Principal Cardiac Physiologist/Scientist (CRM & Invasive)

Blue Sky Marketing LLC.; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Basingstoke is seeking a leader for the CRM and Cath lab physiology team. Responsibilities include ensuring delivery of cardiology services and leading a team through growth phases. The role offers opportunities for BSE accreditation and developing new cardiac facilities. Candidates should have recent management experience and expertise in various cardiology investigations. This position emphasizes high-quality patient care within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Recent experience in management of RTT and diagnostic wait targets.
• Knowledge in all aspects of ambulatory monitoring, including transthoracic and 3D TOE.
• Experience leading a team in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CRM and Cath lab physiology team.
• Ensure safe delivery of cardiology investigations performed throughout the trust.
• Support the growth of the cardiac physiology service.

Skills

Management of RTT and diagnostic wait targets

Ambulatory monitoring

Cath lab experiences

Team leadership

Patient care

Job description

To lead the CRM and Cath lab physiology team, contributing positively to the leadership of the whole Cardiac Physiology team, working within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe delivery of CRM and Cardiac Cath Lab services including implants and follow-up. You will be responsible for the safe delivery of cardiology investigations performed throughout the trust. The department is undergoing rapid growth and transformation in the next few years and is ready to further develop. Workforce planning initiatives have identified staff training and development needs which dovetail into the Cardiology 5 year plan.

The Cardiology department consists of inpatient, outpatient and community services and provides 24/7 primary PCI with a Cath Lab on the Basingstoke site.

Recent experience in management of RTT and diagnostic wait targets.

The opportunity to lead the service through BSE accreditation.

The opportunity to lead a great team of physiologists and support the growth of the cardiac physiology service.

The opportunity to be part of the development of new Cardiac Cath Lab facilities for the population of North and West Hampshire.

The chance to be part of a friendly, forward thinking team.

Who We Are

Cardiac Physiology is an ambitious and enthusiastic team supported by an equally ambitious and enthusiastic team of Cardiology Consultants. Together we strive to deliver high quality care to all our patients. As Physiologists, we support and provide a wide range of investigations, including:

• All aspects of ambulatory monitoring
• Transthoracic
• 3D TOE
• Stress
• DSE
• 24/7 PPCI
• Cath lab
• IVUS
• FFR
• Brady and complex CRM service

The department are currently experiencing some exciting changes, with the build of two new cath labs, and the development of an EP service.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through our governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.