Specialist Cardiac Physiologist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Wellington Hospital
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: This position is expected to work primarily from Wellington hospital
Service: Cardiology Service
Contract: 12 month fixed-term, part-time (0.8 FTE)
Salary: $117,420 - $122,570 (pro-rated)
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
This is a fixed-term position to cover parental leave to January 2026. In this role, you will demonstrate strong evidence-based practice, provide clinical leadership to others and identify, monitor and maintain equipment required for investigations and procedures. You will also be required to provide highly specialised training to trainees and qualified staff, including other staffing groups such as cardiology registrars.
Other duties include:
- Applying highly developed specialist practical and theoretical knowledge within specialty/subspecialty area/s including knowledge of all modalities in the specialty area.
- Communicating and documenting comprehensively and effectively, providing full and detailed reports.
- Contributing to the development of clinical policies and protocols.
- Publish and/or present at local, national and/or international meetings
- Investigate and alert others to learnings from local experience, relevant journal articles and international guidelines
- Contribute to service development through clinical audit, research and quality improvement activities at local and regional levels.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
The Cardiology Service is a Secondary and Tertiary service provided for Health New Zealand, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley (CC & HV) and those of the central region of New Zealand.
Cardiology at CC & HV includes:
- Outpatient Clinics
- Cardiac Diagnostic Testing
- The Heart and Lung Unit
- Cardiac Interventional Suite, providing the following procedures: Coronary Angiograms
- Left & right heart studies
- Coronary intervention and CTO
- Balloon Valvuloplasty and TAVI
- PFO/ASD/LAA Closure
- Pacing, ICD and CRT implants
- Electrophysiology Studies, 3D mapping and Ablation
Cardiac Physiology Service includes:
- Pacing/ICD follow-up service, including remote monitoring and travelling clinics
- Cath Lab, Device Implants and Electrophysiology
- Echocardiography
- Exercise Tolerance Testing
- Ambulatory monitoring- Holters, Events & BP
- Electrocardiography
- Training of Provisional Cardiac Physiologists, Cardiac Physiology Technicians and other Health Care staff
- On call service
Clinical Physiology provides a full range of diagnostic testing as an integral part of the Cardiology Service.
The CC & HV Cardiology Service is accredited as an SCT training facility.
Moū - About you
Someone well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:
- Participating in and contributing to high performing teams
- Promoting a positive & collaborative team environment
- Expert knowledge in specialty area
Knowledge, skills & Experience:
- Preferably six+ years practicing in the specialty area
- Practice and further training has been completed, demonstrating a high level of clinical competence in a specialty area, EP and/or Devices.
- Ability to teach, lead & and mentor developing staff in area of speciality
Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:
- Current Annual Practising Certificate
- Membership of SCT
- BSc
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Technology
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) and/or The Cardiac Electrophysiology Institute of Australasia (CEPIA) Graduate Diploma
E pā ana ki a tatou - About us
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
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Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
We do not accept applications via email. Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email philip.adamson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
Employer: | Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley |
Location: | Wellington Hospital |
Position type: | Contract/Temp Part time |
Category: | Health |
Date listed: | 21-Nov-2024 |
Salary range: | |
Closing date: | 05-Dec-2024 |
Reference: | AH191-24 |
Attachment: | No File Attached |
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Website: | https://www.ccdhb.org.nz/ |
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