Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

**Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist** **Leeds Hospital | Cardiac | Permanent | Full Time** **Up to £54,710 per annum** **37.5 hours per week** At Nuffield Health, we’re looking for an excellent communicator to join our Cardiac Unit. As part of the team, you’ll enjoy the chance to help shape an outstanding patient experience. Bring your commitment to building the highest standards of care and we’ll offer the ideal home for your career. As a Cardiac Physiologist at our Leeds Hospital, you’ll hold either a BTEC ONC and HNC in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement, or a BSc in Clinical Science /Physiology (or equivalent). You’re currently registered with the RCCP as a Clinical Physiologist. Ideally, you’re also accredited with SCST and BSE. You’re flexible, motivated and a team player. The post holder will perform a comprehensive range of cardiac diagnostic tests and procedures, including advanced specialist investigations. They will be responsible for interpreting results and delivering precise, clinically relevant reports to support medical decision-making. In addition, they will provide expert supervision and training to junior staff and other healthcare professionals, fostering clinical excellence across the team. **As a Cardiac Physiologist, you will**: - Be part of the team doing great work in our Cardiac Unit - Carry out echo cardiograms - Provide clinical supervision in line with statutory requirements - Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with professional, statutory and organisational guidelines **Main duties of the job** - Perform a broad range of procedures in the cardiac catheter lab as part of the multidisciplinary team, including diagnostic coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, right heart catheterisation, and PFO/ASD closures. Monitor ECG and pressure tracings throughout procedures, promptly reporting any abnormalities or significant changes to the wider team. - Support cardiac device implant procedures as part of the multidisciplinary team by monitoring ECG and intra-cardiac signals to ensure accurate lead placement, and promptly reporting any abnormalities or significant changes to the clinical team. - Lead cardiac device follow-up clinics, assessing device function, battery status, and making clinically appropriate programming changes to optimise device performance and battery longevity. Device patients are seen either with a consultant or independently, based on their needs and preferences. Clinical decisions are discussed with a consultant when necessary. - Ensure that appropriate Cardiac Device stock is available for implantation procedures, via communication with implanting consultants, materials managements and the device manufacturers - Be responsible for performing, and interpreting and reporting where appropriate, all non-invasive cardiology tests including: - ECG’s - Ambulatory ECG’s - Ambulatory BP’s - Exercise Tolerance Tests All non-invasive testing should be performed in accordance with national guidelines and local standard operating procedures and results interpreted accurately with clinically relevant reports produced where required. Ambulatory ECG analysis accounts for a significant proportion of routine daily workload within the department. **Helping you feel good.** We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you. **Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital** At Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital located in the heart of Leeds city centre, we are committed to continuing our vision of providing the highest level of care to all our patients. During our last CQC inspection in February 2017, the CQC highlighted that patient care was at the heart of our service. This is testimony to the commitment, skill, and pride of the team at the hospital. The hospital regulator rated us as “Outstanding" in our patient care. Our successful, purpose-built hospital deals with complex surgery supported by a Level 3 critical care unit covering a vast range of specialities such as: brain surgery, cardiac surgery, general surgery, orthopaedics and spinal surgery. In addition we offer a comprehensive diagnostic service including cardiology tests and interventions, diagnostic imaging - MR, CT, Mammography, Plain film and Ultrasound, fully equipped Physiotherapy department with gymnasium facilities. If patient care and team spirit is your passion, then come along and visit us to see how you can develop and enhance your career with us **Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.** **It starts with you.