Job overview

Are you graduating this summer and eager to get onto the employment ladder in your chosen profession? 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient and motivated Cardiac Physiologist to join our team in our busy cardiology department at Band 5 level. This post will include further training for progression to band 6 and band 7 level once accreditation is achieved with either The British Society of Echocardiography or The British Heart Rhythm Society.

Candidates must have, or be in year 3 of the BSc Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) Degree, or equivalent.

It is essential that the candidates work well in a team, are committed to providing a high quality efficient and effective service and set high personal standards. You will need to be diligent, enthusiastic, hardworking, with the ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and members of the public.

This is an exciting opportunity to start your career in a friendly and dynamic cardiology department in a beautiful region of the UK. Dorset provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a life amid outstanding areas of natural beauty both in the countryside and along the stunning coast line.

Main duties of the job

As a newly qualified Cardiac Physiologist you will participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients. You will rotate through sections of the cardiac department to build and maintain a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice. You will be given the opportunity to continue to build upon theoretical and practical training utilising the knowledge and experience of our highly specialist cardiac physiologist in a range of diagnostic and therapeutic investigations. You will play an essential role in contributing to the development and delivery of education and training within the department.

The main duties:

To provide a clinical technical service that includes routine ECG, exercise tolerance testing (both doctor and physiologist supervised), 24 hour ambulatory monitoring, assist in the Cardiac Cath Lab during diagnostic angiography and interventional procedures, assist and train in cardiac device implant and follow up clinics and train towards basic scanning skills in echocardiography to accreditation levels. Procedures will be carried out on a range of patients where there maybe exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances. Exposure to patient body odours, body fluids and secretions may occur frequently. You will be expected to analyse and assess test results against acceptability criteria and work within agreed professional policies and protocols.

Working for our organisation

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.