Job Description:
Job Title: Invasive Cardiac Physiologist - Angiography
Department: Angio/Cath Lab
Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU
Permanent / Contract: BANK SHIFTS
As a Clinician at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.
Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
You will be involved in developing the technical electrophysiology service ensuring high standard of patient care to those undergoing electrophysiology studies/ ablations. Works closely with electrophysiology cardiologists and multidisciplinary team and other stakeholders. Help assist in diagnosis and treatment of simple and complex cardiac arrhythmias using EP systems (Bard, Micropace) and 3D mapping system (Carto V7). You will also be exposed to operating and performing Cryo ablation for AF/PVI procedures over time.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
1. Appropriate clinical experience post qualification.
2. Highly developed specialist knowledge acquired through training as a Clinical Physiologist.
3. Extensive experience in a wide range of invasive and techniques involved in the assessment and therapy provision for patients with cardiac disease, specifically in complex electrophysiology including 3D mapping.
4. Able to perform range of specialist diagnostic investigations on patients in a variety of clinical settings.
5. Experience in day-to-day supervision of staff.
6. Ability to lead and take part in audit or research projects Undertakes testing and trials of clinical equipment
7. Evidence of highly developed written and oral communication skills in English in a variety of settings.
Qualifications
8. BSc (Hons) in Clinical Cardiac Physiology or BSc in Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) or PTP equivalence.
9. At least one certification for Electrophysiology and CRM
British Society Heart Rhythm for Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices or Electrophysiology
International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners for Certified Electrophysiology Specialist or Certified Cardiac Device Specialist
European Heart Rhythm Association certified cardiac device specialists
10. Evidence of maintaining relevant Continuing Professional Development
11. ILS - Immediate Life Support Course
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
12. An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
13. Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
14. Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.