Advanced Practice Cardiac Physiologist (EP or Device)

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:  Fixed Term (12 months through to September 2025), Part time (0.8FTE / 32 hours per week)

Salary:  $122,570 - $127,720 (pro rata)

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Advanced Practice Cardiology Physiologist:

• Demonstrates strong evidence-based practice in the fields of Electrophysiology and/or Devices
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of types and mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias
• Demonstrates a high level of clinical reasoning, with the ability to analyse complex clinical and technical information to identify the problem and make appropriate clinical decisions based on the findings. 
• Communicates and documents comprehensively and effectively. 
• Provides expert technical support to others and undertakes complex clinical trouble shooting both locally and for other regions
• Investigates and alerts others to learnings from local experience, relevant journal articles and international guidelines
• Undertakes complex trouble shooting in relation to materials and equipment used for investigations and procedures

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

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:

• At least 9 years post graduate experience
• 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:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.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