Position Summary
The Lead Cardiac Physiologist is a clinical and operational leader responsible for delivering high-quality, efficient, and patient-centred cardiac diagnostic services across Advara HeartCare WA.
The role is accountable for:

Driving clinical excellence and consistency of care
Improving service access, utilisation, and throughput
Leading day-to-day team performance and capability uplift

Working in partnership with the other Lead Cardiac Physiologists, this role plays a key part in optimising service delivery, reducing wait times, and ensuring sustainable business performance across all sites.

Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership & Team Performance

Provide visible, hands-on leadership across sites, setting clear expectations for performance, professionalism, and patient care

Drive a high-performance culture with accountability for output, quality, and teamwork

Coach and develop staff to improve:

Clinical competency

Productivity (e.g. tests/day, list utilisation)

Patient interaction standards

Proactively manage underperformance and behavioural issues in partnership with Leads

Act as a go-to escalation point for operational and clinical issues

2. Service Delivery & Business Performance

Own delivery of daily and weekly service capacity targets

Actively manage and optimise:

List utilisation

Patient flow

No show / cancellation rates

Identify and implement initiatives to:

Reduce waitlists

Reduce no show rates

Improve device utilisation rates and maximise use of available equipment and rooms

Increase throughput without compromising quality
Work with leadership to ensure alignment between staffing and demand
Contribute to achieving revenue and margin targets through effective service delivery

3. Workforce & Rostering Accountability

Develop and manage rosters aligned to demand and service targets

Ensure appropriate skill mix across sites and modalities

Manage short-term workforce gaps (leave, sick, surges) with minimal service disruption





Approve payroll with accountability for accuracy and cost control

Support workforce planning to address:

Leave impact

Capacity constraints

Growth opportunities

4. Clinical Quality & Governance

Ensure consistent delivery of best-practice cardiac testing across all sites

Drive standardisation of protocols, workflows, and reporting quality

Lead clinical quality initiatives including:

Audit and peer review participation

Incident review and learning

Reduction of variability in test quality

Maintain oversight of:

Accreditation requirements

Infection control and safety standards

Actively contribute to a culture of clinical excellence and continuous improvement

5. Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Identify and implement process improvements that enhance:

Efficiency

Patient experience

Staff workflow

Support rollout of:

New technology

Digital workflows

Service model changes

Use data (where available) to inform decisions and track improvements

6. Patient & Referrer Experience

Ensure delivery of a consistent, high-quality patient experience across sites

Support timely access to care, particularly for urgent referrals

Maintain strong working relationships with:

Referrers

Cardiologists

Resolve patient or referrer issues promptly and professionally

7. Operational Oversight

Ensure equipment uptime and readiness to support service delivery

Oversee consumables and clinical asset management

Coordinate daily operations to ensure smooth clinic flow

8. Required Skills & Experience

Advanced clinical competency in cardiac diagnostics





Demonstrated experience in leading teams and driving performance outcomes

Strong understanding of healthcare operations and service delivery models

Ability to balance clinical quality with efficiency and access

Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Our purposeImprove Australia’s Heart Health

Our Vision
A future where world-class care, is the standard of care.
Our Mission
Through individualised care, research and world-leading outcomes, we will reduce the impact of heart disease in Australia
Our Values

We Care: We have empathy for our patients and listen to understand. We’re considered in our actions and interactions with patients, peers and partners. We approach all situations with support, compassion and kindness, and an understanding that no two people or their experiences are the same.
We Advance: We’re committed to always advancing and improving our care. We take initiative, remain curious and innovate to deliver world-class patient care.
We Work Together: Advancing care can’t be done alone. We need to do this together, in parallel with each other, our patients and our partners. We continuously collaborate and work with the skills of those around us. We’re unified and motivate others to succeed because every little win is a win for us all.
We Deliver: We follow through on what we say we’ll do. We measure our outcomes to hold ourselves accountable for our actions and deliver world-leading patient outcomes. We’re agile in our approach, which enables us to continually deliver for our patients, referrers, partners and each other.

Interested? Apply today and become part of a team that's shaping the future of cardiovascular care across Australia.Advara HeartCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and supported. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and communities.

📌 Lead Cardiac Physiologist - HC - Cardiac Physiologist (Armadale)
🏢 Advara HeartCare
📍 Armadale