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About
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages the five adult hospitals and many of the Community Health Services in Sheffield and is one of the UK's busiest NHS Trusts.
We employ around 18,000 staff and provide around one million patient episodes each year, making us the second largest NHS trust in England. As well as providing hospital services for our local population, our hospitals provide a range of vital regional and national specialties. Regionally these include cardiac and orthopaedic surgery, neurology and renal care. National services include pulmonary hypertension treatment, particular ophthalmology, spinal and neurosurgical care, and specialist cancer treatments.
We have been one of the best performing NHS organisations in the country over the last five years including winning the title of 'Hospital Trust of the Year' in the Good Hospital Guide three times. The Trust has strong partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and other healthcare providers to remain at the forefront of clinical sciences, teaching and research.
The Northern General is the largest of our hospitals located to the north of the city, the hospital is spread out over a large site. Amongst the specialist services located there are orthopaedics, renal, spinal injuries and cardiothoracic (heart and lung) services. Sheffield’s Adult Accident & Emergency department is also based here and is one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire & Humber Region.
The Royal Hallamshire is a major acute teaching hospital based around a tower block of 800 beds and a large outpatient department. The hospital is home to a range of expert specialist services which include a dedicated neurosciences department, the Sheffield Vision Centre, specialist Haematology centre and award winning Gastroenterology department. Alongside the Royal Hallamshire is the Jessop Wing, a purpose built building providing round the clock maternity care and specialist neonatal intensive care.
Weston Park is a specialist cancer hospital providing a full range of non-surgical cancer services to the population of South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It also enjoys national and international recognition for certain specific treatments. It has 140 beds and is home to a specialist cancer research centre and one of the UK’s only teenage cancer units.
The Charles Clifford is a dental teaching hospital linked to The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry. The hospital provides dental outpatient services and emergency dental services for the city.
The Trust also delivers a range of community services to provide care closer to home and prevent hospital admissions wherever possible.
We want to recruit and retain the best staff to organisation to deliver our commitment to high quality patient care.
Healthcare Science Practitioner Non-Invasive
Accepting applications until: 29-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 29-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S5 7AU
- Major / Minor Region
- South Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible across 7 days)
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Interview date
- 09/01/2025
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Cardiac Physiologist / Healthcare Science Practitioner to work as part of our Diagnostic Cardiology team across all sites. The post holder will be required to cover procedures in non-invasive areas of Cardiac Physiology. The post holder will perform the following procedures within the non-invasive service; 12 Lead ECG, ambulatory ECG/BP analysis, ETT, autonomic function testing, and Tilt Table testing.
- To liaise with other Specialist and Highly Specialist Cardiac Clinical Physiologists in delivering services within Diagnostic Cardiology Unit
- To deliver clinical sessions within Non-Invasive Cardiology.
- To provide a safe, efficient, and effective Diagnostic Cardiology service to a high standard
- To undertake clinical supervision and training of trainee Healthcare Science staff
- To assist in the training of Cardiac Physiologists to degree level in conjunction with the departments training co-ordinator.
- Participate in CPD, and other developmental activities
- Responsible for participating in clinical audit activities, research and development and equipment evaluation
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- To exercise initiative as an autonomous practitioner in the Non-Invasive area of the Diagnostic Cardiology Department
- Undertakes and reports all non-invasive tests to high level of competency
- Undertakes the role of Lead Physiologist when performing Tilt Table Tests and Exercise Stress Tests
- Assessment and interrogation of implantable loop recorder device
- Assists with Right Heart Cardiac Catheterisation in conjunction with the Respiratory department at RHH
- To work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis to ensure service needs are met
- Prioritise and organise the clinical caseload within designated area
- Use discretion to re-adjust plans as the clinical situation / need of the patient changes
- Communicate and discuss service-related information to Clinical Managers
- Communicates with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure best possible care for the patient. Including giving detailed advice to other specialist professions
- Provide reassurance to patients who are anxious about their clinical findings.
- Immediate Life Support training (or Cardiology department specific BLS)
- Undertake informal training by means of periodic ‘in–house’ assessments
- Communicate information about specialist cardiac investigations to patients and relatives/carers including those with learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities
- Performs analyses and interprets a wide range of highly specialist and complex cardiac investigations. Generates factual reports
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Diagnostic Cardiology Unit provides an extensive range of non-invasive, invasive and specialist cardiac investigation to the South Yorkshire region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc(hons) Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) / BSc(hons) Healthcare Science (Cardiology) or equivalent qualification Registered or eligible to register with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC SCST Diploma in Electrocardiography interpretation or willingness to undertake. Immediate Life Support (or Cardiology department specific Basic Life Support)
- Registered or eligible to register with RCCP, AHCS or HCPC
- SCST Diploma in Electrocardiography interpretation or willingness to undertake
- Immediate Life Support (or Cardiology department specific Basic Life Support)
Desirable criteria
- SCST Part I & II SCST Certificate in Electrocardiography
- Training/ mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience (Minimum of 12 months) of working as a Cardiac Physiologist/ Healthcare Science practitioner
- Undertaken training and have demonstrable experience of working autonomously as the lead physiologist in a broad range of non-invasive investigations including provocative tests
- Ability to identify when emergency medical intervention is required and take appropriate action
- Undertaken training and have demonstrable experience in providing specialised, unsupervised, diagnostic reports to an appropriate level and ability to highlight any urgent findings.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervision and assessment of junior and senior members of staff.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake further education/ training including leadership development
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work effectively under pressure
- Flexible approach to work including cross city working
- Demonstrate professionalism, show initiative, and be responsive to service needs
- Excellent organisational skills
- Highly motivated to provide a quality service
- Ability to work independently and as a team player
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills
- Ability to self-educate and continuously improve
- Excellent IT and computer literacy skills
- Good general health to meet demands of manual handling of patients and heavy equipment
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of professional development
- Awareness of infection control standards
Documents
- Job Description (PDF, 416.6KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 352.6KB)
- Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
- Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (PDF, 763.8KB)
- Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
- Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (PDF, 113.1KB)
- Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
- Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
- Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
- A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Lee
- Job title
- Non-Invasive Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714315
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