Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Overview

Post Title: Senior Cardiac Physiologist

Post Status: Permanent Contract

Department: Non Invasive Cardiology (NIC) Department

Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 & Omni Shopping Centre, Santry.

Reports to: Chief II Cardiac Physiologist

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Senior Cardiac Physiologist salary scale at a point in line with Government pay policy. €54,568 to €71,453 LSI

Hours of work: Full time - 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 12 noon on 11/9/2025

Please note: The hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

Position Summary: Beaumont Hospital is a large academic teaching hospital, 5km north of Dublin City centre. We provide emergency and acute care services across 54 medical specialties to a local community of 290,000 people, in addition to many tertiary services. Beaumont Hospital is the lead level 4 hospital within the Royal College of Surgeons Hospital Group. Our aim is to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients, excellent training to our students, and a friendly, stimulating, and professional environment for staff.

The Beaumont Hospital Non-Invasive Cardiology (NIC) Department provides key services for in-patients, out-patients and day care patients under the care of Beaumont Hospital. These services include echocardiography electrocardiography, holter monitoring, exercise treadmill testing and local and remote device monitoring and optimisation (pacemaker, loop recorder, implantable cardiac defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation therapy). In addition, we support the hospitals catheterisation laboratories for coronary and electrophysiological diagnostics and interventions and device implantation.

In line with Slaintecare, the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease and National Heart Programme 2021, it was planned to extend cardiac diagnostic services, in particular transthoracic echocardiography, into the community. We have developed an ambulatory care hub in Dublin North City and County Community Health Organisation (CHO9), which is aligned with Beaumont Hospital, to facilitate improved access to optimal chronic disease management and health promotion. The aim is to deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time. Transthoracic echocardiography will be key to the cardiovascular component of this service. Our hub is located in the Omni Shopping Centre in Santry.

The Senior Cardiac Physiologist will work as a key team member supporting and providing non-invasive cardiac diagnostics.

There are many opportunities for technical and also leadership/managerial skill development in Beaumont Hospital, with a weekly departmental case-based discussion and educational meeting and working towards echo laboratory departmental accreditation. Opportunities to attend out of house educational courses and meetings are also encouraged and supported. There are a number of quality improvement projects ongoing in the NIC department and new ideas and initiatives are welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Performing and reporting transthoracic echo and highlighting abnormal recordings.
• Performing and reporting other non-invasive cardiac tests as listed above when necessary.
• Portable testing where necessary.
• Working in the community cardiology diagnostic service on a rotational basis.
• Have the ability to work unsupervised in the Cath Lab.
• Be competent in device implantation and follow up (including home monitoring).
• To work towards personal accreditation in TTE and departmental accreditation.
• To work towards personal accreditation in CRM and Cath Lab accreditation.
• Commitment to in-service training of students and other cardiac physiologists.
• History taking and interpretation of request forms.
• Calibration and maintenance of all equipment, including sterilisation where necessary.
• Participation in patient care (preparation and reassurance of the patients).
• To initiate and participate in the management of any medical emergencies arising in the department, including cardiac resuscitation.
• To keep records appropriate to the office as required by the Chief Executive or designated officer.
• Duties are carried out under the supervision and control of the Chief II and Chief I Cardiac Physiologist/Consultant in charge or other such person designated for that purpose by the Board.
• To carry out the duties of a Senior Cardiac Physiologist in the hospital or at any other location as may be required by the Chief Executive or designated officer.

Customer/Client Focus

• Demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the service user.
• Demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect.

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Demonstrate organisational skills including effective time management.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage deadlines and effectively manage multiple tasks.

Staff Development/Training

• Ensure ongoing development and training keeping skills current and progressing as a Senior Cardiac Physiologist to support the service, e.g. echo accreditation/ pacing accreditation.
• Ensure all Hospital Mandatory training completed, including basic life support training.

Data Quality

• Ensure data regarding all activity within the department is of the highest quality.

Communication

• Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to present information clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clear instructions to patients in an understandable fashion.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

General Duties

• Encourage good working relationships within the multidisciplinary staff of this department and with other hospital departments.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and initiate steps to accomplish same.
• Assist in identification of service developments and cost improvements within the Directorate.
• Act with integrity at all times, in relation to patient data and sensitive data linked to the department or hospital.
• Utilises effective time management skills.
• Maintains professional appearance and dress code.
• Complies with guidelines for absence or tardiness.
• Attends staff meetings, reads email and other postings.
• Attends all required in-services.
• Wears identification badge when working.
• All employees are expected to remain flexible to meet the needs of the department and hospital.
• Deputise for the Chief Cardiac Physiologist as appropriate.

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to represent current priorities and are not meant to be a conclusive list. This job description may be subject to change in the light of changing circumstances and in consultation with the post holder.

Qualifications

Selection Criteria: Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

Essential:

1. (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition
2. (i) BSc in Clinical Measurement from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
3. Or
4. (ii) BSc in Clinical Measurement from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)
5. Or
6. (iii) Possess an equivalent relevant scientific qualification (Level 8) as confirmed by the Irish Institute of Clinical Measurement Science(IIMCS)
7. Or
8. (iv)(a) Possess the Certificate in Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement (MPPM) from the Dublin Institute of Technology
9. Or
10. (iv)(b) An equivalent scientific qualification as confirmed by the Irish Institute of Clinical Measurement Science awarded in or before See Note 1*)
11. And
12. (v) All candidates must have a minimum of 3 years fulltime (or an aggregate of 3 years fulltime) relevant post qualification experience.
13. and
14. (b) Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

Note 1 * In exceptional cases, where the IICMP are not in position to validate pre 2005 qualifications, the Clinical Measurement Physiologists expert on the eligibility / selection board may, at their discretion, deem as eligible: HSE applications who are currently employed as Clinical Measurement Physiologists, and who were employed in or before 2005, on the presentation of proof of their qualification/s that was acceptable on the commencement of their employment.

Note: IICMP verification of qualification certificate must be included with application where applicable

Desirable:

• Accreditation in transthoracic echocardiography or willing to work towards accreditation.
• Accreditation in pacing and/or EP or willing to work towards accreditation

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Thelma Morgan

Title: Chief II Cardiac Physiologist

Phone: or

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