the procedure or within the environment. o Understand and interpret complex Paediatric and adult congenital cardiac anatomy and heart diseases and surgical procedures, relevant to interventional cardiac catheterisation lab procedures (Right and left Heart Catheterisation, Shunt and valve assessment, cardiac output and blood gas analysis) including comprehensive understanding of all haemodynamic measurements.
• Provide support for clinical training
• Evidence of participation in practice development and CPD
• Evidence of involvement in training junior staff and local sign off for mentoring others within boundaries of your own knowledge base.
• Availability for on-call work

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to provide expert physiological assessment of non-invasive blood pressure and ECG interpretation while supervising exercise stress testing for both adult and paediatric patients, creating a comprehensive, scientific report of the results.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE1 4LP

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