Kingston Hospital are searching for a passionate and experienced Band 6 Physiologist to join their highly skilled Cardiology team.
Kingston Hospital is an acute NHS hospital located in the leafy borough of Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England. It is managed by the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We were the first acute Trust in South West London to be licensed as an NHS Foundation Trust by Monitor (NHS), from 1 May 2013. In late 2018 the Care Quality Commission (CQC), one of our regulators, rated our services as “Outstanding” for overall quality and leadership.
Job Summary
The post holder will be able to perform a broad range of Cardiac Investigation procedures in the Cardiology diagnostic field to a highly competent and professional standard. The post holder will possess a degree of specialist knowledge and skills and have experience in one or more specialist areas within Cardiac Physiology –including pacing and echocardiography.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide specialist knowledge and skills in a range of Cardiac Investigations rotating in Invasive and non-invasive Cardiology.
2. To perform the diagnostic tests and interpret results to produce an accurate and comprehensive report to the required standard for each study.
3. Provide advice to patients regarding outcome of clinical procedures and next steps in care pathways.
4. Provide specialist advice to clinicians with regard to procedure results to enable further development of individual care plans.
5. Help to provide supervision and training to junior staff and other health care professionals.
6. Actively maintain a safe working environment in accordance with hospital guidelines and policies and help to ensure junior staff work to these guidelines.
7. Respond to and assist with cardiac/ cardio-pulmonary arrest or other life threatening scenarios.
8. Contribute to the evaluation and safe use of relevant technical equipment and related technology.
9. Continue to develop own academic knowledge, experience and skills in the Cardiac Physiology field, showing evidence of continuous professional development.
10. Practice and adhere to the Trusts confidentiality, information and data protection policies.
11. Assist in the departmental administration duties if and when the time arises.
Requirements
* BSc in Clinical Physiology.
* ILS Certificate.
* Experience of healthcare administrative systems and processes.
* Competent to take responsibility in a range of complex Cardiac Physiology specialist areas.
* Competent in the analysis and interpretation of results.
* Being able to deputise for more senior physiologist and also provide supervision and training for junior staff.
* Proficient in use of software systems.
* Good analytical skills.
* Excellent customer care skills, demonstrating a good telephone manner and technique.
* Good organisational, written and communication skills.
* Good IT and keyboard skills.
* Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
* Able to work under pressure meeting deadlines, whilst delivering high quality work.
* Able to prioritise.
* Awareness of patient pathways.
* Demonstrate a good working knowledge of computer systems and be capable of using Microsoft Office applications.
Our Bank Staff are so valuable to us, so to reward their devotion and hard-work, we offer them the following benefits:
* Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
* Weekly salary
* Opportunity to work across multiple sites to gain invaluable experience
* Priority of shifts over all agency workers
* Competitive pay
Apply now for this fantastic career-progressing opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be with you shortly.
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