Cardiac Echo Physiologist

We have an exciting full-time opportunity to join our expanding Cardiology department at Worcester Royal Hospital. We are looking for motivated cardiac physiologist to join our team who is competent in a range of non-invasive and invasive diagnostic tests. The role would include participation in the on-call PPCI rota.
There will the opportunity to develop skills in the area of Echocardiography, complex CRM including electrophysiology. We deliver high quality training and support growth for our team to work towards professional accreditation. Undertake a Specialised Physiologists role in the invasive PCI service based in the Cardiac Catheter lab. Perform unsupervised monitoring of cardiac haemodynamic, invasive intra-cardiac pressures on clinically high risk Cardiac patients. Alerting Physician immediately of any changes in parameters. Perform as lead Physiologist in Cardiac Physiologist led Exercise Tolerance Tests. Provide Physiologist support during complex devices/permanent pacemaker and implantable loops implants. Analyse complex data and recognise when to re-programme appropriate parameters as per manufacturer and departmental policies and protocols for individual patients at device/pacemaker follow up clinics.
Prepare, hook up, remove, download, analyse the recordings, providing written reports on 24 hr Ambulatory ECG recorders, Blood Pressure recorders and Cardiac Event recorders, according to the departmental protocols.
Responsible for setting up equipment, preparing and carrying out Tilt table testing for medically and Physiologist supervised investigations
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.
Undertake a Specialised Physiologists role in the invasive PCI service based in the Cardiac Catheter lab. Perform unsupervised monitoring of cardiac haemodynamic, invasive intra-cardiac pressures on clinically high risk Cardiac patients. Alerting Physician immediately of any changes in parameters. Perform as lead Physiologist in Cardiac Physiologist led Exercise Tolerance Tests. (Provide Physiologist support during Medically supervised ETTs and nuclear/chemical ETTs
Provide Physiologist support during complex devices/permanent pacemaker and implantable loops implants. Analyse complex data and recognise when to re-programme appropriate parameters as per manufacturer and departmental policies and protocols for individual patients at device/pacemaker follow up clinics.
Prepare, hook up, remove, download, analyse the recordings, providing written reports on 24 hr Ambulatory ECG recorders, Blood Pressure recorders and Cardiac Event recorders, according to the departmental procedures and protocols.
Responsible for setting up equipment, preparing and carrying out Tilt table testing for medically and Physiologist supervised investigations.
e CRM +/- Electrophysiology or Echo and work towards accreditation in this area
BSc in Clinical Physiology or equivalent
Must be prepared to attend training courses appropriate to post