Specialist Cardiac Physiologist - Remote Monitoring

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital 

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.6 FTE / 24 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Salary: $117,420 - $122,570 pro rata

The Cardiac Physiology service is comprised of a dedicated team of Cardiac Physiologists and Cardiac Physiology Technicians who collaborate closely with physicians, administrative, and support staff to deliver high-quality, efficient, and patient-centred care for both inpatients and outpatients. 

The Specialist Cardiac Physiologist – Remote Monitoring role is designed to lead and provide expert assessment, interpretation, and management of remotely monitored cardiac devices, including pacemakers, ILRs, ICDs, and CRT devices. The post-holder will drive service development and improvement initiatives, ensuring the remote monitoring service is efficient, patient-centred, and aligned with best practice standards.

Key responsibilities include, remote device monitoring & clinical management, patient care & communication, service development & improvement and training & mentorship.

About the Team/Service/ Location 

The Cardiology Service is a Secondary and Tertiary service provided for Te Whatu Ora 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
  • Pacemaker, ICD, CRT, Micra and Sub-Q/ EV ICD implants
  • Electrophysiology Studies, 3D mapping and Ablation

Cardiac Physiology Service includes:

• Pacing/ICD follow-up service, including remote monitoring, travelling clinics and on call service
• Cath Lab, Implants, TAVI and Electrophysiology
• Echocardiography
• Exercise Tolerance Testing
• Ambulatory monitoring- Holters, Events & BP
• Training of Provisional Cardiac Physiologists, Cardiac Physiology Technicians and other Health Care staff

The CC & HV Cardiology Service is accredited as an SCT training facility.

About you 

Someone well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:

• Building and developing high performing teams
• Promoting a positive & collaborative team environment 
• Continuous improvement

Knowledge, skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience with pacemakers, ICDs, CRT and ILR devices, and remote monitoring systems. 
• Strong analytical, clinical decision-making, and problem-solving skills. 
• Proven ability to lead service improvement initiatives. 
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to prioritize urgent alerts and manage workload efficiently. 
• Independent review of remote data, patient management, and reporting, plus involvement in service development. 
• Leadership of remote monitoring service, staff mentorship, implementation of service improvement initiatives, and strategic planning.
• Opportunities for departmental management, research leadership, and innovation in cardiac remote device services. 
• Understands the different needs of patients and adjusts approach to ensure equitable outcomes.
• Plan, prioritise and organise work to deliver and short, medium and long term objectives within the scope of this role.

Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:

• Current Annual Practising Certificate
• SCT Membership
• BSc
• Post Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Technology or equivalent
• International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) Devices Certificate, device remote monitoring or equivalent 

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 30 April. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.

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