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Cardiac Physiologist

Employer
Royal Papworth Hospita
Location
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge.
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
28 Jan 2022

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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, treating around 50,000 patients each year. We are located in a new, purpose-built hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, with administrative services based in Huntingdon.

Founded as a tuberculosis colony in 1918, Royal Papworth Hospital has established an international reputation for excellence in research and innovation. Since carrying out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979, the hospital now performs more heart, heart-lung and lung transplants each year than any other UK centre.

In addition to transplantation, Royal Papworth Hospital has the UK's largest Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre (RSSC) and is one of five UK centres providing Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) to patients experiencing severe respiratory failure. It is also the only centre in the UK for a number of specialist services including Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA).

In October 2019, we became the first trust to be rated 'outstanding' in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) (safe, caring, effective, responsive, and well-led). We are committed to providing a positive, supportive experience for all of our staff.

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Invasive Cardiac Physiology - Band 5

The Cardiac Physiology Department at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic, exciting and innovative place to work and as such, we are pleased to be offering the opportunity for permanent positions in the invasive cardiology team.

We are able to offer a competitive recruitment and retention package which includes a 10% R&R on initial employment which rises to 12.5% R&R at 3 years, as well as £500 to cover relocation costs.

The post will be based at Royal Papworth Hospital and are available at Rotational Band 5, for Cardiac Physiologist(s) in cardiac rhythm management, intervention and (including structural work). We are seeking an applicant who is currently looking for a positive step in their career, who is highly motivated, willing to further develop their skills and wants to join our innovative, collaborative and compassionate team.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading European institutions for heart and lung specialisms and sees an extremely diverse patient cohort. We undertake a whole range of advanced and complex procedures, including the physiology-led implantation of loop recorders, physiology-led research, and trialling of the latest technologies and procedures. We focus on collaborative clinical decision making for all our services, including the management of complex cardiac devices, such as CRT and ICDs, 3D EP mapping (ablations) as well as adjunctive interventional techniques, such as IVUS and OCT. We provide strong team support and development, and our cardiac scientists /physiologists undertake independent cardiac device management in complex clinical situations. We have an active research and professional activity portfolio and expect our team to be involved in education, training and research. We also offer targeted CRM educational programs

We are one of the leading centres for implementing the new cardiac science career structure with active STP, PTP trainees and apprentices.

Our patient device population is in excess of 10,000 and includes patients with the latest CRM technology such as leadless pacemakers and His bundle pacing. In EP we use technologies from Carto, Rhythmia and Acutus for 3D complex mapping and ablation. We have a diverse and comprehensive structural services include TAVI, CS reducer and we are one of the few centres in the in the UK performing balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA). We have a busy primary service and we work closely with our non-invasive colleagues.

All cardiac physiologists and scientists are expected and supported to maintain their CPD, with frequent opportunities for training and education, both internally and externally organised with by our in department educational team.

Royal Papworth Hospital is proud to employ a diverse workforce who is encouraged to use their individuality to provide exceptional and personalised patient care. We believe that our strength as an organisation relies on our ability to foster an environment which encourages using our differences as a strength.

Part-time and job share applications are welcomed. Interventional and devices on-call commitment is part of this role.

Please include how you uphold the Trust values Compassion Excellence and Collaboration in your Supporting Information

In line with government legislation, from 1st April 2022 all NHS staff working in a role where they will have face to face and/or incidental contact with patients must be double vaccinated against COVID-19. Only those with medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement. This requirement applies to this role and therefore all successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination status or an official exemption certificate at time of any conditional offer being made and as part of pre-employment checks. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this post

Closing date: -30/01/22

Interview date:- 21/02/22

If you're ready to start your journey to realise your full potential, with our friendly and caring team- please apply!

For more information and details contact:-

Alaina Yardley ([email protected]) - CRM

Jane Eldridge ([email protected]) - EP

John Hutchinson ([email protected]) - PCI, Structural & Education

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** We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received**

Priority consideration will be given to NHS Employees who have been declared at risk of redundancy.

The support and benefits available to staff include:
NHS Pension Scheme, extensive retail discount scheme, subsidised restaurant, staff recognition and award scheme, membership options at Frank Lee Centre Leisure & Fitness (campus gym), salary sacrifice 'cycle to work' and 'car' scheme, career progression opportunities, flexible working

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working. We are a Smoke Free Hospital.

In submitting an application form you authorise Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS Service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

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