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Chief Cardiac Physiologist (Ref: 23725)
Band 8a – Salary Range £49,480 - £53,414 per annum pro rata
Plus Distant Island Allowance of £1,895 per annum
Excellent Relocation Package of £8000 available
Seen Island Medics? Been following DCI Perez in BBC1’s “Shetland” series? Want to live and work in “probably the most beautiful part of the UK”?
We are looking for an experienced and innovative cardiac physiologist to run our comprehensive non-invasive cardiac investigations service. As well as performing the testing for all parts of the non-invasive cardiac investigations service, you will be fully supported to develop the service to make it best fit the needs of our 23,000 island residents.
The department consists of two large air conditioned treatment rooms, a vestibule, office/clinic room and store. There are two GE echo machines: a portable and an E9. Reporting takes using the Echo Pac system with a well maintained database. All appointments are booked after Physiologist vetting by a dedicated administrative team. We recently purchased a new Sentinel system, have a treadmill system and range of pacing programmers.
Come and join us in Shetland it’s a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org
For an informal discussion, please contact Dawn Smith, Elective Services Manager on dawnsmith10@nhs.net or 01595 743675, or for an informal chat about the physiology aspects of the department please contact Jane Graham (Long term locum) jane.graham5@nhs.net
Closing date: 28th June 2020
Interview date: TBC
For more information and to apply:
Internal Applicants: if you are currently working for NHS Shetland (including Bank Members) you must apply via the Jobtrain website link:
https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/internal/vacancies.aspx?chkDivision=173
External Applicants: ie if you are NOT currently an NHS Shetland employee or registered on our Bank, you must apply via the following Jobtrain website link:-
https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/vacancies.aspx?chkDivision=173
If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at nss.eess@nhs.net including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community