Job overview As part of our service we provide the following specialities for our patients; Our imaging department undertakes transthoracic echocardiograms a year in adult, paediatric and congenital services.
In addition the team provides stress echo, bubble studies, a physiologist led valve clinic and plans to introduce a physiologist led TOE service.
The department also hosts the BSE practical exam.The Nuclear Cardiology department performs approximately myocardial perfusion scans per yearCardiac Rhythm Management follows up approximately pacemakers and complex devices a year and we have a substantial and growing remote monitoring service.Our non-invasive service includes exercise tolerance tests, ambulatory ECG monitoring and physiologist/healthcare scientist led CPET.We have cardiac angiography labs offering a hour primary PCI service for coronary intervention and also facilitate rotablation, pressure wires, IVUS and intra-aortic balloon pumps.
The Structural intervention service includes TAVI, Mitraclips and PFO closures.As part of our Electrophysiology service we undertake approximately ablations a year ( of these being complex mapping cases such as atrial fibrillation ablations), pacemaker implants and Complex device implants.The Department incorporates a team of specialist nurse practitioners and advanced nurse practitioners which specialise both in cardiac arrhythmias and complex device patients.
Main duties of the job Oxford University Hospitals is a world renowned centre of clinical excellence and is one the largest teaching hospitals in the UK.
We became a Foundation Trust in enabling us to work more effectively in partnership with both our patients and the local community to provide high quality healthcare in a wide range of clinical specialities.We are looking for a flexible, motivated Band Cardiac Physiologist to join our supportive, dynamic and friendly team working across our hospital sites in Oxford and Banbury.
For the right candidate we will offer the opportunity to develop their clinical skills in several areas and welcome a self-directed career approach to your own professional progression.We also support Modernising Scientific Careers and take a range of students from Apprentice to HSST level.
We are a practical assessment centre for BSE and participate in the STP OSFA assessments for the National School for Healthcare Science.
As a department we have established links with the University and are actively involved in research.We regularly perform live cases as part of a national and international training programme Working for our organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.
It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
Find out more here The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
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