Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a dynamic band 6 Cardiac Physiologist for advanced non-invasive cardiology diagnostics.

We are a British Society of Echocardiography accredited department and offer a full echo service including routine transthoracic studies, contrast, 3D, transoesophageal echo and stress echo (both Dobutamine and Exercise) on both sites and physiologist led stress echo and valve clinic service.

Our Unit offers a full range of cardiac services such as device implants, pacing and ICD follow up, remote monitoring, non-medically supervised exercise tolerance tests, Ambulatory ECG monitoring, non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and head-up tilt testing.

The Cardiology Department at Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has expanded in the last 2 years, to include 2/3 weekly pacing implants sessions and cath lab at Epsom site. The Cardiology Investigations Unit currently supports 8 Cardiologists and 1 visiting Cardiologist.

We have close working links with Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton, St George's and St Peter's NHS Trusts.

At band 6 level - BSc Cardiac Physiology degree (or equivalent) is essential, and be keen to work towards accreditation in Echocardiography and cross site work is mandatory.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work in all areas of non-invasive diagnostic cardiology investigations across Epsom and St Helier Hospitals.

The post holder should be proficient at ECG interpretation, holter analysis and be able to lead exercise tolerance testing. Rotation around a broad range of technical areas will be necessary to maintain competencies for state registration.

The post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills in the following areas: head up tilt testing and Echocardiography if desired. This post is not dedicated to any specialised area within Cardiology Services.

The candidate must be able to perform resting ECGs and Cardiac Physiologist led exercise stress tests, hooking-up and analyses of 24hr ECG and non-invasive blood pressure ambulatory monitoring and assist in head-up tilt table testing (HUTT). Must be able tounderstand and interpret the results of these tests.

The candidate must also be able to work without supervision andunderstand the basic guidelines and procedures required to perform clinical tests and demonstrate that they can carry these out to the required standards.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.