Job summary
Your role will be to carry out a wide range of cardiac diagnostic procedures whilst ensuring accurate outcomes and reports are produced to a high standard. The post holder will work effectively within a wide multidisciplinary team whilst upholding Trust values and assist in the training of the Apprentice Physiologists and Student Physiologists within the department.
You will undertake work in a timely and efficient way, meeting deadlines and keeping senior colleagues informed of changes in own technical workload and maintain clinical documentation and databases as directed, to participate in the provision of data for statistical analysis and to adhere to departmental standards of record keeping with respect to accuracy, timeliness of completion and confidentiality.
You will be expected to exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems related to own technical workload, whilst keeping others informed and recognising when there is a need to refer problems to senior colleagues and being responsive to advice given.
Your role will involve dealing with telephone queries from patients, relatives, general practitioners etc in a calm and professional manner, and any other duties as requested by department leads.
Main duties of the job
- To perform 12 lead ECG
- Prepare and fit ambulatory ECG monitors
- Prepare and fit ambulatory BP monitors
- To provide factual reports of the above
- Ensure results are uploaded on clinical systems
- Ensure flagging of abnormal results
- Assist with ETT and DSE
- Departmental housekeeping
Ensure equipment is in working order and report any issues
About us
The Royal Free is a successful Foundation Trust and a major teaching hospital campus within UCL. The cardiology department has expanded greatly in recent years and offers a full range of services. We are the leading European centre for carcinoid heart disease, one of the few UK referral centres for Pulmonary Hypertension and we have close collaboration with the National Amyloid Centre sited at the University site at the RFH.The echocardiography department provides a routine TTE outpatient and inpatient service. More specialised services include 3D, Dobutamine Stress Echo, Exercise Echo, Contrast, Bubble, and TOE.We have weekly review and teaching meetings attended by one or more consultants, registrars, cardiac physiologists and junior staff.All physiologists are encouraged to attend relevant course/meetings as continued professional development is important to our team and post-graduate exams are actively encouraged.Our department has a strong emphasis on teaching/training of physiologists, specialist registrars, MSc students, and newly qualified junior members of staff. We support the PTP and STP training programs and the successful candidate would show an ongoing commitment to training in the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out a wide range of cardiac diagnostic procedures to an appropriate level ensuring accurate outcomes and reports which are produced to a high standard. To assist in the training of the apprentice Physiologists and Student Physiologists within the department. Undertake work in a timely and efficient way, meeting deadlines and keeping senior colleagues informed of changes in own technical workload. To maintain clinical documentation and databases as directed, to participate in the provision of data for statistical analysis and to adhere to departmental standards of record keeping with respect to accuracy, timeliness of completion and confidentiality. To exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems related to own technical workload, whilst keeping others informed and recognising when there is a need to refer problems to senior colleagues and being responsive to advice given. To deal with telephone queries from patients, relatives, general practitioners etc in a calm and professional manner
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out a wide range of cardiac diagnostic procedures to an appropriate level ensuring accurate outcomes and reports which are produced to a high standard. To assist in the training of the apprentice Physiologists and Student Physiologists within the department. Undertake work in a timely and efficient way, meeting deadlines and keeping senior colleagues informed of changes in own technical workload. To maintain clinical documentation and databases as directed, to participate in the provision of data for statistical analysis and to adhere to departmental standards of record keeping with respect to accuracy, timeliness of completion and confidentiality. To exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems related to own technical workload, whilst keeping others informed and recognising when there is a need to refer problems to senior colleagues and being responsive to advice given. To deal with telephone queries from patients, relatives, general practitioners etc in a calm and professional manner
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Degree in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or degree level equivalent education plus extensive experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Desirable
- Experienced in basic diagnostic non-invasive skills
- Experience in ambulatory monitoring
- Experience in stress testing including ETT and DSE
- Experience with mentoring junior colleagues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to work in and contribute to the team
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to cope with heavy workload
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and use initiative
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Reliable, punctual, polite, and helpful
Others
Essential
- Willingness to work cross site as necessary
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Degree in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or degree level equivalent education plus extensive experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Desirable
- Experienced in basic diagnostic non-invasive skills
- Experience in ambulatory monitoring
- Experience in stress testing including ETT and DSE
- Experience with mentoring junior colleagues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to work in and contribute to the team
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to cope with heavy workload
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and use initiative
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Reliable, punctual, polite, and helpful
Others
Essential
- Willingness to work cross site as necessary
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
