Cardiac Trainee Practitioner, WRH

Job overview

This role is offered in a trainee capacity, and the salary is agenda for change Annex 21, please review the Annex 21 link under the supporting information section at the bottom right of this advert.

To work as a team member of the Cardiology Department, who can perform a range of clinical investigations and duties to National and Departmental agreed standards, guidelines and protocols, always working in a safe and responsible manner

To work as a team member to help provide a clinical service in performing and provisionally interpreting clinical investigations without direct supervision, with their own patient workload on all categories of patients treated within the Trust to include in and outpatients, routine andemergencies

To continue to develop professional training and development, in all aspects of Cardiology carried out in the Cardiology Department, to include invasive and non-invasiveprocedures

The post holder is required to work independently on their own initiative to cover their own patient workloads. They will operate by general Trust, occupational and professional guidelines. They will have no direct supervision on a daily basis except for supervision in areas of further training, but they will refer to Senior Practitioners, Specialist Lead Physiologists and departmental manager if they require assistance on clinical or non-clinicalissues

Main duties of the job

To prepare and set up 24 hour ECG and Blood Pressure Ambulatory equipment and connect the equipment to patient and remove monitoring equipment from patients, download onto computer and analyse the 24-hour ECG/blood pressure recording, documenting a provisional report

To prepare patients for Cardiac Exercise Tolerance Tests (ETTs) and monitor the patients ECG and Blood Pressure during the test, assisting the Senior Grade Cardiac Physiologist to carry out the investigation

Medical ETTs - To prepare patients and obtain technical and clinical information while performing medically supervised high risk ETTs with medical personnel, graded Senior House Officer or above

To develop an understanding of cardiac Echocardiogram scans on in/outpatients.

To develop an understanding of permanent pacemaker checks on in and out patients.

To develop existing skills in monitoring patients intra cardiac pressures and ECG whilst the patient is undergoing the invasive cardiac procedure. Immediately inform the operating clinician of any adverse reactions during the procedure. Be responsible for cardiac defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest, and preparing emergency pacing equipment for temporary pacing in the event of an emergency

To prepare, perform and interpret Electrocardiograms on all categories of patients, informing a senior member of staff or relevant Physician immediately of any adverse abnormality that could be life threatening to the patient

Job responsibilities

To work as a team member of the Cardiology Department, who can perform a range of clinical investigations and duties to National and Departmental agreed standards, guidelines and protocols, working at all times in a safe and responsible manner

The post-holder will work closely with the staff within the wider Cardiopulmonary department and will be expected to travel to each of the 3 sites to offer support when required.

To work as a team member to help provide a clinical service in performing and provisionally interpreting clinical investigations without direct supervision, with their own patient workload on all categories of patients treated within the Trust to include in and out patients, routine and emergencies

To continue to develop professional training and development, in all aspects of Cardiac Physiology carried out in the Cardiopulmonary Department, to include invasive and non-invasive procedures

The post holder is required to work independently (upon qualification) as a Cardiac Physiologist to cover their own patient workloads and the duties outlined below. They will operate by general Trust, occupational and professional guidelines. They will have no direct supervision on a daily basis except for supervision in areas of further training, but they will refer to Senior Practitioners, Specialist Lead Physiologists and departmental manager if they require assistance on clinical or non-clinical issues

Ambulatory Monitoring:- To prepare and set up 24 hour ECG and Blood Pressure Ambulatory equipment and connect the equipment to patient and remove monitoring equipment from patients, download onto computer and analyse the 24-hour ECG/blood pressure recording, documenting a provisional report, gaining clinical information to assist Physicians in the patients management

Cardiac Physiologist led ETTs: - To prepare patients for Cardiac Exercise Tolerance Tests (ETTs) and monitor the patients ECG and Blood Pressure during the test, assisting the Senior Grade Cardiac Physiologist to carry out the investigation

Medical ETTs - To prepare patients and obtain technical and clinical information while performing medically supervised high risk ETTs with medical personnel, graded Senior House Officer or above

Echocardiogram: - To develop existing skills to perform cardiac Echocardiogram scans on in/outpatients, to facilitate optimal patient treatment

Permanent Pacemakers: - To develop existing skills in performing permanent pacemaker checks on in and out patients, and to monitor patients ECG. Check and adjust the pacemaker parameters during pacemaker follow-up, overall to fine tune each individual pacemaker to meet each patients clinical need

Cardiac Catheterisation (Invasive):- To develop existing skills in monitoring patients intra cardiac pressures and ECG whilst the patient is undergoing the invasive cardiac procedure. Immediately inform the operating clinician of any adverse reactions during the procedure. Be responsible for cardiac defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest, and preparing emergency pacing equipment for temporary pacing in the event of an emergency

To prepare, perform and interpret Electrocardiograms on all categories of patients, informing a senior member of staff or relevant Physician immediately of any adverse abnormality that could be life threatening to the patient

To work as a team member of the Cardiology Department, who can perform a range of clinical investigations and duties to National and Departmental agreed standards, guidelines and protocols, working at all times in a safe and responsible manner

The post-holder will work closely with the staff within the wider Cardiopulmonary department and will be expected to travel to each of the 3 sites to offer support when required.

To work as a team member to help provide a clinical service in performing and provisionally interpreting clinical investigations without direct supervision, with their own patient workload on all categories of patients treated within the Trust to include in and out patients, routine and emergencies

To continue to develop professional training and development, in all aspects of Cardiac Physiology carried out in the Cardiopulmonary Department, to include invasive and non-invasive procedures

The post holder is required to work independently (upon qualification) as a Cardiac Physiologist to cover their own patient workloads and the duties outlined below. They will operate by general Trust, occupational and professional guidelines. They will have no direct supervision on a daily basis except for supervision in areas of further training, but they will refer to Senior Practitioners, Specialist Lead Physiologists and departmental manager if they require assistance on clinical or non-clinical issues

Ambulatory Monitoring:- To prepare and set up 24 hour ECG and Blood Pressure Ambulatory equipment and connect the equipment to patient and remove monitoring equipment from patients, download onto computer and analyse the 24-hour ECG/blood pressure recording, documenting a provisional report, gaining clinical information to assist Physicians in the patients management

Cardiac Physiologist led ETTs: - To prepare patients for Cardiac Exercise Tolerance Tests (ETTs) and monitor the patients ECG and Blood Pressure during the test, assisting the Senior Grade Cardiac Physiologist to carry out the investigation

Medical ETTs - To prepare patients and obtain technical and clinical information while performing medically supervised high risk ETTs with medical personnel, graded Senior House Officer or above

Echocardiogram: - To develop existing skills to perform cardiac Echocardiogram scans on in/outpatients, to facilitate optimal patient treatment

Permanent Pacemakers: - To develop existing skills in performing permanent pacemaker checks on in and out patients, and to monitor patients ECG. Check and adjust the pacemaker parameters during pacemaker follow-up, overall to fine tune each individual pacemaker to meet each patients clinical need

Cardiac Catheterisation (Invasive):- To develop existing skills in monitoring patients intra cardiac pressures and ECG whilst the patient is undergoing the invasive cardiac procedure. Immediately inform the operating clinician of any adverse reactions during the procedure. Be responsible for cardiac defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest, and preparing emergency pacing equipment for temporary pacing in the event of an emergency

To prepare, perform and interpret Electrocardiograms on all categories of patients, informing a senior member of staff or relevant Physician immediately of any adverse abnormality that could be life threatening to the patient