Looking for a friendly place to work? If you would like a chance to develop and support a developing service with a young and dynamic team then this is the perfect opportunity. We have excellent transport links to both Central London and Kent.
With Seven Cardiology Consultants, this busy service has a young team of physiologists keen to learn and develop. Our fields of expertise include interventional cardiology, complex device therapy, and specialist echocardiography. We are keen to develop physiologist-led services with Echo and to provide new Community echo services as well as continuing in Hospital services to include DSE, ESE, TOE.
We have recently been awarded the Eltham Community Diagnostic Centre and all new posts at QEH will rotate to our CDC service.
Main duties of the job
We invite applications from enthusiastic, self-motivated Cardiac Physiologists. You will have a proven track record in the field of Clinical Echocardiography to both support and develop our services and promote the training of our registrars and junior staff.
Applicants will have a BSc in Clinical Physiology, RCCP registration, and BSE accreditation as a minimum. The successful applicant will be capable of providing an excellent level of clinic competence and knowledge. The post holder should also be highly team-focused, a positive role model, and possess good communication, organizational, and assertiveness skills.
About Us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivating a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team, and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability.
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
5. Making equalities mainstream.
Date posted
02 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum + 15% RRP, plus HCA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
197-AO6446-A
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, London, SE18 4QH
Job Description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide leadership for the ECG service and the provision of cardiac investigations.
2. To hold the delegated responsibility for the analysis and interpretation of specific investigations and ensuring efficient distribution of such results.
3. To monitor and maintain quality standards of all investigations and staff within the Cardiac Department.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications and Training
* BSc (Hons) Clinical Physiology with Cardiac Specialism
* UK Resus Council Immediate Life Support
* Demonstrated intention to achieve higher level qualification in a specific area of Cardiology
Desirable Qualifications and Training
* IBHRE - Cardiac devices
* BSE certification
* UK Resus Council Advanced Life Support
Essential Experience
* Significant experience working in a Cardiac Department.
* All non-invasive disciplines - supervising exercise stress tests, holter analysis.
* Cardiac catheter lab - angiography, PCI, IVUS, pressure wire studies, IABP.
* Cardiac rhythm management - Pacemaker implant and follow-up.
Desirable Experience
* Significant experience working as a band 6 Cardiac Physiologist
* Echocardiography.
* Complex pacing and ICD implant and follow-up.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, London, SE18 4QH
Employer's website: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
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