Job summary
- Main area
- Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call requirement)
- Job ref
- 153-ME05010
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised CRM Physiologist
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Due to the expansion of our cardiac services, we are pleased to offer the opportunity for a Highly Specialised Cardiac Physiologist to complement our team here at University Hospitals Dorset.
We are extremely proud of our passionate and dedicated cardiac physiology team. We perform a wide range of invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures including complex device implant and follow up, Electrophysiology, simple and complex PCI, Echocardiography, exercise tolerance testing and ambulatory monitoring and analysis. We are constantly striving to improve and expand our services, which in turn keeps our team members challenged, engaged and motivated. We support the training and development of our staff in order to ensure a high clinical standard throughout the team.
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital are both situated in the beautiful county of Dorset and are perfectly positioned between miles of golden sandy beaches and the picturesque New Forest National Park. We are a friendly and welcoming team that are passionate about all aspects of cardiology and delivering a high standard of patient care - so if this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for then we look forward to hearing from you.
This role requires BSc in Cardiac Physiology or BTEC HNC or
equivalent.
Base Location: Bournemouth (with occasional cross site working at Poole Hospital)
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have extensive experience in working within Cardiac Rhythm Management. This will include the implant and follow-up of both simple and complex brady and tachy devices. They will be enthusiastic about providing in-house training and passionate about improving patient centred care. The post is for a full time position however part time applicants will be considered.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will have their BHRS accreditation or equivalent and be able to work independently in all areas of cardiac rhythm management. As this is a senior role, the successful candidate will have managerial responsibilities within the service as required and will need to be actively involved in the training of junior cardiac physiologists and healthcare science apprentices.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Cardiac Physiology or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Highly specialist knowledge of Clinical Physiology in at least one area to Masters level or equivalent (e.g. have or be working towards BHRS/IBHRE/EHRA accreditation).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 3 years experience as a post registration Cardiac Physiologist
- Will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the implantation and follow-up of complex pacing and ICD devices to include Biventricular optimisation
- Will be an independent practitioner in all types of device implantation and follow up
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of clinical audit and appraisals.
Language
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Will be able to work as part of a team but be dynamic and self-motivated
- Willing to train junior members and other disciplines
- Model good behaviour and acceptable ways of communicating and challenge inacceptable behaviour
- Confident at liaising with medical staff/ technical/ nursing staff and managers
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Naomi Brooks
- Job title
- Cardiac Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2255
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