Echo Cardiac Physiologist

Ward: Cardiac Outpatients

Why might this job interest you?

Are you looking for a new temporary role within Cardiac Physiology working for a department who has an outstanding reputation? Royal Berkshire Hospital are looking to build their team within Cardiology and would love to hear from you if you are looking for a new role.

This job can develop management skills, participate in projects, and promote opportunities for yourself for your development. You will be in a fast-paced environment where you will be able to think on your feet and adapt to different situations while also meeting all different types of people.

Triage and screening inpatient and outpatient echo referrals, liaising with referrers and screening inappropriate requests in order to maximise the capacity of the service and provide a timely service for patients with the greatest clinical needs.

Contribute to educational needs of the cardiology team, delivering practical and theoretical training and signing off PTPs, cardiac STP program, ETP program and registrars.

Contribute to the wellbeing of cardiac physiologists, raising any concerns to the cardiac service physiology manager in a timely manner.

Performing resting ECGs, Holter fitting, Holter analysis, physiology-led ETT.

Invasive technical expertise will be expected in the catheter laboratories for coronary intervention, assisting in PCI, TPW and pacemaker implants.

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

• BSc Clinical Physiology or equivalent.
• BSE accreditation or equivalent.

• Demonstrable post qualification experience in a broad range of cardiac physiological procedures.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.