Community Cardiac Physiologist

Due to the expansion of our cardiac rhythm management services with are seeking a full-time, highly skilled cardiac physiologist with extensive knowledge and experience to join our team. We are a supportive team that aim to always provide high quality patient focused service whilst supporting our staff needs.
Assist the Cardiologist on the insertion Permanent Pacemaker, implantable loop and complex devices and be responsible for checks in the pacing follow-up clinic, this will require the post holder to analyse complex data and recognise when to re-programme parameters as per manufacturer and departmental procedure and protocols.
Work towards assisting the cardiologist during Electrophysiology procedures including ablation, permanent pacemaker, implantable loop and complex device implants
Work in the invasive Cardiac Catheter Laboratory service, performing unsupervised monitoring of invasive intra-cardiac pressures, ECG intracoronary imaging on clinically high-risk cardiac patients. Alerting Physician immediately of any changes in parameters.
Act in the lead role during simple and complex device follow up clinics, optimising devices and escalating findings where necessary.
Awareness of adverse clinical conditions/clinical events during the investigations and ensuring swift and appropriate action is taken to minimise life threatening or significant medical events.
To perform a supervisory / lead role and provide technical support in Technician Led Cardiac Exercise Tolerance tests (ETT). We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Best services for local people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
To be fully competent and responsible for performing a wide range of complex and highly specialised non-invasive investigations, including analysis, reporting and clinical interpretation of results for their own patient workload and that of junior members of staff including verifications of written reports from junior members of staff.
Oppurtunity to work towards supporting the invasive electrophysiology service at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, assisting the EP Cardiologists during complex procedures and support junior member of the team in training and development
To support the permanent pacemaker, implantable loop and complex devices services assisting in implants as well as follow-up clinics and support junior member of the team in training and development.
To be fully competent in haemodynamic monitoring in cath lab procedures ideally diagnostic, PCI and CTO.
To provide high technical expertise, supervision, support and training to technical and medical staff.
To communicate complex instructions and clinical information effectively to all categories of patients, ensuring co-operation and compliance to obtain accurate technical and clinical data.
To analyses clinical information and clinical conditions during procedures, whereby judgement is required to determine the appropriate course of action
To visual and verbal risk-assess every patient prior to carrying out any clinical investigations.
To ensure patients are monitored appropriately during investigations and ensuring swift and appropriate action is taken to minimise life threatening or significant medical events.
To initiate Basic Life Support and Immediate Life Support when required.
To advise junior medical staff on the availability, selection and appropriateness of test procedures
Degree in Clinical Physiology or equivalent