Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 156-7118955
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata. Short term recruitment & retention premia of 12.5% for 2 years
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chief Cardiac Physiologist - Devices
Band 7
Job overview
Chief Cardiac Physiologist/ Scientist - Devices
(Recruitment and Retention Payment of 12.5% of basic salary pa pro rata for two years from start date)
The Cardiac Department is seeking an experienced, accredited Devices Physiologist who is keen to join a fast paced and dynamic CRM team.
Our department sits within a wider Cardiology service which includes 15 Consultant Cardiologists with a variety of specialist roles, 2 cardiac cath labs providing both 24/7 interventional services and device implants (including CRT, HV, S-ICDs etc) and a variety of Specialist Nurses.
The CRM team delivers both the invasive service within the labs, and the non-invasive investigations, with a large emphasis on remote monitoring of devices and OP and IP device clinics including CRT optimisation and complex lists. We also offer a Physiologist Led ILR implant service.
The department is made up of around 30 staff, including Clinical Scientists, Physiologists, Cardiographers and a range of trainees from STP students to Apprentice Associate Practitioners.
Education, staff development and career progression is hugely important to us and if this sounds like the supportive and innovative team that you would like to be in, please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
Applicants to the posts should have BSc Clinical Physiology (cardiology) or equivalent and BHRS/IBHRE accreditation or equivalent; they should demonstrate competency in a range of non-invasive procedures, as well as be competent in all aspects of device and interventional service delivery. This post is suitable for experienced device Physiologists who are able to demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning.
To all applicants we offer the most supportive environment for both personal and professional development to allow you to further develop your career. This is evidenced in the fact that the department has previously been awarded the Work Placed Educator Award for Excellence and Best Work Placed Educator Award from Plymouth University.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- BSc. in Clinical Physiology or other recognised professional training programme e.g. Scientist Training Programme (STP)
- Individual BHRS/IBHRE accreditation
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in CRM services
Desirable criteria
- ILS/ALS certification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expert understanding of all aspects of CRM services
- Expert understanding of all aspects of interventional services
Desirable criteria
- Practical experience and knowledge of other areas of Cardiac Physiology
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate complex and specialist information to patients and carers
- Able to plan, organise and deliver a broad range of complex activities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Murray
- Job title
- Principal Cardiac Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872252433
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