Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Band 6/7

Job summary

closing date change to be in line with other vacancies

Linconshire Heart Centre

United Lincolnshire Hospital hosts the Lincolnshire Heart Centre (located on our Lincoln County Hospital site) which opened in 2013 as a regional heart attack centre to provide 24/7 primary PCI to the population of Lincolnshire. We offer a full complement of invasive coronary procedures including left heart catheterisation, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), rotational atherectomy (rotablation) and ELCA (laser). We perform in the region of 400 Primary PCIs (PPCI), 1000 PCI, 1500 Coronary Angiograms and 300 device implantations per year (pacemaker, ICD and CRT).

Cardiac Physiology

We provide cardiac physiology services to 3 acute hospital sites: Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital (Boston) and Grantham District Hospital. All 3 sites have busy and comprehensive echocardiography services (including DSE/TOE/GUCH) and you will find all the typical cardiac investigations such as ETT, Tilt Table Testing, We provide pacemaker follow-up clinics on all 3 acute sites and complex device follow-up on 2 of our larger acute sites.

Main duties of the job

3 full time (37.5 hours) in Echocardiography

The base site will be either Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital (Boston) or Grantham and District Hospital and hours/days of work will be discussed at interview. We can offer the prospective candidate the chance to work across both community based echocardiography and high acuity based ward echocardiography including at our award winning PPCI centre at Lincoln County.

This post includes a commitment to work and support the development of our community echo service covering clinics in local community diagnostic centres.

We would be keen to support any special interests a candidate may have (including paediatrics) and this can either be discussed informally prior to application or at job interview. At this time we are only considering applicants who have FULL BSE accreditation for the band 7 role and applicants who are working towards FULL BSE accreditation for the 6 role.

** BOTH ROLES INCLUDE A 12% RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PREMIUM PAID FOR MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS **

Our band 7 staff are expected to work as independent clinicians and for the right candidates significant freedom to act and clinical autonomy will be granted.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Edd Wallis - Principal Cardiac Physiologist 01522 573465

About us

What's the hospital like?

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city, and with the opening of the new medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. This district general hospital serves the city of Lincoln and the North Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Louth Hospital is set on the edge of the Wolds and serves the communities of Louth and the local area. It provides a number of services, including an outpatient department, diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well as a surgical ward.

If you want to make a difference and be part of something new and exciting, we would love to hear from you. So, what are you waiting for?!

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