Pedro Murta

Experience

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  Coimbra Health School

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2012

  Cardiopneumology Student
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  Coimbra's University Hospital, Hospitalar Center of Coimbra, Seia's Hospital

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  Clinical Placement in Cardiopneumology

  Studies in Pathology Sleep, ECG, Echocardiography, Vascular Ultrassound, Cardiovascular Perfusion (Cardiac Surgery), Cardiac Cath Lab, Pacing and EP studies, Respiratory Functional Tests, Paediatric

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  Coimbra University Hospital

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  Volunteer Internship in Pacing and EP studies. Volunteer Internship in Cath Lab.

  • Volunteer Pacing and EP Cardio Pulmonary Technician

    Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Volunteer Cath Lab Cardio Pulmonary Technician

    Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
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  Imacentro

  Dec 2012 - Oct 2013

  Cardiovascular Technologist

  Perform stress tests with treadmill and adenosin protocols in Nuclear Cardiology for Centigrams

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  Sanfil Health House

  Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  Respiratory Physiologist

  Responsible for perform and report respiratory tests such as spirometry, CO diffusion and Broncodilatation getting experience in another area of study

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  Idealmed, Coimbra's Hospitalar Unit

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

  Cardio Pulmonary Technician

  Responsible for perform and report Treadmill Exercise Tests, ECG’s, 24h ECG and Blood pressure monitors,getting the first work experience after graduation.

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  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

  Nov 2013 - Feb 2018

  Perform, analyse and report TTE independently according with policy and following the BSE guidelines.Brady Pacing Implant assessment and Follow Up in a busy hospitalPart of the PPCI team and member of the oncall team since 2013 until end of employmentETT tests as first operator.Lead member of the Echocardiography audit and standards review team.Lead role in the preceptorship for newly qualified staff members to ensure their integration anddevelopment to minimum targets determined by department to help ensure annual development andcareer progression. Show less

  • Senior Cardiac Physiologist

    Aug 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Basic Grade Cardiac Physiologist

    Nov 2013 - Aug 2014
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  Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

  Locum Cardiac Physiologist

  Perform and report of TTE under BSE and department guidelines to deliver the best and more accurate careto the service users.PPM and CRM folluw up and testing at implants. Lead in complex CRM clinic and troubleshootingAssist the permanent team in the best way possible in the managing of the daily challenges to deliver thebest standard of care to patients.Lead in absence of permanent staff to organize lists and clinics and assist team to ensure that departmentwill still run in the Covid Pandemic to review and organize clinics, particularly PPM clinics, to follow centralNHS and Hospital administration instructions and guidelines.Assist in training and supervision of new staff and newly qualified members to help them to achieve theobjectives and standards required for their role and progression.Working in the development of a implementation plan for full remote CRM clinics Show less

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  University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  Chief Cardiac Physiologist
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  Quinas Cardiac Diagnostics Ltd

  Jan 2022 - now

  Cardiac Physiologist - echocardiography