Cardiac Physiologist Specialist / Healthcare Scientist (Cardiology)

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We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Job overview

Healthcare Scientist / Specialist Cardiac Physiologist Band 6

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Scientist Graduate / Specialist Cardiac Physiologist wishing to further develop their skills within our rapidly developing Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic department. The individual will have sufficient experience post qualification or be a newly graduated Scientist looking to expand their current knowledge and experience within Cardiac Science specifically Cardiac Devices .

There will be opportunities to study towards the relevant professional examinationa and also to further develop leadership and mangement skills

The department offers a broad range of invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests, including a wide range of ambulatory monitoring, physiologist led/medically supervised ETT, Echocardiography, Cardiac Device implantation and follow-up (pacemakers, resynchronisation and high voltage devices) as well as diagnostic Cardiac Catheterisation.

We are looking to appoint someone who will relish the challenge of being part of our team and possess the initiative and drive to complement the responsibility of this role.

Applicants must hold a BSc in Cardiac clinical physiology or equivalent or MSc in Cardiac Science and relevant experience in both invasive and non invasive techniques

Main duties of the job

To work as an unsupervised practitioner as part of the team of Clinical Physiologists (Cardiology) based within the CPU / Diagnostic Units.
  • This requires the post holder to carry out a broad range of Cardiac diagnostic tests and procedures, both invasive and non invasive. A large proportion of which are specialist in nature. majority of work time to be developing skills in the specialist field Cardiac Devices

To provide a technically accurate report on a broad range of diagnostic cardiac tests.

To maintain clinical records and in-house databases, providing regular audits including quality control.

To provide training for PTP and STP trainees and other healthcare professionals in field of Cardiology Physiologists

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

RCCP

Essential criteria
  • RCCP registration

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc clinical physiologist (Cardiology)

Cardiology experience

Essential criteria
  • Experince in invasive and non-invasive cardiology.
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