Highly Specialist Cardiac Physiologist

+ To provide experienced and multi-skilled, hands-on provision in the complete range of Cardiac investigations provided by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
+ To perform and report (or working towards) transthoracic Echo unsupervised, to BSE standards.
+ To provide support for specialist echo techniques including stress and contrast echo, in addition to performing/reporting routine TTE.
+ To provide support for Transoesophageal echo and other invasive procedures.
+ To perform 12 lead/exercise ECG, holter analysis, Cardiology support during CPEX and physiological measurements during diagnostic angiography.
+ Knowledge and some experience of basic pacing and Cardiac Device therapy is preferred, as is cardiac cath lab experience. Applicants with more extensive Device experienced will be encouraged to hold/maintain BHRS accrediation.
+ To provide training and assessments to other members of staff of various grades within the given specialty areas.

The Cardiorespiratory department at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a dynamic and innovative Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist to support the acute sites and Community Diagnostic Centre.
The successful applicant will be capable at performing a range of routine and more specialised diagnostic tests, and take part in the supervision and mentoring of stidents and junior staff. The successful applicants will have or be working towards (as part of the STP) BSE accreditation and also be proficient at ETT, Holter analyis and other non-invasive cardiac diagnostic tests. Cath lab and brady pacing experience is desirable. Final year STP graduates would be awarded a B7 on completion of their studies.
You will be expected to manage, plan, and prioritise tasks efficiently and effectively to achieve and maintain a high standard of patient care.
The post holder will act as a key member of the team in providing accurate, comprehensive and sympathetic care to patients. The post offers new opportunities and challenges with the provision of community diagnostic care. Effective communication skills between colleagues, patients and the wider healthcare community are essential to ensure safe, high quality and effective patient care in an environment of continuous improvement.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust can offer you great career prospects and a fantastic lifestyle. Situated in one of the most attractive parts of the country with dramatic countryside and bustling towns we have supportive friendly teams and excellent professional NHS Job development opportunities. Other than the CDC, the Trust covers the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury. Your role will be to support the Cardiorespiratory team at all three sites to some degree as part of a rotation.
There is a rich historic culture in Shropshire, together with beautiful country views, outdoor pursuits, sporting events, shopping and vibrant towns with restaurants, bars, live music venues and rolling hills to explore., We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.