Job Description
Position: Cardiac Physiologist
Salary: £40,000 – £52,500
Company Description
Nanotek Limited is a specialist Recruitment company founded in 1999, with expertise in industries such as IT, Finance, Telecoms, Engineering, Aerospace, and GSM. The company is committed to building strong relationships with clients and candidates, providing timely and effective responses to vacancies.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role as a Cardiac Physiologist at Nanotek Ltd in Leicester and the surrounding area. The Cardiac Physiologist will be responsible for conducting non-invasive cardiology procedures, assisting in the Cath Lab, and working within the National Health Service (NHS) guidelines.
Duties:
1. Independently perform a wide variety of cardiology tests, both invasive and non-invasive, working independently in community clinics.
2. Responsible for and have a care of duty of patients whilst carrying out all cardiac investigations.
3. Obtain formal/informal consent for procedures, and check for any contra-indications for the tests.
4. Ensure that diagnostic results are produced during investigations, and terminate test if it is no longer safe to continue.
5. Require high level of hand-eye coordination combined with spatial awareness required to obtain diagnostic images in echocardiography and physiological measurements.
6. Independently perform Echocardiograms and provide highly complex reports on difficult/complex medical heart pathologies, ensuring accuracy as the results can affect patient’s medical therapy/treatment.
7. Present complex and interesting echo cases in Echo meetings to other Physiologists.
8. Maintain and calibrate the equipment used to perform diagnostic tests and procedures.
Candidate Criteria:
1. Hold a BSc (Hons) degree in Clinical Physiology.
2. Have passed the ASCST Cardiac Society Professional exam.
3. Be registered with the RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists).
4. Be working towards BSE (British Society of Echocardiography) accreditation.
5. Regularly attend courses to keep up to date with new advances and theories related to all invasive and non-invasive tests carried out daily.
6. Have extensive knowledge of cardiology.
7. Develop additional specialized knowledge across a broad range of cardiac investigations, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or experience.
8. Experience in National Health Service (NHS) procedures.
9. Proficiency in Physiology and Cardiology.
10. Knowledge of Non-invasive Cardiology and Cath Lab procedures.
11. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
12. Relevant certification in Cardiac Physiology.
13. Attention to detail and analytical skills.
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