Healthcare Science Practitioner - Cardiac Science

Healthcare Science Practitioner - Cardiac Science Stoke-on-Trent, England

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Full Time Stoke-on-Trent, England 27055 - 32934 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The cardiology department at the University Hospitals of the North Midlands has an exciting opportunity for a band 5, qualified Healthcare Science Practitioner to join our friendly, forward thinking team.

The cardiology department offers a wide range of cardiac services including electrocardiography, ambulatory monitoring and analysis (including 12 lead holder monitoring), head up tilt table testing, exercise tolerance testing, ILR implant and follow- up, complex pacing and electrophysiology including 3D mapping and His bundle pacing.

The department supports hemodynamic monitoring for 4 cardiac catheterisation laboratories, 2 of which are dedicated to pacing and electrophysiology and 2 of which are dedicated to percutaneous coronary intervention and support our busy structural interventional program. The structural heart program at UHNM includes TAVI, percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair, ASD and VSD closure, paravalvular leak closure, PFO and LAA occlusion.

The successful applicant will join a team of 57 healthcare scientists and healthcare science assistants who support our services at Royal stoke Hospital, County Hospital, and at our newly developed community clinics.

For newly qualified cardiac scientists we have an established 12 month preceptorship program to support transition in to a qualified role.

The main duties of this band 5 role are:
To support ambulatory monitoring and analysis

Support physiologist led exercise stress testing ( 2nd operator)

Support head-up tilt table testing (2nd operator)

Provision of electrocardiography services for outpatients, A&E, inpatients and in community settings

Provision of hemodynamic monitoring in the cardiac catheterisation laboratories for both percutaneous coronary intervention and structural interventional procedures. Training and support will be provided. At band 5 level catheter lab work is supported by senior colleagues during the working day. There is no out of hours or on call requirement for this role.

There is an expectation that the successful applicant will contribute to the training and development of junior staff in the department.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Healthcare Science Practitioner - Cardiac Science
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

www.uhnm.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx
Stafford, United Kingdom
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