Job overview
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- To take a lead in maintaining high professional standards of technical competency in the provision of all invasive and non-invasive cardiac investigations, actively participating in the day-to-day delivery of the pacing service and Implantable Devices Service , in co-operation with the Cardiologists
- Perform a wide range of non-invasive Cardiac investigations, for example ECGs, BP, Holter Monitoring, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Device downloads and device re-programming.
- To provide highly specialist technical support during pacemaker implantation, generator replacement, pacemaker lead extraction, internal loop recorders and associated procedures.
- To work autonomously in single and dual chamber pacemaker and implantable loop recorder follow up checks, documenting results and accounting for programming changes and making decisions about further diagnostic investigation or intervention as required.
- To communicate with patients and partners before and after device implantation to explain the implications /limitations of therapy, and complications.
- To be responsible for ICD follow up / implantation and troubleshooting.
- To help support the Radiotherapy service with pacemaker checks
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support the Lead Cardiac Physiologist with running of the Cardiac Physiology Department and the Cardiac Catheterisation Suite Service by providing direction for the team, monitoring and maintaining standards of practice and standards of care.
Responsible for providing a wide range of measurements, using accurate and quality controlled procedures and producing a technical and clinical reports based on these. To support and rotate through the department and to be responsible also to provide accurate diagnostic Cardiology testing. Initiate follow up and raise queries using agreed protocols. Act as a role model and provide development, clinical supervision and advice for other staff and students to support them reaching their potential goals. Participate in improvement of services and quality of care provision, working as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to provide an effective echocardiography service..
To act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust values working as part of the ward team to ensure that patients and relatives receive excellent care with compassion.
See attached Job description and person specification