Cardiac Physiologist

As a Specialist Cardiac Physiologist you will be required to work autonomously as a competent practitioner within the CIU department. Duties will include specialised cardiac investigations such as diagnostic and interventional cardiology, permanent pacemaker implants & follow-up & routine non-invasive investigations. Participation in an out of hours on call service for emergencies is an obligation for this post.You will be expected to develop your knowledge & skill into a specialist route of either echocardiography or cardiac rhythm management, as part of this role.be technically proficient as an independent practitioner in basic and specialist invasive and non-invasive cardiology procedures, this includes:Diagnostic angiography – Monitor and recording of cardiac physiological measurements during the procedure. Interventional angiography; i.e. PCI, Stents, intra vascular ultrasound and pressure wire – Permanent pacemaker implantation – Recording accurate lead function tests to guide a secure implantation of cardiac pacing leads. Routine implantable device follow up – Working independently to record accurate lead function tests, making clinical decisions for basic reprogramming Analysis of ambulatory ECG recordings producing a factual report, which may impact on the clinical management of the patient.Exercise Stress Testing & Cardiopulmonary Exercise services – Assist the lead Cardiac Physiologist (CP) during the procedure and aid in the production of a technical report.Doctor Supervised Exercise Stress Testing. Production of good quality ECG and blood pressure tracing. Tilt testing – Assist lead CP/Supervising doctors.Participation in the on-call rota for PPCI, Emergency angiography & intervention, pacemaker implantation & implantable device checks,Supervision of junior staff in all aspects of invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures.The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire & Cumbria. The centre has a well-established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, these include;Cardiac angiography & intervention, including Primary PCI, TAVI, ASD/PFO closure, device implants including ICD’s and CRT’s, device follow-ups, EP simple and complex, including NAVX, PVAC and CRYO. Echocardiography, including TOE, contract/bubble and DSE. All these areas are developing rapidly with new technology;Due to promotion we are looking to recruit Band 5 Cardiac Physiologists in the Cardiac Investigations Unit. Candidates should have good experience in cardiology procedures and be willing to progress their career.We are looking for Physiologists who will relish the challenge of being part of the team that will be taking our department forward into the future. The post holder will possess BSc in clinical physiology or equivalent and be on the RCCP registerAs a multidisciplinary department the successful candidate will be expected to work unsupervised in most areas and developed in the field of speciality. Candidates who may lack experience in some areas will be provided with training plans devised by our training manager to address their training needs.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gillian Burnett Job title: Cardiac Physiology Manager Cath Labs Email address: gillian.burnett@nhs.net Telephone number: 01253 957742