Cardiac Physiologist Associate

Job overview

*Internal Only - This role is only for IWT Trust employees*

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Cardiac Physiologist Associate

Band 4

Full time (37.5 hours per week)

We are looking for a motivated, caring, and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team and expanding Cardiac Physiology Service. Our main goal is to provide outstanding patient centred care. The Cardiac Investigations Unit at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight is a small but busy department, offering a range of invasive and non-invasive services to patients needing diagnostic investigations and treatment within our hospital and expanding to the new Community Diagnostic Centre.

The Cardiac Physiologist Associate role is an exciting new opportunity for individuals to have a dedicated learning pathway in ambulatory Cardiac Investigations. Learning skills, such as 24hr ECG and BP application and analysis. This learning pathway is academically supported with an online two-year level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science- Cardiology, supported by dynamic training.

For further details or informal visits please contact:

Ruth Collins - Senior Chief Cardiac Physiologist

ruth.collins12@nhs.net

Telephone: (01983) 552182.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose

The role of a Cardiac Physiologist Associate requires the post holder to undertake a broad range of ambulatory techniques, including highly skilled recording, measuring, and monitoring of physiological changes. Responsibility for effectively interpreting results and providing factual reports on investigations to enable clinical diagnosis, aiding patient treatment and outcomes. You should be able to accurately identify situations that need urgent medical attention and escalate as appropriate, using best clinical judgement.

To organise and assist with the ambulatory Electrocardiogram (ECG) training of new Healthcare Scientists, student Cardiac Physiologists and medical students, ensuring staff exposure to a range of patients and clinical environments/situations during their training period. You shall effectively assist the Cardiologists in Cardiology clinics and provide support for the Cardiac Physiologists in the provision of clinical care to patients within medical services, this is inclusive of administrative and clerical responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full job details and person specification for the role of Cardiac Physiologist Associate, please see attached job description.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.