Band 6 Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - Arrhythmia/Intervention

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated Cardiac Physiologist looking to expand your experience in Invasive Cardiology/Arrhythmia management? Do you want to maximise your potential and develop in a busy, tertiary centre?

We are looking for a Cardiac Physiologist to join our expanding team, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. We are a tertiary, cardiology centre offering a full complement of specialised services including transplantation/VAD service, adult congenital heart disease, inherited cardiac conditions and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to name a few.

As a service we pride ourselves in the development and quality of our staff and training. The post holder will be actively encouraged to develop themselves, undertake further qualifications such as BHRS accreditation as required, as well as maintaining continuous development through conferences, courses, research, or leadership & management training. With a dedicated training and development manager, we can support you to reach your goals and aspirations.

The successful candidate will provide and support a wide variety of both invasive and non-invasive procedures, in our 4 busy, cardiac catheter labs and outpatient's department.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic and keen to develop in a busy, environment. The post holder will be expected to work as an independent practitioner in basic cardiac diagnostic/interventional areas. Training and support will be provided to develop in more specialised or complex procedures.

Physiologists will be actively involved in the following areas of practice:

*Simple and complex device implant, follow up and extraction including pacemakers, ICD's, CRT, S-ICD, leadless and conduction system pacing.

*Structural Intervention including TAVI, Mitraclip, Valvuloplasty, ASD/VSD/PFO closure, other percutaneous congenital interventions and left atrial appendage occlusions.

*Cardiac catheterisation & PCI

*Non-invasive cardiology including CPEX & exercise testing and ambulatory monitoring.

There will be opportunities to multi-skill through the various sub-specialties within Cardiac Physiology and therefore gain valuable experience. The successful applicant must hold a BSc in Clinical Physiology (Cardiac), Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) (PTP), MSc Cardiac Science (STP) or equivalent, demonstrate a commitment to training and able to participate in on-call duties once deemed competent. RCCP/AHCS/HCPC registration is desirable.

For more details please contact: Jamie Walton, Head of Cardiac Implantable Devices 0121 371 2535

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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