Cardiac Physiologist Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Full time
To work as a team member within cardiac clinical physiology services and without supervision to undertake basic cardiac clinical physiology procedures e.g. recording electrocardiograms (ECGs), Holter Monitors, and Blood Pressure applications.

To assist the cardiac clinical physiologists in more complex cardiac physiology procedures e.g. implantable cardiac monitors, cardiac exercise tolerance testing, and tilt table testing.

To support departmental administration as required, liaising with other professionals to ensure that patients receive cardiac physiology procedures in a timely manner.

To work to the standards set by the Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (SCST) and British Cardiac Society (BCS).

Perform diagnostic quality 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) and Ambulatory ECGs in wards/departments throughout the organisation to obtain physiological data from patients (adults, children, and neonates).

Without supervision, set up, apply, and instruct in the use of Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and longer-term patient-activated monitors on inpatients and outpatients.

Without supervision, set up, apply, and instruct the use of Holter Monitors (24hr, 48hr, 72hr), and 14-day tapes.

Assist Cardiac Physiologists during procedures with a high risk of patient adverse events e.g. Exercise Tolerance Tests and Tilt Table Tests.

Recognise signs and symptoms of life-threatening and urgent cardiac abnormalities and take steps to support patients as necessary.

To undertake ECG interpretation after sufficient training.

To undertake Ambulatory ECG analysis with supervision after sufficient training.

To assist the Cardiac Physiologists in Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) implants in the Cardiac Catheter Lab.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first-class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Jan 2025.

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