Cardiac Science
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Cardiac Science – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre is a tertiary cardiac provider for the people of Lancashire and Cumbria, a population of 1.6 million. Our mission is to improve the health/quality of life for our patients by building an organisation that develops and invests in the individuals that work here and this can only be achieved with the recruitment of the right people. The centre has well-established invasive and non-invasive services covering a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, these include; Cardiac angiography & intervention, including Primary PCI, TAVI, ASD/PFO closure, device implants including ICD’s and CRT’s, device follow-ups, EP simple and complex, including NAVX, PVAC and CRYO. Echocardiography, including TOE, contract/bubble and DSE. All these areas are developing rapidly with new technology.
STP trainees will be based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital for all 3 years of the program, however they may be required to visit over centres to complete rotational placements in the first year.
Cardiac Science – Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients. We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site. We are a welcoming and friendly hospital that is devoted to our vibrant diverse community. Bradford is the youngest city in the UK, and on the doorstep of some stunning countryside which makes it a great place to live and work.
Cardiac Science – Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Only Cardiac specialism available. Applicants may be required to travel to other sites within the Trust.
Cardiac Science – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiac Science – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Majority of time will be based in Basingstoke in our cardiac hub, however sporadic days at our Winchester site may be required. In addition there is a mini bus between sites that is provided free of charge for HHFT staff.
Cardiac Science – Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
You will be based mainly in Cardiac Investigations at Kettering General Hospital. The town is ideally located with a direct train to London in under an hour.
There may be the option to occasionally work at a diagnostic hub which will be located in Corby. This is about 10 miles away from Kettering General Hospital and is expected to be completed in September 2024.
Cardiac Investigations has recently been fully refurbished to accommodate the increased complexity of the diagnostic tests we offer. We have 3 newly refurbished Cath labs which are all integrated with the newest technologies for PCI, complex PCI and complex pacing. We also run a 24/7 Primary PCI service.
We perform all of the complex tests that a tertiary centre offer; this includes Dobutamine stress Echo, TOE and Paediatric Echo clinics. We are an advocate of physiologist led services such as TILT and Rapid access chest pain clinic. We are also in the process of setting up Physiologist led Valve clinics and Physiologist led DSE clinics.
We offer a fully established complex CRM service, which includes ICD and CRT implants and follow-up on a daily basis. We have a full remote monitoring service so every patient with an implantable device is monitored from implant. We have a full paperless CRM system.
Cardiac Investigations has an excellent training program and invests in all of the students that we have. All of our Physiologists are supported to become highly specialised in their chosen speciality.
Cardiac Science – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Large, diverse and exciting hospital environment. Staff shuttle bus between Leeds General Infirmary and St James Hospital. Significant experience from clinical staff to support training available.
Cardiac Science – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting trainees for Manchester Foundation Trust all trainees would be expected to travel between site to gain the clinical exposure to allow them to complete the Masters Programme.
Cardiac Science – Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Both posts will be expected to follow the CRM (Cardiac Rhythms) route. You will be placed mainly in the Essex Cardiothoracic centre where you will learn how to implant Internal Cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) devices, Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) devices, Bradycardia (PPM) devices, carryout device follow up clinics both face to face and remotely and also learn troubleshooting techniques by carrying the bleep for emergency/troubleshooting problems for both the Cardiothoracic centre and the secondary care facility of Basildon Hospital. For your rotations you will be expected to travel to both The Southend General Hospital and the Broomfield hospital who are part a part of our Trust but off site. there will also be an opportunity to observe, learn and carryout Electrophysiology (EP) All of the above will be after your Basic Cardiology rotations of ECG, Ambulatory Holter application and analysis, provocative ETT and Echocardiography.
Cardiac Science – Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
One training placement will be at the Royal Papworth Hospital.
Cardiac Science – North Bristol NHS Trust
This will be CRM based training.
Cardiac Science – Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children’s Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
Based at the Linby Cardiology Department at Nottingham City Hospital, this training role will provide exposure to a full range of cardiology procedures at a regional Cardiology Centre.
Excellent transport links to both hospital campuses make this the ideal placement opportunity.
Cardiac Science – Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Some parts of year one rotation will occur at different sites.
Cardiac Science – Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
No travel required or can be provided where necessary. Echocardiography and Complex Devices offered within the department.
Cardiac Science – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Our Trust
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
A number of our services are members of established clinical networks which bring together doctors, nurses and other clinicians from a range of healthcare providers working to improve the quality of services for patients. These include the South London Cardiac and Stroke Network and the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, for which St George’s Hospital is the designated heart attack centre, hyper-acute stroke unit and major trauma centre.
