Junior Cardiac Physiologist

This role provides a secure opportunity to employ and develop a solid understanding of cardiac testing whilst learning the necessary skills required to become a key and valued member of the team. A willingness to learn and progress through our service will prove important to any successful applicant.

Initial focus will be on the development of key Cardiology fundamentals; undertaking both internal and external training / certification in non-invasive skills such as the recording of Electrocardiograms, recognition of normal and abnormal recordings, Holter monitor analysis, the fitting of ambulatory ECG and BP monitors and exercise tolerance testing.

The successful candidate will be able to or learn:

Life Support skills.

To record a technically accurate Electrocardiogram.

The ability to recognize dangerous arrhythmias, acute myocardial infarcts and to initiate the correct action.

To fit and analyse 24-hour Ambulatory Heart and BP monitoring on both in patients and out patients. Generating accurate reports as appropriate.

To assist senior physiologists during Exercise tolerance tests.

To assist a senior physiologist in Cardiac Device clinics including loop recorders, pacemakers, ICD and CRT follow ups

To work within one of our Cardiac Catheter labs to assist the cath lab team in angiograms and straight forward PCI.

Be able to learn the physiologist role of pressure wire studies, IVUS, Rotablation/Complex PCI and assist in Primary PCI, completing all competencies required.

Be aware of our 24 Hour on call Primary PCI and Primary pacing service and join the on-call rota once competencies are complete and if the service requires additional staff.

Assist a senior physiologist and learn cardiac device implants within our pacing lab including loop recorders, pacemakers, and ICD/CRT devices.

Assist a senior physiologist in performing Transthoracic Echocardiograms and learn to assist a cardiologist during Trans-oesophageal echocardiograms.

Routine care of equipment, including cleaning, identifying technical faults and to initiate the correct action.

To know when to seek advice from senior staff.

Consumable stock checks.

Assist Technical staff in preparation of patients.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

Qualifications and training

Essential: - BSc in healthcare science (cardiology) or equivalent

Desirable: - Evidence of Scientific and / or academic capability; - Relevant CPD

Clinical skills and experience

Essential: - Ability to work under pressure (emotional resilience and ability to prioritise and plan work)

Desirable: - Training portfolio; - Experience in a clinical environment

Governance

Essential: - Ability to work autonomously in the planning and execution of their own work and under the guidance of their Departmental Supervisors

Desirable: - Flexibility to acquire the skills to organise, plan and monitor the workload of others

Personal/professional attributes