Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Notes For Outside On Location Interview 1
Notes For Outside On Location Interview 1
Course
BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Cardiovascular & Respiratory and Sleep Science)
Level: 6
Duration: 3 years full time or 4 years part time
On the BSc Healthcare Science degree course you will be studying cardiac
physiology or respiratory and sleep physiology. You will choose which area you
would like to eventually follow as your pathway into practice when you apply to
us.
Cardiac physiology is concerned with heart function, whilst respiratory and sleep
physiology concentrates on breathing difficulties and sleep disorders.
Throughout your studies you will learn how to diagnose a whole spectrum of
complaints thanks to our world class learning facilities and highly respected
academics. Furthermore, our research groups will give you access to some of the
latest scientific discoveries to strengthen your knowledge.
In addition, we put special emphasis on acquiring skills of emotional intelligence
like empathy and compassion. These are particularly important because people
with undiagnosed conditions will often be deeply worried or anxious.
Cardiac Physiologist
They carry out cardiac tests, such as echocardiograms, ECGs, Holter monitors
(24-hour ECG), blood pressure measurement, and tilt-table tests. They may also
work in the catheter lab assisting with angiogram and angioplasty procedures, or
pacemaker/ ICD implantation. You will also meet them if you have a pacemaker
and/ or ICD, for regular checkups. In some hospitals cardiac physiologists run
chest pain clinics and are responsible for the long term monitoring of patients
with heart valve disease or replacement valves.
Southampton is one of the largest and most reputable cardiac centres in the UK.
Established in 1972, it serves a population of around 2.8 million, and is mainly
based in the 60m state-of-the-art North Wing at Southampton General Hospital.
Opened in 2007, it includes cutting edge catheter labs, a specialist cardiac
intensive care unit and a dedicated cardiac MRI scanner.
Salary
Cardiac physiologists who work for the NHS are on Agenda for Change pay
scales. The current pay scales are from April 2016. They are generally on Band
5, 22,218 to 28,746 a year. Specialist cardiac physiologists are paid on Band
6, 26,565 to 35,577 a year.