A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Band 6 – Plus 12.5% RRP and 5% HCA
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join the friendly and supportive Cardiology team at West Herts.
A wide range of procedures are performed in the two recently refurbished catheter laboratories, including:
PCI and PPCI, pressure wire studies, IVUS/OCT imaging and orbital atherectomyCoroventis physiological studies to assess the microcirculationComplex CIED implantation, including LBBAConventional and 3-D mapping EP studies and ablation.
The Cardiac Devices Clinic provides an extensive CIED follow-up service for all devices and includes a well-established remote follow-up service. The department supports flexible working and gives physiologists the opportunity to work from home.
This is rotational role covering non-invasive areas, pacing and coronary intervention procedure in the cath labs and CRM clinics as service demand dictates.
Extended working hours will be required during cath lab rotations.The post holder will be primarily based at Watford with rotations at St Albans and Hemel Hempstead Hospitals to cover outpatient activities.
The post-holder is expected to use their experience and knowledge to provide a highly professional standard of care.The successful candidate will have BSc in Clinical Physiology, or equivalent, and beexpected to have a level of skill and autonomy appropriate to the Band 6 level.
Independent invasive technical expertise will be expected duringdiagnostic and interventional cardiac cath lab cases, including acquisition of haemodynamic data for left and right heart studies, PCI, PPCI and IABP set up and monitoring. Operation of IVUS and OCT systems with skilled image interpretation are required.
The successful candidate will have experience supporting CIED device implant and follow-up. The post holder musthave a desire to achieve BHRS Devices certification, or recognised equivalent, and will be supported by the department throughout the certification process.
The successful candidate will contribute to service improvements, departmental audits,clinical governance and quality assurance. Active involvement in the personal and professional development of other cardiac physiologists and assistant cardiac practitioners is expected.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The post holder will acquire and maintain a high level of professional competence in the performance of all tests, investigations and measurements carried out under the band 6 remit. They will be expected to interpret and act upon results of tests, investigations and measurements in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
The individual will be expected to contribute tonew proposals and protocols, especially for service
improvements, and share the responsibility for quality assurance.Active involvement in the personal and professional development of other clinical cardiac physiologists and assistant cardiac practitioners is required.
The post holder will work in a multidisciplinary team that includes other cardiac physiologists, assistant cardiac practitioners, radiographers, consultants and medical staff, nursing staff and all other personnel either hospital or externally based. The post holder will report to and is accountable to the two Lead Cardiac Physiologists.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024