AddressJob reference: 853022
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) provides care for more than 400,000 people living in the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide and boasts newly redeveloped wards and Emergency and Outpatient Departments, with plans for the addition of more brand-new facilities in the near future. NALHN provides a full range of high-quality medical, surgical, maternity, diagnostic, emergency and support services. NALHN offers a range of primary health care services across the northern metropolitan area of Adelaide, with a focus on providing preventive and health promoting programs in the community, and transition and hospital substitution and avoidance programs targeted at chronic disease and frail aged.
With a workforce of almost 6,500 employees, NALHN works to ensure quality and timely delivery of health care, whilst building a highly skilled, engaged and resilient workforce based on a culture of collaboration, respect, integrity and accountability.
Our core values of respect, integrity and accountability underpin our commitment to provide excellence in care, innovation, creativity, leadership and equity in service provision and health outcomes to the Northern area communities.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Across SA Health there are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and career at any of our metropolitan or regional sites.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
About You:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Cardiac Physiologist looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.
In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Cardiac Physiologist within the Division of Medicine.
The Cardiac Physiologist (CP) is responsible to the Director of Cardiology, NALHN for performing routine and diagnostic tests in the disciplines of Electrophysiology and echocardiography. In this role you should also be able to interrogate and programme pacemakers, defibrillators and other implantable therapy devices.
As a Cardiac Physiologist you will provide specialist scientific expertise and advice on methodology suited to a cardiac investigation and contribute to advances in methodology and techniques, which may yield outcomes that supplement scientific knowledge and/or the provision of an investigative service. Current position requires a keen interest in Electrophysiology.
At AHP1 classification, you will work under direct supervision. In this role you will seek guidance and supervision from experienced staff when more complex problem solving, professional decision making and practice skills are required.
At AHP2 classification, you will work under reduced professional direction and perform more complex diagnostic tests. In this role you will assist with the supervision and training of junior CVIs' and other relevant staff. You will manage non-routine clinical situations when more complex problem solving, professional decision making and practice skills are required.
To be eligible for this position at AHP1 classification, you must hold a Bachelor degree in a relevant science or health related field; and
In order to work in Sonography:
- Eligibility for registration as an Accredited Student Sonographer as administered by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR) or its equivalent.
To be eligible for this position at AHP2 classification, you must hold a Bachelor degree in a relevant science or health related field; and either
a) Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Sonography (or equivalent); and
b) registration as an Accredited Sonographer as administered by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR), or its equivalent;
or
a. Bachelor degree in a relevant science or health related field; and
b. Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Electrophysiology (or its recognised equivalent); or
c. equivalent skills acquired from extensive training and/or experience, as approved by the relevant delegate - only applicable to existing employees within scope for translation to the AHP Professional Stream.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 853022
Enquiries
Matthew Chapman
Cardiac Physiologist Clinical Specialist
Phone: 0421 674 ***
E-mail: ***************@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date
27 October 2023 - 11.55PM
Attachments
846301 - Cardiac Physiologist (Multiple Positions) - AHP1 - role description.pdf
846301 - Cardiac Physiologist (Multiple Positions) - AHP2 - role description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
