Senior Cardiac Physiologist - Galway
Senior Cardiac Physiologist are required by Cpl Healthcare in Galway West&City hub in partnership with the HSE within both Community & Hospital Settings.
Base is Unit 7, Ballybrit, Galway city.
The person assigned to this post will be supporting the delivery of Integrated Cardiology Care.
The Integrated Cardiology Service will deliver:
A holistic, multidisciplinary approach to the care of individuals with chronic cardiovascular disease;
Provision of a reformed outpatient service that utilises telehealth and other ICT measures to facilitate more effective and efficient delivery of care e.g. Heart failure virtual clinic;
Reduced waiting times for patients for hospital-based outpatient services;
Timely access to specialist services and specialist opinion for patients with cardiovascular disease;
Early intervention pathways/ rapid access clinics for acute, chronic or newly presenting cardiovascular conditions;
Development of pathways for the management of chronic conditions.
The early assessment and implementation of pathways that will support GP-led primary care, efficient discharge back to the community where appropriate and reduce the need for repeated hospital-based outpatient reviews;
Provision of oversight and implementation of self-management support services for chronic cardiovascular disease, including cardiac rehabilitation, in the specialist ambulatory care hubs;
Facilitating access and the evaluation and reporting of non-invasive cardiovascular testing e.g. echocardiography for GPs;
Providing improved integration of early discharge, outreach and potentially admission avoidance programmes;
The Cardiac Physiologist, Senior will:
Perform or assist with the following procedures:
Resting ECG
Exercise treadmill testing, both medical and Physiologist led
Fit and analyse of ambulatory ECG and BP recordings
Pacemaker and ICD/CRT follow-up and reporting of same
Transthoracic echocardiography and report on same
Assist with transoesophageal echocardiography
Assist with Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Report procedure findings and highlighting abnormal findings
Vetting of Cardiology diagnostic tests
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