Job summary
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 is a busy service with have 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 post at QEH with rotate to our CDC service.
Previous applicants need not apply.
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 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, organisational 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 cultivate 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:
- 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
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide leadership for the ECG service and the provision of cardiacinvestigations.
To hold the delegated responsibility for the analysis and interpretation of specific investigations and ensuring efficient distribution of such results.
To monitor and maintain quality standards of all investigations and staff within the Cardiac Department
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 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
- IBHRE - Cardiac devices
- BSE certification
- UK Resus Council Advanced Life Support
Experience
Essential
- 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
- 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Stadium Road
London
SE18 4QH