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Job summary

Main area
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Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-765
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park
Town
upton
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Band 6

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

As a Senior Cardiac Physiologist, the post holder will be required to work as an independent, competent practitioner within the Cardiac Investigations Unit. Working practice should be in accordance with departmental and national guidelines, recognising expertise of the individual to adapt practice appropriately if required. The successful candidate will need to work in all areas of the department. Provide complex specialist Clinical Cardiology diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to inpatients and outpatients of all ages from a wide range of specialities. Undertake clinical interpretation of results and provision of reports for their own and others’ work. 

 

The successful candidate should hold a BSc Clinical Physiology or the equivalent with a minimum of one year experience in a cardiology department.

Main duties of the job

§  Undertakes competently, completely, and timely a range of specialised clinical (cardiac and respiratory) physiology investigations. Participates independently in highly specialised procedures. For example, 24-hour tape analysis, interpretation of exercise tolerance tests, pacemaker analysis.

§  Undertakes direct patient contact for clinical physiology procedures within departmental and national guidelines.

§  Works competently and independently to analyse, interpret and report complex clinical data e.g. Cardiac catheterisation) including obtaining patient consent and any drug administration as necessary.

§  To communicate with Medical and nursing staff unsuspected results that leads to patient diagnosis and treatment.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Senior Cardiac Physiologist position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • BSc in Clinical Physiology (or specific equivalent) or Masters in Cardiac Science.
  • Minimum 1 years’ experience as a Cardiac Physiologist
  • ILS Resuscitation certified

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Importance of confidentiality
  • Health and Safety
  • Data protection
  • Wide range of knowledge for all areas of department
  • Able to communicate effectively at all levels with patients and other health professionals. (Many patients may have problems with understanding due to age, language, culture, disability etc.
  • Must be able to empathise with patients and provide re-assurance when required.
  • Ability to deal with difficult patients
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of patient needs
  • Ability to initiate in house training programmes

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Good team worker
  • Take responsibility for accurate work
  • Motivational in both self and others
  • Work well under pressure
Desirable criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Recognises own development seeds and those of others

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to development in WUTH
  • Ability to influence senior clinicians
Desirable criteria
  • Working knowledge of IT systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shereen Chow
Job title
Cardiorespiratory manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01516047225
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