Contract Type - Permanent
Hours - 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with shifts between 8am-6pm (occasional on-call required)
London Bridge Hospital is one of six world-class hospitals within HCA, offering the very highest standards of clinical skills and nursing care across a wide range of specialties. It is a dynamic and highly professional environment where the advanced equipment and technology is second to none and our employees take pride in being the best at what they do.
Our Cardiology Department has gained a world-wide reputation as a centre of excellence, and offers innovation in the diagnosis, investigation and treatment of patients with all forms of heart disease. We have a dedicated unit of 18 registered Clinical Physiologists trained to the highest standard in cardiological assessment, divided into teams of specialists within fields such as Electrophysiology, Implantable Devices, Echocardiography & Non-Invasive investigation, as well as Respiratory and Sleep.
Job Description
As a Senior Clinical Physiologist, you will provide specialist clinical knowledge and skills in a broad range of cardiac physiological investigations and deliver expert care for patients undergoing diagnosis and treatment in the Cardiology Department.
Hours: Full time
Duties and Responsibilities
Support the Lead for Cardiac Intervention. Be comfortable with both clinical (solo operator) and administrative duties (stock control, charging, etc.)
Have experience in various cardiac intervention procedures, such as Angioplasty, TAVI, CTO, Rotablation, etc.)
Proficiency in cardiac devices is desirable, with experience in both implants and follow-ups.
Perform a wide range of non-invasive procedures including one or all of the following fields; Stress testing, tilt testing, respiratory function testing, BP and HR ambulatory monitoring.
Analyse and interpret real time results and communicate findings to relevant team members and cardiologist
Monitor and respond to changes in the patients’ clinical status
Provide expert and specialist advice to patients, colleagues and clinicians
Act autonomously to deliver appropriate and individualised patient care at all times
Provide technical cover to all areas of the Clinical Physiology service (including being a part of the Cardiology on-call rota)
Support the Cardiology Manager with the day to day running of the department
Skills and Experience
Registered/accredited by the AHCS, IBHRE and/or BHRS is desirable
Substantial post qualification experience of working within a cardiology unit
Experience of interventional cardiac procedures.
Confident communicator with high levels of written and spoken English
Working knowledge of IT systems, such as Microsoft Office and Excel
Previous experience of working within a private hospital is desirable
About the Individual
As the successful applicant you will be calm and capable under high pressure within a team in an environment with constantly changing priorities. You will also be professional, have excellent interpersonal skills, and recognise the need to work flexibly to best serve the needs of our department and patients.
Additionally, you must be able to work autonomously as well as within a team and have a passion for delivering world-class customer service and a desire to provide an exceptional patient experience.
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