Job overview
We are recruiting for a Chief Cardiac Physiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients
Our Cardiac Physiology team at Lister Hospital is committed to delivering high-quality diagnostic testing with the utmost patient care. We are a close-knit team, comprising four accredited physiologists and seven more working towards accreditation, including apprentices, associates, and senior physiologists. We cover all aspects of invasive cardiology including conduction pacing and Bi-Ventricular pacing.
As Chief Cardiac Physiologist, you will play a crucial role in both supporting the development of our team and enhancing our services. Every day brings new challenges, and you will be responsible for mentoring and guiding your colleagues while ensuring our services evolve to meet the highest standards of care.
A Recruitment and Retention package of 12.5% is offered for this position. Additional welcome packages may be available subject to eligibility
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
* Overseeing and supporting a busy pacing clinic, managing approximately 300 face-to-face appointments and 1,000 remote follow-ups each month for loops, brady, and complex devices.
* Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to perform 700 PCI procedures and 250 Primary PCI procedures annually.
* Supporting the implantation of around 300 devices each year.
Our Commitment to You:
* We prioritize professional development, with opportunities to attend conferences and regular in-house training.
* You will be part of a supportive environment where your contributions will directly influence the quality of care we provide.
Staff Testimonial:
* Working as a cardiac physiologist at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage is both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. The advanced cardiac care services we provide, offer a dynamic and challenging environment that fosters continuous learning and skill enhancement. The team is exceptionally skilled and dedicated, striving for excellence in patient care. One of the most remarkable aspects of working here is the close camaraderie among colleagues. We all get along really well and being a small team gives you this strong sense of familial environment which creates a positive and collaborative atmosphere and mutual support, which is essential for delivering high-quality care in high-pressure situation.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
* BSc Clinical Physiology or Health Professions Council registration or recognised precursor
* Postgraduate profession related qualification, eg. IHBRE or HRUK/BSE
* Substantial post qualification experience within cardiology
* Member of Heart Rhythm Society UK/BSE
* RCCP registered ILS
Desirable criteria
* Accredited Member of the Society of Cardiological Science and Technology or equivalent
* Management Diploma
* MSc Cardiology or equivalent experience
* Immediate Life Support
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Excellent organisation and time management skills, able to deliver objectives within an agreed time frame
* Able to apply a fair, consistent and objective approach
* Proactive approach to quality control and making improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of service
Desirable criteria
* Understanding of management in relation to finance and management
Skills
Essential criteria
* Strong leadership and team building skills
* Able to relate and communicate with staff at all levels and from different professions
* Ability to overcome language barriers
* Experience of and demonstrable skills in the first line management
* Evidence of good communication skills. Good written and spoken communication skills
* Good interpersonal skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Extensive post graduate experience in technical cardiology
* Competent to perform a range of highly specialised invasive procedures
* Competent to perform complex device implant and device followup
* Experience and competence maintained in all routine noninvasive procedures e.g. exercise tolerance testing,and ECG rhythm analysis.
* Experience of day to day organisation/ management
* Understanding of issues pertinent to education of technical cardiology and fully conversant with current curricula
* Teaching & presentation skills
* Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of CHD services and recent initiatives
* Advanced computer skills
* Utilisation of teaching skills
* Ability to direct and work within a team
* High level of co-ordination and manual dexterity
* Flexible in working practice
* Good team worker. Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
* Exercise initiative
* Leadership and motivational skills
* Assertiveness
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
* Prioritise and mange self and other staff
* Deal effectively with unexpected changes of schedule
* Wide knowledge of appropriate general cardiac conditions and their management
Desirable criteria
* Previous supervisory responsibilities
* Leadership and motivational skills
* Experience of cardiology patient databases,Lorenzo, CRIS PACS
* Experience of GE ETT equipment’s systems, spacelabs pathfinder, and holter. QMAPP Heamodynamic systems
* Teaching & presentation skills
* Previously involved in delivering formal training
* Mentorship skills
* Advanced computer skills
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.