Highly specialist cardiac physiologist

About the role

The Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS trust is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist to join our friendly, supportive, and driven team.

Our busy cardiac service enjoys a strong reputation for commitment to the very highest standards of care, covering a wide range of invasive and non-invasive investigations.

The Echocardiography team provides a service for patients across our four sites (Dewsbury, Pinderfields, Pontefract and the Community Diagnostic Hub). The team delivers adult TTE, Stress Echo (ESE, DSE, bicycle ergometer), Contrast and Bubble echo, TOEs and is currently working towards the implementation of a Physiologist-led Valve clinic and Stress Echo service.

The Cardiac Rhythm Management team provides a service for patients across our four sites (Dewsbury, Pinderfields, Pontefract and the Community Diagnostic Hub). The team delivers implant and follow-up of a range of devices, including Bradycardia Pacing, CSP pacing, CRT, ICD, SICD and CRTD. The care is complemented by the Remote Monitoring service. We also offer a Cardiac Physiologist led ILR service and participation in the on‑call rota.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to developing practical expertise and knowledge. Continuous professional development is a cornerstone of the team; you will be encouraged and supported to achieve your full potential.

In addition to professional development, you will participate in regular audits and provide valuable insights to contribute towards service development.

You will have proven competency in Adult Echocardiography and will preferably hold BSE accreditation. Applicants working towards completion of the BSE logbook may be considered for the post at Band 6 to progress to Band 7. Banding of successful applicant/s will start at Band 6 until the necessary threshold of skills, experience and professional accreditation is achieved for progression to Band 7. Previous applicants need not apply.

We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

Main duties

• Acts in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct
• Maintains a safe working environment
• Works as a specialist practitioner within established Trust and departmental policies
• Act as a source of expertise within the designated area
• Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required and performs a broad range of highly specialist and complex investigations providing accurate factual reports following analysis and interpretation of physiological data
• Routinely undertakes assessment of both in‑patients and out‑patients prior to a range of cardio‑respiratory investigations and uses own discretion in order to ensure the patient is suitable for the investigation
• Supervises and assesses the work of others within the designated team
• Works within and towards national guidelines and directives, e.g. NICE, NSF

Essential Requirements

Qualifications

• Current RCCP/AHCS registration
• Educated to Degree Level Education or equivalent
• Professional accreditation appropriate to role (BSE/BHRS) or working towards for B6 progression to B7 consideration

Experience

• Relevant post qualification experience with evidence of continuing professional development
• Audit & Standard setting
• Specialist knowledge in field of practice
• Current issues in healthcare
• In‑depth experience and knowledge of highly specialist investigations and techniques within specialist area
• Willing to undergo training as necessary

Skills & Abilities

• Good hand/eye co‑ordination skills and manual dexterity
• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods during acquisition of diagnostic data
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• IT skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to manoeuvre often heavy/cumbersome medical equipment
• Able to provide physical support in assisting patients to transfer, with occasional requirement to manoeuvre patients full body weight in emergency situations
• Able to work in subdued lighting for prolonged periods

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme, cycle to work scheme, home electronics scheme, car lease salary sacrifice scheme, working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport, flexible working options and family and carer‑friendly policies, established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality, career progression, training and support

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