A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5/6 Cardiac Physiologist/Healthcare Science Practitioner within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our busy and friendly team. The department currently provides a wide range of investigations including Electrocardiograms, Holter ECG monitoring, Pacemaker/ICD implant and follow-up, Angiography, Electrophysiology studies and Echocardiography.
Interview Date: Wednesday 15 January 2025
Hours: 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
The post holder will be given opportunities for development in both invasive and non-invasive cardiology within the department. Continued professional and personal development is actively encouraged and successful candidates will be given opportunities and supported to develop their postgraduate skills. Those entering at Band 5 level will progress to Band 6 upon reaching competencies set out in the internal training programme.
Successful applicants should have BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology)/BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Cardiac Science) or equivalent. We will consider applicants in their final year of study who would be employed as Band 4 until they qualify. Working towards RCCP/AHCS is desirable.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
1. Freeman Hospital
2. Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
3. Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
4. Newcastle Dental Hospital
5. Newcastle Fertility Centre
6. Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
7. Northern Genetics Service
8. Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals
Responsibilities include:
1. Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
2. Rotate through all sections of Cardiac Services department to build a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
3. Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning.
4. 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 month’s 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.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025.
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