Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiac Physiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 6 months (This is a locum post fixed term for 6 months.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with out of hours on-call)
- Job ref
- 284-25-7247897-DSNH
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/07/2025
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our small but specialist team of Cardiac Physiologists in the Heart Investigations Unit here at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
The post is based at our city centre Children’s Hospital, a leading UK specialist paediatric centre, offering expert care to 90,000 children and young people from across the country every year. We are a world leader in some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development.
Our Heart Investigations Unit currently provides a full range of cardiac investigations for outpatients, cardiac and non-cardiac inpatients and critical care patients. The successful candidate will take an active role in all areas of our Cardiac Physiology service except Echo. You will work within a well-equipped Cardiac department amongst some of the leading specialists in congenital heart disease and inherited cardiac conditions. We have strong clinical input and support and you will have the ability to work with our medical colleagues to develop your skills and knowledge.
The post is for 37.5 hrs/week, worked over 5 days on an 9am to 5pm working pattern (Monday-Friday). The post holder is expected to participate in an out of hours on-call rota.
We would encourage you to arrange a visit to the department to find out why our work in paediatric cardiac services is uniquely rewarding and varied and to see what we could offer.
Main duties of the job
To demonstrate proficiency in a wide range of routine techniques to include ECG, ambulatory ECG and BP recording and interpretation, Exercise Tolerance Testing, Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing, pacemaker implantation and follow up, provision of hemodynamic monitoring during both diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you met the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Experience and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Clinical Physiology (with Cardiology specialist option) from RCCP / SCST approved educational provider; or equivalent qualification / experience as approved by RCCP / SCST
- Specialist accreditation in Cardiac Pacing, ie BHRS or IBHRE or equivalent
- Proficient in and possesses a strong underpinning knowledge of the provision of haemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterisation procedures, to include right & left heart catheters.
- Competent in and possesses a good underpinning knowledge of pacemaker implantation and follow-up.
- Extensive experience of employment as a Senior Echocardiographer in a Clinical setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to include presentation skills. Able to convey complex and sensitive information.
- Good team player
- Good organisational and time management skills. Able to delegate. Efficient and effective.
- Capable of working with a high degree of autonomy where required
- Shows willingness to accept accountability for decision-making
- Professional in appearance
- Good health record
- Desire to work with Children
- Highly proficient in and possesses a strong underpinning knowledge of resting and ambulatory ECG and BP recording and interpretation of exercise testing.
- Experience of participating in catheter lab on-call duties
- Experience of teaching and training
- Able to participate in on-call rota ie resides within designated proximity of hospital site
Desirable criteria
- Registered Cardiac Physiologist with RCCP / HCPC, if un-registered must meet requirements of registration & complete registration within an agreed time frame
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) provider
- IT qualification to include competency in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access eg ECDL or equivalent
- Experience of employment in an NHS setting
- Competent in and possesses a good underpinning knowledge of Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Test.
- Experience of supervising Physiologist-led exercise tests
- Experience of mentoring
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Krishnakumar Pillai
- Job title
- Cardiac Physiology Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9432
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