Cardiac Physiologist

**Job no**: 887034
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Medical
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Division of Medicine - Lyell McEwin Hospital**:

- **Salary**: $68,478 - $102,240 p.a. **(pro rata) **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- AHP1/AHP2- Ongoing Part-Time **(Multiple Positions)**

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity is presented to work within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Cardiac Physiologist within the Cardiology Unit.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. In this key position you will demonstrate your experience and previous success working as a Registered Mental Health Nurse to ensure high quality care is delivered to our consumers.

The Cardiac Physiologist (CP) is responsible to the Director of cardiology, NALHN for performing routine and under reduced professional direction, more complex diagnostic tests in the disciplines of Echocardiography (including transoesophageal, 3D and stress echocardiography), Stress Testing (including pharmacological stress) and Ambulatory monitoring. They should also be able to interrogate and programme pacemakers, defibrillators and other implantable therapy devices.

The Officer will assist with the supervision and training of junior CVIs’ and other relevant staff.

The incumbent provides specialist scientific expertise and advice on methodology suited to a cardiac investigation and contributes to advances in methodology and techniques, which may yield outcomes that supplement scientific knowledge and/or the provision of an investigative service.

To be eligible for this position, you must have:
**Educational/Vocational Qualifications**

**AHP1**

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.

**AHP2**

Bachelor degree in a relevant science or health related field; and either:

- Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Sonography (or equivalent); and
- Registration as an Accredited Sonographer as administered by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR), or its equivalent;

or
- Bachelor degree in a relevant science or health related field; and
- Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Electrophysiology (or its recognised equivalent); or
- 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.

**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.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

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 Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

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