The Cardiac Physiology Department
Within Cardiac Physiology at the St Georges, there is a team of approximately 60 cardiac physiologists will help you through your development and understanding of cardiac physiology and disease processes. We cover all diagnostic and intervention cardiac procedures, no matter how simple or complex, we perform the following: ECG and Holter monitoring and analysis; Exercise tolerance testing, including CPET; Cardiac catherisation, including PPCI; Cardiac Device implants and follow up; Echo, including TTE, TOE, Stress and Valve clinic.
Education is important here at St George’s, so we have a range of staff from newly qualified PTP students, to highly specialised physiologists and you as STP students are part of this. During your time here at St George’s you are likely to encounter students from other educational institutes, at different levels of academic learning and from different courses.
Cardiac Science – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Specialisms at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Echocardiography travel required to other trusts in the region for certain blocks to be completed.
Cardiac Science – The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Training at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is largely delivered at one site. We provide a broad range of non-invasive diagnostic services. We also implant and follow-up pacemakers and complex cardiac devices and have excellent links with the local tertiary Centre to facilitate any additional training requirements.
The Cardiac Science/Physiology team is led by a Consultant Clinical Scientist. You will work alongside current and prior STP trainees and a team of Cardiac Scientists, Physiologists, Consultants and other healthcare professionals. We are committed to delivering high quality training, in a friendly and supportive environment. You will benefit from a designated Training Co-ordinator, who will organise and monitor your training . We have a proven track record in successfully supporting STP trainees to the completion of their training programme.
Cardiac Science – University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
We are one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, providing services for up to 1.9 million people living in the South Hampshire and the Channel Islands. We offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. University Hospital Southampton is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. The Technical Cardiology Unit is supported by a team of over 65 qualified Clinical Physiologists and support staff. Services are provided to both the adult and paediatric population and this provides a breadth of exposure to a varied case mix for physiologists working in the department. The departmental ethos is to continually improve and provide excellent patient care.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Cardiac Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an exciting training opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated person looking to start their Healthcare Science Career by training in a large teaching hospital: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Cardiology at University Hospital Birmingham is a kind, dynamic and ambitious growing department. Our site is set over four hospitals. For this post you will predominantly be based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), which is located just outside the city. There are good transport links with a train station under five minutes’ walk from the department as well as a good bus network. There is the potential for onsite parking depending on how far you live from the trust. There are some aspects of the rotational modules that will require students to be flexible with going to other hospitals to achieve their competencies. We have good working relationships within the region to support this.
Our department currently supports one STP and one HSST. As well as apprentices at levels 2-6, so we have a wealth of experience in supporting students along different training pathways. Our student mentors are dedicated, supportive and encouraging, helping their mentees to reach their full potential.
We have a well-established Echocardiography service that holds departmental BSE accreditation. The echo services offers specialist echo including Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Adult congenital Heart disease (ACHD), Physiologist lead contrast studies and valve clinics. We have a strong invasive service, having 4 catheter labs at QEH which offers a 24-hour primary PCI service. The labs also support intervention such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), MitraClip and ACHD structural procedures. Our cardiac rhythm management (CRM) team have a presence at British Heart Rhythm Society (BHRS) and we activity encourage national and international collaboration. Across the department, we are developing our CRM Physiologist Led services.
Cardiac Science – University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The hospital is 3 sites around the city. There is a free Hopper bus between sites.
Cardiac Science – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
UHNM is a tertiary cardiac centre providing all aspects of cardiac care including advanced imaging and cardiac rhythm management. The cardiac Physiology service is located across two sites, one being the acute trust and the other being satellite DGH.
Cardiac Science – University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
1 post will be an Echo trainee post only. Travel between sites, Worthing and St.Richard’s in Chichester. May need to travel further afield to University Hospital Sussex Brighton to observe Cardiac Surgery and some other investigations to specialise in Echo.
Cardiac Science – West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Diagnostic Cardiology at the West Suffolk Hospital is a kind, dynamic and ambitious growing department, set in the beautiful Suffolk countryside in the town of Bury St Edmunds. There are good transport links to London and Cambridge. The beautiful East Anglian coastline is within easy reach as well as various Area’s of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Our department currently supports 4 STP’s and 3 apprentices so have a wealth of experience in supporting students along different training pathways. Our student mentors are dedicated, supportive and encouraging, helping their mentee’s to reach their full potential. We have a well established Echocardiography service, offering specialist echo including Transoesophageal Echocardiography and Stress Echocardiography. Our invasive services have grown over the last 5 years, offering diagnostic angiography as well as cardiac device implant and follow up. This includes Internal Loop Recorders (ILR), Pacemakers and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRTP). Across the department, we are developing our Physiologist Led services. There are some aspects of the rotational modules that will require students to be flexible with going to other hospitals to achieve their competencies. We have good working relationships within the region to support this. Our hospital is working towards the development of its Community Diagnostic Centre in Newmarket. When open, some of our ECG and echocardiography may take place there. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated person looking to start their Healthcare Science Career in Cardiology. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!